Overview
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Location/s: Edinburgh or Glasgow, UK
Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome
Recruiter contact: Danielle Judd
Hiring manager contact: Becky Penn
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering work that defines our future and makes an impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance, and we succeed when they do. We offer opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, with possibilities for excellence as varied as every individual. We are a proudly employee-owned business, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.
About The Business Unit
Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across sectors including built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health, and care. APD provides services to projects up to £20bn, through disciplines such as programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting, and education for health and care management.
Defence & Energy
With extensive experience in the global defence sector and energy sector expertise across nuclear, renewables, hydro, thermal, and electricity/gas, we support major capital projects and carbon reduction initiatives. Recent defence projects include submarine facility modernisation and infrastructure delivery for US forces, as well as work on the AUKUS partnership and other defence infrastructure.
Overview Of The Role
Owing to the growth of our Defence portfolio we have a unique opportunity for Project Managers to join our fast-growing teams in the Southwest. This role involves working on some of the most complex and challenging projects in the UK today and supports mobilisation for key opportunities across a broad portfolio of Defence programmes.
What You Will Contribute To The Team
* Ownership of and responsibility for the successful delivery of your project
* Development and delivery of business cases
* Preparing and maintaining schedules, including dependencies and resources
* Identifying and monitoring project risks and opportunities
* Quality management processes for project activities and outputs
* Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
* Establishing and maintaining project governance reviews
* Developing and managing teams
* Managing suppliers
* Required for the position of Project Manager
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject
* Full UK Driving Licence
* APM PMQ level qualified or equivalent (e.g. Managing Successful Programs, PRINCE2 Practitioner)
* Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
* Flexible to travel with the potential of overnight stays
Qualifications
* Education as specified above (Degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject)
* APM PMQ or equivalent (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2 Practitioner)
* MAPM member
* Full UK Driving Licence
* Willingness to travel with overnight stays
Preferred, But Not Required
* Excellent oral and written communication and organisational skills
* Good analytical thinking and research skills
* Well-developed planning and organisational skills and ability to drive projects to completion
* Essential soft skills: self-motivation, initiative, leadership, adaptability, flexibility, effective listening, collaboration, influence and persuasion
* Computer literacy in Microsoft applications
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision reflects changes to the Skilled Worker route. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Agile working
We offer a hybrid working policy that supports well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We promote fair employment procedures and an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
* Health and wellbeing
o Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
o Health cash plan for everyday health costs
o Access to Peppy for menopause support
o Wellbeing program with family options
o Flexible benefits to tailor health coverage
* Financial wellbeing
o Matched pension contributions (4.5% to 7%)
o Life assurance up to 4x salary (option to increase to 6x)
o Income protection and return-to-work support
o Flexible benefits including critical illness insurance and will writing
o Sharing in business success through annual bonus schemes
* Lifestyle
o 33-35 days holiday, with buy/sell options
o Holiday entitlement increases after 5 years
o Employee saving schemes and discounts
* Enhanced family and carers leave
o 26 weeks maternity/adoption leave, two weeks paternity/partner leave
o Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
o Additional leave for caring responsibilities
* Learning and development
o Professional institution subscription
o Mentoring, training, and self-development opportunities
* Networks and social outcomes
o Employee networks supporting diverse communities
o Community engagement through social outcomes
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Location(s): Edinburgh, GB; Glasgow, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Defence and security
Discipline: Project programme and commercial management
Job Ref: 10141
Recruiter Contact: Danielle Judd
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