Overview
Mott MacDonald is 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. We are proud to be a Glassdoor top employer in the UK and a Top Inclusive Company. Our values are Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, and Excellence.
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. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide services throughout the full project lifecycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to construction support and site supervision. We support development of internal technical career pathways and mentoring to foster creativity and growth.
Ready for your next challenge? We actively support career development, including technical, management, and client-facing paths, with opportunities for progression as the business grows.
Overview of role
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. Responsibilities include developing new solutions from concept through to construction support, introducing innovative thinking to existing schemes, ensuring delivery against programme, maintaining commercial margins, and improving client KPIs. You will mentor junior staff and provide technical and pastoral support. You will support cross-cutting technical practices in developing inter-disciplinary services between water, environment, and technology. There is also opportunity to develop skills in project leadership and business development within water sector and regulatory frameworks.
Mott MacDonald offers a collaborative environment with career opportunities in technical, management or client-facing directions. You will have control of your career path and strong prospects for progression as the business grows.
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 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 supervise engineers, technicians and apprentices
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We recognise differences in ability, skills and experience as 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, promoting fair employment procedures and equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This is due to changes made to the Skilled Worker route in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative UK immigration routes that do not require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com to discuss how we can support you.
Agile working
We are happy to discuss Flexible Working and how we can support responsibilities beyond the workplace.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
* Health cash plan to help with everyday health costs and treatments
* Access to Peppy for menopause support
* Wellbeing program and family wellbeing support
* Flexible benefits with the option to adjust salary to health benefits, extendable to family
Financial wellbeing
* Matching pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%
* Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to increase to 6x)
* Income protection with return-to-work support
* Flexible benefits including enhanced life cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing
* Profit-sharing through annual bonus schemes as an independently owned business
Lifestyle
* Holiday entitlement 33-35 days, with buy/sell options via flexible benefits; increases to 35 days after 5 years
* Holiday entitlement may increase with service
* Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts
Enhanced family and carers leave
* 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
* Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
* Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid)
Learning and development
* Primary annual professional institution subscription
* Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
* Join groups including Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities
* Contribute to social outcomes in communities
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
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