Java Developer

Job Description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.
We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support.

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

As an IT Developer for Enterprise Applications, you will play a key role in maintaining, enhancing, and further developing our ERP platform. You will also be responsible for building and improving integrations between the ERP and other internal business systems.

The Enterprise Applications team manages several systems within the ERP ecosystem, including:

• Core ERP developed using Java within Eclipse, and leveraging XML, JSON, and proprietary vendor languages.

• System Integrations, using RESTful APIs and developed with PowerShell, VBA, and JavaScript.

Development work is managed in Agile sprints and coordinated by our Scrum Master.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify and refine requirements during early development stages.

• Provide technical guidance to Business Analysts and develop prototypes where appropriate.

• Perform peer reviews of code developed by other team members.

• Conduct developer-level testing prior to Business Analyst functional testing.

• Participate in daily stand‑up meetings and other Agile ceremonies.

• Share technical knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement within the team.

• Create change records in accordance with IT policies and manage deployments across development and test environments.

Skills & Experience

Formal Education & Certification

• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Essential Technical Skills

• Minimum 8 years of commercial development experience in Java or similar languages (C#, JavaScript)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Highly Desirable Experience

• JSON

• XML

• RESTful API development

• PowerShell

• VBA

• GitHub / version control

• Working within Agile delivery teams

Personal Attributes

• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Strong problem‑solving skills with a structured and methodical approach.

• Able to prioritise and deliver results under pressure and within deadlines.

• High attention to detail.

• Adaptable, eager to learn new technologies, and self‑motivated.

• Comfortable working independently and as part of a collaborative team.

• Excellent written and spoken English.

Flexible working

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing