Overview
Join to apply for the Principal Design Manager - Water role at Mott MacDonald. Location options: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Cambridge, London, Reading, Bristol, Brighton & Manchester. Recruiter contact: Laura Easdon.
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.
Overview of the Role
Mott MacDonald is a market leader in the UK water sector, being a key supplier to major water companies and delivering a wide variety of engineering and advisory projects to address the challenges faced by the sector.
Our Water Consultancy Division has ambitious growth plans in line with the significant proposed investment across the water sector and in particular the development of Strategic Resource Options to address future water supply challenges. We are proud of our strong reputation in the industry which is allowing us to expand our business.
As a Principal Design Manager, you will lead and direct a highly motivated team of engineers in the technical delivery of major water supply projects. These will include development of new solutions, from concept through to construction support, and introducing innovative, new thinking to existing schemes. You will be responsible for successful project delivery, defined by technical excellence and performance to programme whilst maintaining commercial margins and improving client KPIs. You will also mentor more junior staff and provide technical and pastoral mentoring to aid their development. You will support our cross-cutting technical practices in developing inter-disciplinary services between water, environment, and technology. Alongside your technical role, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in project leadership and business development through engaging with our multiple water sector and regulatory frameworks.
Mott MacDonald offers a highly innovative and collaborative environment within which to further develop your career. We can offer career opportunities in technical, management or client-facing directions. You will have control of your own career path and great prospects for progression as the business continues to grow.
Candidate specification
* Demonstrable technical experience in design of dams, reservoirs, water transfers, treatment works and/or pumping stations
* Proven track record in project leadership and delivery of complex, multidisciplinary projects
* Proven track record in managing clients and other project stakeholders
* Excellent communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi-disciplinary teams with other technical disciplines including environmental specialists, geotechnical, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers
* A drive to stay abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions
* Motivation and ability to collocate within client offices, notionally 1-2 days/week
Desirable
* Chartered or Incorporated with a relevant professional institution
* Proven track record of client-based or collocated roles, overseeing the deliverables of others
* Ability and enthusiasm to provide supervision to engineers, technicians and apprentices
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
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.
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.
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.
Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
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.
Apply now for more information about our application process, or to apply.
Location(s): Leeds, Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Brighton, Reading, Cambridge, Glasgow
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Water
Discipline: Water
Job Ref: 5700
Recruiter Contact: Laura Easdon
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
* Civil Engineering
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