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Kickstart your career as a Placement Civil Engineer with Mott MacDonald Bentley on a 12-month full-time placement starting Summer 2027 in Newport, GB. Work across design and construction teams on live water sector projects while gaining practical experience relevant to your degree. Enjoy mentorship, 26 days pro-rata annual leave, and the potential for a permanent role and final-year funding upon success.

Requirements

  • Must be studying a full-time undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering.
  • Basic understanding of civil engineering principles and practices.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  • Valid driving license and access to a car.
  • Willingness and flexibility to travel to sites across the operational region.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Surveying equipment: Use GPS, total stations, dumpy levels, and pipe lasers to assist the Site Engineer with setting out the line and level of structures and pipework.
  • Technical documentation: Assist the Project Leader with preparing design and technical drawings in line with company processes and contract requirements.
  • Quality assurance: Help carry out required quality checks and complete Inspection and Test Records (ITRs) according to company procedures.
  • Site supervision and operations: Support the Site Manager and Site Engineer with supervising health, safety, and environment on site, alongside day-to-day running tasks like material requisition.
  • Potential transition routes: Students from related built environment or construction management degrees may bring foundational spatial awareness and project coordination skills, alongside meeting mandatory undergraduate enrollment criteria.

Job description

Overview

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley, operating across water, energy and environment sectors throughout the UK. With an annual turnover surpassing £500 million, Mott Macdonald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.

About the role

Our placements last for 12 months, working across both design and construction teams, to offer the broadest exposure to the industry, working on real-world projects that make a difference in communities. It’s a great chance to get involved with live projects while gaining experience relevant to your degree. This role is working within our Welsh Water framework, so travel around their region is required.

What you’ll do

  • Assist in the planning, design, construction, commissioning, handover and completion of projects
  • Assist the Project Leader (Designer) with preparation of design, technical drawings and other documentation in line with company processes, procedures and contract requirements.
  • Assist the Site Engineer with setting out line & level of structures and pipework in line with construction drawings using a variety of surveying equipment (GPS, total station, dumpy Level, pipe laser)
  • Assist the Site Engineer with carrying out the required quality assurance and completing ITR's (Inspection and test records) in line with company procedures.
  • Assist the Site Manager & Site Engineer with supervising safety, health & environment on site in line with company standards and procedures.
  • Assist the Site Manager & Site Engineer with day-to-day running of the site including requisition of materials and plant and processing of delivery tickets
  • Liaise with designers, support teams and supply chains
  • Assist the Site Engineer with producing as-built surveys and records.
  • Assist the Project Leader (Designer) with compiling completion documentation in line with the client completion process.

What you’ll need

  • You must be studying a full-time undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering.
  • Have a basic understanding of civil engineering principles and practices.
  • Have excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  • A valid driving license and use of a car is essential
  • Willingness and flexibility to travel to sites across your operational region
Apply now
Mott MacDonald

Placement Civil Engineer

Newport
Field-based

What’s in it for you

  • Gain practical experience in your chosen role
  • Work on projects that have a positive impact on the community
  • Mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals
  • 26 days annual leave (pro rata for the duration of your placement)
  • Access to our Early Career Professionals network

Plus, if you have a successful placement year you could be offered a permanent role for when you finish your studies, as well as the potential for funding support towards your final academic year.

Here, you’ll build a career with purpose—on projects that make a real difference. And you’ll be part of a team that invests in your future. This role is to start Summer 2027.

Ready to apply? Click apply and upload your CV. We look forward to hearing from you and will be in touch.

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.

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