Assistant Civil Engineer

Mott MacDonald Group

Vadodara

On-site

INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Critical illness leave

Paternity Leave

Group term life insurance

Group medical insurance

Career mobility options

Global employment opportunities

Collaboration and knowledge sharing

Flexible working

Job summary

Mott MacDonald seeks a senior civil engineer to lead project teams on water and wastewater design across international projects. You will manage technical deliverables, ensure quality, and coordinate across disciplines with clients and contractors.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical knowledge, and a drive for safe, efficient design in complex environments. The role offers flexible working options and opportunities for global collaboration within a large, employee‑owned

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering; Masters preferred.
Minimum 8 years in engineering design with increasing responsibility.
Chartered engineer or working towards professional qualifications is preferred.
Familiarity with British, Euro and other international standards and practices.
Preferred experience on UK municipal projects and international water/wastewater sector.
Proactive approach and adaptable with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead project teams on complex water and wastewater designs.
Produce and review technical deliverables and calculations (hydraulic, structural, etc.).
Develop site layouts, process unit drawings, and general arrangement drawings.
Ensure designs meet MAS, standards, and safety requirements.
Collaborate across disciplines and with clients/contractors.
Support H&S and CDM compliance; deliver projects on time and budget.

Skills

Civil engineering

Water/wastewater

Project leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil engineering

Masters in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Chartered engineer (ICE/CIWEM) preferred

Tools

Civil 3D

Revit Plant 3D

Navisworks

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.
We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support.

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

This is an excellent role where you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of significant global projects.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of project team leadership in water industry projects, possess a sound technical background, and good acumen for project delivery.

You will be expected to combine managerial leadership and technical responsibilities, promote a collaborative approach & inspire the team to deliver projects to quality, budget, and timescales.

You will be involved in design and build projects, preparing outline and detailed civil engineering designs, technical and commercial specifications, drawings, and schedules, and working closely with our client and contractor partners.

You will be responsible for the following:

Responsible for Technical Delivery and Project Coordination for the team on complex water and wastewater treatment projects across multiple disciplines
Responsible for the production and review of technical deliverables; these include, but are not limited to: - Engineering calculations (hydraulic calculations, basic structural calculations, carbon calculations etc.).
Should have a very good understanding of various process units in water and wastewater treatment plants
Working knowledge on treatment plants, pumping stations, hydraulics for treatment plants, gravity mains
Basic Knowledge of structural design but not limited to floatation checks, bearing capacity calculations, sizing of structural elements.
Knowledge in generating site-wide layouts, roads and access, general arrangement drawings for each process unit.
Sound work experience in designing of underground piping, basic earthworks and drainage design within site boundary.
Experience in delivering projects in a design & build and client-side environment from feasibility and concept stage through detailed design and construction would be an added advantage
Support the Civil Discipline leads in the drive towards excellence in H&S, demonstrating applied knowledge & skills to produce safe designs to discharge your obligation per CDM Regulations, standards, and accepted codes of practice
Be able to demonstrate the successful technical/design leadership for a sizeable team.
To provide and maintain an estimate for design works needed to deliver the design
Support the regular design and discipline meetings and participate in sharing cross-discipline information
Ensure all technical work is undertaken to the correct standards & specifications. Ensure the requirements of Minimum Asset Standard (MAS) are adhered to & offer challenge when applicable
Be responsible for maintaining your own quality and consistency of all civil engineering technical documents.
Work with the relevant Senior Engineer/Peers and/or the Discipline leads to ensure that all technical deliverables are properly checked and approved.
Communicate effectively at all relevant levels to ensure that the need to deliver technical excellence is understood and implemented.
Escalate issues that may impact on time/cost/quality to the Lead Technical Manager before they become problems or exceed agreed timescales.
Maintain close links with other Engineers & the Discipline leads to ensure smooth interfaces between disciplines, manage gaps/overlaps & share best practice. Liaise closely with Lead Technical Managers within the programme area to provide technical guidance & explore opportunities for out-performance from technical innovation.
To understand the design risk and assumptions associated with the project and manage these risks.
To record the risks and assumptions as the project progresses.
To ensure that the designers responsibilities under CDM are adhered to by all
To promote good H&S practice and minimise risks to operators / maintainers (e.g. designing out confined spaces and working from heights)
To understand the environmental issues associated with the design and to manage them through the design process
Undertake post project reviews to identify and communicate lessons learnt and best practice.
Ensure the design team are working to the company procedures (i.e. Engineering, CAD, and QA procedures).
Identify potential improvements to the client’s systems and procedures

Candidate Specification :

Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering; Masters in Civil or Environmental Engineering preferred
Minimum 8 years experience in engineering design, in roles of increasing responsibility and project complexity.
Chartered engineer (ICE/CIWEM) or working towards achieving professional qualifications is preferred.
Familiarity with British, Euro and other international standards and practices
Preferred experience on UK municipal projects., Southeast Asia and Pacific, US or Middle East water/wastewater sector experience in treatment (non-infra) projects
Proactive approach, and able to adapt to changing scenarios
Experience working on municipal treatment projects.
Experience of working on complex multidisciplinary projects
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience working in an international design consultancy
A strong technical focus, able to innovate and lead by example
Demonstrable experience of planning and monitoring project programme, costs and resources ensuring delivery to time and budget
Excellent knowledge of current international codes and regulations
Previous experience in preparation of fee proposals and bid submissions
IT and standard industry software skills, including knowledge of BIM
Ability to communicate confidently and professionally in English with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal)

Software:

Basic knowledge of Civil 3D , Revit P lant 3D, Navisworks
AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and PDF document management

Flexible working

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience: