Location/s: Cardiff or Bristol; UK
Recruiter contact: Ainsley Anstess
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues – such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation – to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it, our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.
Our Heavy Civil Infrastructure Division specialises in all aspects of foundations, geotechnics and tunnelling, and contributes to some of the largest and most demanding structures in the world. Our expertise includes delivering value management and value engineering, geotechnical advice, geotechnical information management, site investigations, rock engineering, slope engineering, geoseismic design, and 2D/3D numerical modelling both nationally and internationally. The projects we have engaged in include HS1, HS2, Victoria Station Upgrade, Doha Metro, Northern Line Extension, London Heathrow Third Runway Expansion, Crossrail and Crossrail 2, Nuclear New-build and Hydropower schemes and other global projects. We were also voted Consulting Firm of the Year at the 2024 Ground Engineering Awards.
Overview of the role
As a Principal or Associate Geotechnical Engineer in our Foundations and Geotechnics team, you will broaden your experience and work with a range of public and private sector clients on key and major projects. You will manage and produce design solutions that comply with Eurocodes, report specifications and drawings covering foundations and geotechnics. You’ll deliver various geotechnical and underground structure projects, provide technical leadership, support larger projects as client liaison, contribute to risk assessments, employ sustainability, and undertake budgeting and cost control.
Key responsibilities and duties include:
* Client liaison
* Foundation, retaining wall and earthwork design
* Management and delivery of Ground Investigation (scope, specifications, supervision, GIRs, GDRs etc.)
* Manage small and medium projects, including developing client relationships
* Travel to project sites when necessary for project delivery
* Managing medium to large single and multi-disciplinary design teams
* Opportunities to work on major national and international projects
* Lead and manage numerical modelling activities
Candidate specification
As a Principal or Associate Geotechnical Engineer you are able to direct and deliver multiple concurrent projects or one large project on time and within budget. You have designed various geotechnical and foundation solutions using current standards and Eurocodes and have worked on a variety of projects. You have strong interpersonal skills, are comfortable liaising with clients, build professional relationships, and demonstrate technical expertise. You have gained project management skills and have acted in a technical lead role on numerous projects. You are an effective communicator, collaborate with all levels of staff and clients, build relationships, and work autonomously. You are keen to develop your digital literacy in geotechnics and prioritise client needs to deliver high‑quality design.
In addition you are able to demonstrate the following:
* Masters or PhD in Civil Engineering with emphasis on geotechnics
* Relevant geotechnical experience with technical project delivery
* Chartered Engineer with ICE or equivalent
* Experience managing medium to large teams of engineers
* Experience managing ground investigations, GIRs and GDRs
* Experience guiding and nurturing a team of engineers in technical development
* Has mentored early‑career professionals
* Prepared to travel nationally and internationally as needed for any project
* Numerical modelling experience
* Knowledge of programming/scripting (VBA, Python, etc.) is advantageous but not essential
We are happy to accept applicants on a full‑time or part‑time basis and are supportive of agile working.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
Agile working
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces 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. We encourage individual expression and are committed to an inclusive environment.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk about how we can support you.
Benefits
Financial wellbeing
* We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
* Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × your salary.
* Income protection scheme providing financial benefit 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 wills writing.
* Annual bonus schemes shared with all colleagues.
Employee Ownership
* Our employee ownership model means no external investors.
* Employees have a stake and a voice in our business through performance bonuses.
* Career growth increases your stake.
* Opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership to shape our future.
* Senior roles have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
* Access to Peppy, providing support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
* Wellbeing support available through our comprehensive programme, including for family members.
* Flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many extendable to family.
Lifestyle
* A minimum of 33–35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with the ability to buy or sell leave.
* Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years of service.
* Various 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.
* Shared parental leave matching maternity leave, paying up to 24 weeks at full pay.
* Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities, two of which are 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
* Wide range of groups including Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities.
* Opportunities to make a difference within communities through social outcomes.
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