Overview

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Mott MacDonald

Location/s: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Manchester & Leeds; UK (other UK locations considered)

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a top employer and to be recognised for inclusion.

Division: The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering opportunities to work on diverse and technically challenging projects across the full project life cycle.

Overview Of Role

As a senior water quality modeller, you will be part of a large team of water resources and wastewater networks specialists working with engineers and asset planners to deliver services for UK and international clients. This role offers the opportunity to work with bespoke and industry standard hydrodynamic and water quality modelling packages, develop integrated river network and drainage models, investigate processes influencing contaminant fate, and create ad-hoc assessment tools and statistical analyses. There are opportunities to engage in hydrology, systems modelling, groundwater modelling, flood modelling and computational fluid dynamics across our teams.

Your input will help project teams deliver complex multidisciplinary projects, including addressing cross catchment transfers, storm overflows, and discharges from infrastructure projects, with outcomes that support engineering solutions and social benefits for communities and the environment.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Core delivery of complex modelling projects – working with experts across disciplines to apply attention to detail and numerical skills to environmental engineering projects.
• Analysing large datasets to distill patterns and inform effective resolutions; assisting with proposal writing, winning work and development of new business through technical inputs.
• Maintaining client relationships and managing projects.
• Supporting and mentoring junior colleagues and developing early career professionals where practicable.
• Contributing to the firm’s purpose to improve society through social outcomes, excellence and digital innovation.

We offer opportunities to do great things at Mott MacDonald, with a culture that supports career progression across technical, management or commercial paths. Our employee-owned structure provides flexibility to pursue our values and career direction.

Candidate Specification

• Relevant degree-level qualifications (e.g. geography, mathematics, environmental sciences, civil engineering, or related disciplines).
• Chartered with an appropriate professional body.
• Track record in delivery of SOAF, UPM and/or river modelling projects (all levels) for UK water companies.
• Good understanding of hydrodynamics, sediments and water quality processes.
• Expertise in industry standard software such as InfoWorks and/or MIKE11.
• Willingness to innovate and ability to mentor junior staff.

Desirable Include Skills

• Coding skills and statistical foundations.
• Experience in source apportionment assessments, catchment management modelling or application of nature-based solutions to tackle pollution.
• Awareness of climate change impacts and regulatory needs for water quality, with experience in river and catchment modelling.

We have secured major AMP8 frameworks and a global reach to support regulators, asset owners and investors. This position can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We recognise differences in ability, skills and experience as strengths and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Other Information

UK Immigration
We are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We promote fair employment practices and an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility
If you need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.

Agile working
Flexible working arrangements are considered where possible.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan and wellbeing program benefits including family access.
• Flexible benefits to tailor health cover for you and your family.

Financial wellbeing

• Matching pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4x salary, with option to increase to 6x.
• Income protection and flexibility in benefits, including payroll savings and will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes as part of shared financial success.

Lifestyle

• Holiday entitlement 33-35 days, with options to buy/sell leave; entitlement increases after years of service.
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Leave and development

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave; shared parental leave up to 24 weeks paid.
• Professional development opportunities and subscriptions.

Location(s): Birmingham, Edinburgh, Brighton, Manchester, Cambridge, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol, London, and more.

Job Ref: 7583 | Recruiter Contact: Laura Easdon

Contract Type: Permanent | Work Pattern: Full Time | Market/Discipline: Water