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Before making an application, please browse all graduate opportunities available as we will only accept one application per candidate. Once you have made an application you will not be able to make changes to your selection or make a new application. The exception is if we open new vacancies in the new year.
We will close for applications on Friday 24th October, with assessment centres being held late November/early December. Turn your ambition into action—apply now and shape your future with us.
Job Description
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact from day one? As a Graduate Planning Consultant, you’ll be at the heart of transformative projects that shape industries, communities, and the environment. You’ll collaborate with passionate teams across design, engineering, and management to plan, lead, and deliver diverse, multi-sector programmes that matter.
Our planning discipline is more than scheduling—it’s about vision, strategy, and innovation. You’ll work alongside experts in cost, risk, change, and commercial management, contributing to a culture of trust, integrity, and shared success. Digital innovation drives our evolution, and you’ll be empowered to explore new technologies and ways of working that redefine what’s possible.
What You’ll Experience
* Diverse Projects: From environment and water to nuclear, oil and gas, property, transportation, and advisory - your work will span sectors and scales, offering rich learning and growth.
* Collaborative Culture: You’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team that values every voice and celebrates achievements together.
* Purposeful Impact: Your planning will help deliver projects that improve lives, protect the planet, and drive progress.
* Growth Opportunities: With mentorship, training, and exposure to multidisciplinary teams, your career will flourish in a nurturing environment.
Your Day-to-Day
* Co-create and maintain project schedules with cross-functional teams, aligning scope, contracts, and key milestones.
* Monitor progress, identify risks and opportunities, and communicate insights that drive informed decision-making.
* Develop visual planning tools - like plans on a page - that enhance clarity and collaboration.
* Partner with cost, risk, change, and information management colleagues to ensure seamless project delivery.
* Champion best practices in planning and digital systems, guiding teams toward excellence.
* Attend client and team meetings, presenting data and insights with confidence and clarity.
* Prepare reports that highlight performance, forecast outcomes, and support strategic planning.
We have opportunities in the following locations: Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.
Candidate Specification
At Mott MacDonald, we’re looking for curious, motivated graduates who want to make a real difference. Join our purpose-driven teams where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your work enhances the world we live in.
To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a bachelor's degree (obtained no earlier than 2024) or expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:
* Quantity Surveying
* Construction Management / Construction Project Management
* Engineering Management
* A similar subject relevant to planning
This opportunity will require you to be eligible to achieve security clearance. Security clearance is dictated by the types of projects we work on and normally requires you to be a UK British national or lived in the UK for five years or more.
We Are Looking For Graduates With The Following Strengths
* Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
* Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
* Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
* Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving.
As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need.
About Your Development
A graduate position should be more than just a job. We know this and so do you. That’s why with our graduate roles we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career. From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you need. You will be assigned a mentor, who will guide you to meet the objectives of your professional training needs.
You will join our three-year early careers soft skills development programme – Accelerating your Future, which is designed to give you the skills and tools necessary for a long-lasting successful career here at Mott MacDonald.
What We Offer
* Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised.
* A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you’re given a salary that matches the current industry standard.
* Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary: we have the best people on our team, and we like to look out for them.
* A flexible benefits scheme: our company is made up of a range of different people and we understand that different people want different things.
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 have the opportunity to contribute.
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