Senior Principal / Technical Principal Engineer
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Location/s: Altrincham, Birmingham, Cambridge, Croydon, Leeds; UK
Recruiter contact: Madeleine Knight
About Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. We work across exciting global industries, delivering work that defines our future and makes an important societal impact in the communities we serve.
Overview Of The Role
We are seeking Chartered Civil or Highway Engineers with experience in light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit design and planning to be part of our Transport and Mobility Solutions Division in the UK. You will be required to deliver technical leadership, a collaborative approach and inspire engineering teams to deliver projects to a high quality, within budget and timescales.
Responsibilities
* Delivering and planning the development, design and implementation of light rail, tramway and bus rapid transit projects.
* Demonstrate technical leadership and provide mentoring while ensuring adherence to H&S policy and procedures.
* Leading the engineering solutions of tasks on multi-disciplinary project teams across a portfolio of complex projects, ensuring delivery to client requirements, programme and budget.
* Managing technical interfaces and integration of multiple disciplines in a co‑ordinated manner to deliver coherent solutions.
* Ensuring a high level of quality in all deliverables through diligent checking and collaboration with discipline experts.
* Provision of inputs to bid proposals and submissions.
* Active involvement in business development through attentive customer care when working with clients.
* Mentoring and developing junior staff.
Candidate specification
* Degree qualified (B.Eng Hons or equivalent) in Civil or Highway Engineering or related discipline, or Masters degree qualified (M.Eng or equivalent).
* A Chartered Engineer with a proven record of technical leadership on light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit infrastructure projects.
* Experienced in working on multi-disciplinary design projects, including planning technical schedules with resources, leading teams of multi-disciplinary engineers and ensuring integration.
* Sound understanding of light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit standards and guidance, and experience of working at a strategic level taking a lead at the highest level with clients.
* Able to communicate confidently and professionally in English with colleagues, fellow professionals and clients at all levels (written and verbal).
* Experience in preparing fee proposals, contributing to business development, and building successful client relationships, including with local authorities and private sector clients.
Required Skills
* Knowledge of light rail / tramways principles and understanding design standards such as Manual for Streets.
* Experience in the use of BIM to coordinate design inputs.
* Ability to work in complex multi-disciplinary environments without standards, following best practice and able to rely on international equivalents.
* Possess experience of preparing light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit engineering designs, for planning through to detailed construction, standard details and technical specifications.
* Have an understanding of personal Health and Safety responsibilities.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes.
Agile working
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.
Accessibility
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.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive set of benefits including private medical insurance, flexible benefits, pension match, holiday entitlement, and a range of learning and development opportunities.
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