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Senior Civil Engineer
2 days/week at home
A little flex time – We’re happy to talk flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace. We offer a range of options depending on your role, so please discuss this with your recruiter.
Job Description
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.
We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
About the business unit :
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.
Position Location :
Southampton, United Kingdom / Bristol, United Kingdom / Glasgow, United Kingdom / Altrincham, United Kingdom / Tadley, United Kingdom
About the role:
Our Power, Process & Nuclear division are recruiting Senior Civil Engineers to join our fast growing team where you’ll have the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of exciting projects ranging from defence, nuclear, other energy and infrastructure projects.
This role is to support the client locally as well as the larger team based in the UK and Europe where there will be opportunities for advancement within the team.
Typically, you will be:
- Responsible for all stages of project evolution from feasibility and concept to detailed design work, planning support, through to project construction and commissioning.
- Involved in multi-disciplinary projects that requires liaising with Engineers internally within Mott MacDonald and external Clients/Stakeholders to provide cost-effect infrastructure solutions.
- Responsible for leading and/or undertaking design and checking of engineering design works on a wide variety of energy, defence and other infrastructure projects.
- Prepare, in English, specifications and minimum functional specifications for the civil engineering aspects of energy, defence and other infrastructure projects.
- Lead civil inspections of infrastructure assets across the UK as part of asset maintenance and life extension. Prepare, in English, and provide to Client detailed inspection reports.
- Offer a consultative advisory approach to clients to ensure the best solution is offered to meet their needs.
- Undertake site and client office visits, as per project requirements.
- Ensure client satisfaction, pursue and promote opportunities with clients.
- Develop, maintain and monitor programmes for scheduling and costs and reporting on deliverables across specific projects.
- Assist with project management, control and administration as appropriate to the level of experience.
- Responsible for the development and mentoring of staff.
About you:
- Ideally you will be a Chartered Engineer, with experience working within the Energy Sector or similar. Many of our projects are in defence and nuclear sectors, therefore, experience in regulated industries is advantageous but not essential. Demonstration of transferable skills from other sectors will be considered.
- Strong communication skills are a must as you’ll be expected to interact with other disciplines and clients on a daily basis. Ultimately, we deliver engineering solutions so we’re looking for accomplished engineers who are able to deliver technical excellence in keeping with their skills and ability.
Due to the sensitivity of some of our projects, candidates may be required to apply for and obtain UK Security Clearance. Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
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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:
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.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
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United Kingdom
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