Overview

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Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

About The Business Unit

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues – such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation – to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Overview Of The Role

We are recruiting for a Senior Bridge Engineer whose career has progressed into project management; you will have demonstrable project leadership skills with an appreciation of practical, technical and commercial issues. You will be able to work with a broad range of stakeholders leading project teams both local and remote from you. With your interpersonal skills, you have the ability to guide teams in efficient delivery and also communicate effectively in face-to-face meetings with clients and colleagues.

Qualifications

Essential qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (Beng/Meng, MSc or equivalent)
• Chartered Engineer (ICE / IStructE)
• Ability to deliver high quality design documentation including option appraisals, drawings, calculations, reports, specifications and construction documentation
• Well-developed leadership, communication, negotiating, influencing and inter-personal skills, with the drive and commitment to achieve project/ programme wide objectives
• Confidence to manage client relationships and engage constructively with multiple stakeholders at all levels
• Commercial and financial awareness, and the ability to plan and monitor project programmes, budgets and resources to ensure delivery to time and cost constraints
• Experience in and a commitment to effective management of Health, Safety and Welfare, Safety by Design

Desirable qualifications

• Preparation and review of technical approval documentation for highway and rail structures
• Experience of managing project teams and technical leadership; Plan and manage deployment of physical and financial resources to meet project milestones
• Ability to apply sound safety, governance and quality management principles and processes
• Experience in the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions would be advantageous
• Experience of digital delivery tools and workflows, for example BIM, parametric design and automation

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing
  • Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
  • Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
  • Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
  • A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
  • Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Financial wellbeing
  • We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
  • Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
  • Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
  • Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
  • As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Lifestyle
  • A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
  • Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
  • Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family and carers leave
  • Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
  • Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
  • Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Learning and development
  • Primary annual professional institution subscription.
  • A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes
  • Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
  • Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Location

Location(s): Croydon, Cardiff, Bristol, Leeds, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Altrincham, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield.

Job Details

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Work Pattern: Full Time
• Market: Transport
• Discipline: Bridges
• Job Function: Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Civil Engineering

Recruiter

Recruiter Contact: Ainsley Anstess

Apply

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, please contact us.

Notes

Note: This role does not sponsor Skilled Worker visas. We welcome applicants using alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.