Mott MacDonald

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About thebusinessunit:

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About the Role
Our Nuclear, Defence, and Civil division is expanding, and we are looking for Principal and Senior Civil Engineers to join our fast growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across defence, nuclear, energy, and infrastructure sectors. You will play a key role in supporting both local clients and our wider team across the UK and Europe. With a strong pipeline of work, we offer excellent opportunities for professional growth and career development.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and contribute to projects at all stages, from feasibility and concept design to detailed engineering, planning support, construction, and commissioning.
• Collaborate on multi-disciplinary projects, working closely with colleagues across Mott MacDonald and engaging with external clients and stakeholders to develop cost-effective infrastructure solutions.
• Oversee and/or undertake civil engineering design and checks for a wide range of energy, defence, and infrastructure projects.
• Prepare high-quality technical documentation, specifications, and minimum functional requirements for civil engineering aspects of projects.
• Conduct civil inspections of infrastructure assets across the UK to support asset maintenance and life extension, producing detailed reports and recommendations.
• Provide strategic and technical advice to clients, ensuring solutions align with their project needs and objectives.
• Undertake site and client office visits, as required by project demands.
• Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring satisfaction while identifying and promoting opportunities for future collaboration.
• Develop, monitor, and manage project schedules and costs, ensuring deliverables are met.
• Support project management, control, and administration, in line with your experience level.
• Play a key role in mentoring and developing junior staff, helping to foster a strong and inclusive team culture.

• Chartered Engineer (or working towards chartership) with experience in the energy sector or similar regulated industries.
• Experience in regulated environments, such as nuclear or defence, is beneficial but not essential, transferable skills from other sectors will be considered.
• Strong technical expertise and a track record of delivering engineering solutions to a high standard.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage confidently with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to adapt to new challenges within a fast-moving project environment.
• If you are looking for a role where you can make an impact while growing your career in an innovative and supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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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