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Location/s: Bristol or Southampton, UK
Recruiter contact: Madeleine Knight

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

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.

About The Business Unit

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe.

Overview Of The Role

We are seeking an experienced Chartered Highways Engineer to be part of our Transport and Mobility Solutions Division in the UK. You will be required to combine managerial leadership and technical responsibilities, promote a collaborative approach and inspire teams to deliver projects to quality, budget and timescales.

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Managing the planning, design and implementation of highway projects Demonstrating leadership and ensuring adherence to H&S policy and procedures
• Leading a portfolio of projects, ensuring delivery to client requirements, programme and budget
• Controlling project resources and monitoring against budget
• Preparing and managing work programmes to deliver to deadlines
• Developing and maintaining excellent client relationships
• Delivering bid proposals and submissions
• Active involvement in business development
• Mentoring and developing junior staff

Candidate specification

The Successful Candidate Will Meet The Following Criteria

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or related discipline, or extensive equivalent experience
• Chartered (or Incorporated) Engineer with a proven record of technical leadership on highway and infrastructure projects
• Experienced in managing multi-disciplinary design projects, including planning and controlling programmes, budgets, and resources
• Strong understanding of highway design standards and experienced with using design tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, OpenRoads and InfoDrainage
• Able to communicate confidently and professionally with colleagues, fellow professionals and clients at all levels
• Experience in preparing fee proposals, contributing to business development, and building client relationships

We Require a Combination Of The Following Skills

• Knowledge of highway design principles and understanding design standards
• Experience in the use of BIM to coordinate design inputs
• Have capability to work to deadlines and work autonomously when required
• Possess experience of preparing engineering design calculations, detailed construction drawings and standard details and technical specifications
• Have an understanding of personal Health and Safety responsibilities
• Prepared to work away from home when required

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.

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.

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.

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.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day 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.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic 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.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level.
• 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.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.

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.