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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.
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About The Division
Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.
Overview Of Role
The water sector is at the core of Mott MacDonald's heritage, and we collaborate closely with most of the UK water and sewerage companies. We are at the forefront of water resource planning and development across the sector, providing innovative solutions to meet our clients’ challenges.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to provide technical leadership in Water Resource Planning – Environment, working as part of our Environment and Sustainability Team on water resource management projects.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include
* Providing technical leadership to environmental and sustainability teams to deliver SEA, HRA, Natural capital and BNG assessments for WRMPs.
* Being responsible for driving innovation and sustainable outcomes and influencing design solutions at a project and programme level.
* Technical approver of environmental and sustainability deliverables in line with our business and environmental management systems.
* Strategic client engagement with a diverse range of clients and stakeholders from both the public and private sector.
* You will also be involved in reviewing fee estimates and proposals, and general business development activities and will have a key role in delivering our ESS services and growing the business.
Essential
* Experience of strategic water planning, such as Water Resource Management Plans, Regional Water Resource Plans, Drought Plans and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans.
* Experience of leading environmental assessments for the water sector or other sectors.
* Significant experience in one or more of the following: Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA), Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), Natural Capital Assessment (NCA).
* Qualified in a related technical subject (Minimum of a Bachelor's degree essential).
* Qualified to Master's degree level in a relevant subject (desirable).
* Chartered with a professional institution (e.g., CIWEM, IEMA) or equivalent level (desirable).
* Experience working in diverse multi-disciplined teams and leading teams to produce environmental and sustainability deliverables to a high standard.
* Experience of working in a client facing environment and ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes.
* Well organised with strong planning and management skills, with ability to produce high quality deliverables and manage budgets and programmes.
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
* Ability to problem solve, think creatively, and seek continual improvement.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.
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
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.
We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan to support you with every day 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.
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