Senior Civil Engineer

Job Description

Mott Macdonald Bentley (MMB) is the design and build unit of global engineering consultancy Mott Macdonald. We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Civil Engineer to help support us in delivering work within our United Utilities framework.

MMB are among one of seven partners that will support United Utilities to deliver £3bn worth of upgrades to critical infrastructure assets including water and wastewater treatment sites, pumping stations and reservoirs within the North West during the AMP8 period

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will work closely with the engineering teams to deliver water, wastewater treatment and network projects, from feasibility through to detailed design stages. You will also provide technical guidance and coordination to our design teams throughout the lifecycle of design, ensuring our expertise is utilised and embedded into our designs.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Delivering Civil design services on a range of projects with a focus on time, cost, quality - right first time!
• Producing and reviewing engineering calculations, specifications, drawings and reports
• Engaging with the Client, managing relationships and adopting a One-Team approach to support them in achieving their aims
• Mentoring more junior colleagues. Providing technical guidance and advice on best practice in civil design to others
• Working collaboratively across disciplines to ensure the efficient delivery of projects within the programme
• Providing quality assurance of others' work by undertaking check/review functions.
• You will work closely and collaboratively with the construction team and supply chain to develop efficient, practical and safe solutions throughout the design stages, into construction and post project review.
• Applying both innovative and standard designs to project problems.
• Be able to appropriately challenge client specifications and present and defend solutions to complex problems

What you can offer:

• Qualified to degree level and professionally qualified as IEng / CEng with the ICE or similar Institution
• Proven track-record in providing outline design, detailed design and construction support services relevant to the water/wastewater sector
• You will have experience working in a multi-disciplinary team where you are able to take initiative and work independently
• Need to have good working knowledge of industry best practice for civil engineering designs.

What we can offer:

At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

• Agile working policy
• Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Annual professional institution subscription costs
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including cycle to work scheme and interest free season ticket loans

We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, so if you are excited about the role please get in touch anyway; potential and transferrable skills can be just as important. Your attitude and motivation are as important as your technical skills!

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Other information

This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald.
Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald Bentley offers fully integrated design and build services to its clients, combining the contracting expertise of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald.

This role is employed by Mott MacDonald but will involve working across the joint venture business, both with Mott MacDonald and JN Bentley colleagues.

About Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is 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.

We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better.
We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities.

We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities – from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk – our projects make a real difference.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Find out more about our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion here: https://www.mottmacbentley.co.uk/people.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call 01756 691572 or email recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Mott MacDonald

Agile working
We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.