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Location: Altrincham, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Sheffield, Southampton, UK
Recruiter contact: Madeleine Knight

Overview Of The Role

We are seeking a Senior or Principal Civil Engineer with a focus on drainage design to strengthen our technical teams and lead a team of drainage engineers based in the UK. As part of this team you will lead a team of drainage design engineers on prestigious UK projects, be responsible for delivering project(s), coordinating project team(s) to ensure excellent technical delivery within budget and programme, and produce and review engineering calculations, specifications, drawings and reports. You will also contribute to technical excellence and commercial success through forecasting and risk management, and the production of bids and proposals alongside Mott MacDonald’s global standards.

Candidate specification

Essential

• Strong technical background in drainage design
• Proven ability to deliver complex technical projects, ensuring compliance with relevant quality assurance and technical standards and supporting the development of less experienced staff
• Demonstrable experience in the management of small teams
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi‑disciplinary teams
• Good understanding of designers’ responsibilities under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

Desirable

• Experience designing to the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
• Experience in asset management and prioritising maintenance activities
• Able to travel to other offices and sites, as required
• Experience in preparing successful bids and in undertaking client engagement

Why Join Us

Mott MacDonald offers a highly innovative and collaborative environment within which to further develop your career. You will have control of your own career path and great prospects for progression as the business continues to grow.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. 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 every day health costs and treatments
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues
• 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 4x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6x 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
• 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
• 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

Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Job Ref: 11914