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Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Mott MacDonald
We’re 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.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
As a Senior Project Manager you will lead complex workstreams on major infrastructure projects in the UK. This opportunity will enable you to shape the direction of our growing Project management team and be part of the senior team delivering a nationally significant portfolio of projects. You will drive innovation of our service delivery and provide mature programme and project management advice to the team and an integrated client.
Working within the Environment and Water Portfolio (ENW), with water company clients, you will be responsible for the delivery of both above ground and below ground water and wastewater construction projects. Roles typically being secondment to the client, but not always.
What you will contribute to the team;
* Delivery of commission obligations and internal project performance
* Building and managing strong relationships with senior client representative
* Establishing effective communications across the project delivery, client and stakeholder teams
* Taking the lead on problem solving and decision making
* Team leadership, resource planning and management
* Controlling the internal and external commercial aspects of projects across a range of contractual arrangements
Required for the position of Senior Project Manager;
* Engineering and/or Project Management degree or relevant successful experience in project management
* Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
* APM PMQ level qualified or equivalent (e.g., Managing Successful Programmes, PRINCE2 Practitioner)
* Substantial project management expertise
* Substantial experience of managing and leading project teams to successful outcomes
* Experience of managing projects within the Water and Environment Sector
* Strong client and stakeholder relationship building skills
* Effective communication, with clients, project team, business manager and other business units
* High degree of commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls
* Flexible to travel to client site 2 - 3 days per week, with potential overnight stays
Preferred, But Not Required
* Ability to motivate, inspire and develop high performing teams
* Ability to create an enjoyable and fulfilling work environment
* Strong focus on health and wellbeing
* Broad experience in the public sector environment
* Significant experience in administering a wide range of contracts
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable collaborative behaviours
* Proven leadership skills with ability to adapt leadership style
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
About The Business Unit
Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery(APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.
APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.
Environment & Water
Our multidisciplinary experts help water, wastewater, and government organisations find sustainable, cost-effective solutions to the challenges of climate change, net-zero, water scarcity and environmental protection.
We work with around half of the UK’s regulated water and wastewater companies, and our work stretches across the entire project lifecycle - from pre-contract cost estimating and benchmarking, to post-contract quantity surveying and commercial assurance.
For project and programme management, we deliver capital projects on behalf of our clients, both internal and external that range from several hundred thousand pounds in value to major projects and programmes worth over £0.5bn.
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
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 in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
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
* Pension matched up to 7%
* Life insurance
* An annual professional institution subscription
* Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
* Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
* Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
* Annual bonus scheme
* Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans
* Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
* Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities
* The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about oursocial outcomes
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
Location(s):
Birmingham, GB Bristol, GB Cambridge, GB Reading, GB London, GB Cardiff, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Water
Discipline: Water
Job Ref: 6788
Recruiter Contact: Sacha Kelly
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
* Industries
Civil Engineering
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