Senior Associate Civil Engineer

Mott MacDonald; Brighton, Croydon, London, Reading, Bristol; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

Cambridge, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom / Croydon, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom

Locations: Brighton, UK / Croydon, UK / London, UK / Reading, UK / Bristol, UK

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.

About the division

The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision.

Overview of role

Mott MacDonald is a market leader in the UK water sector, being a key supplier to major water companies and delivering a wide variety of engineering and advisory projects in support to the challenges faced by the sector. Our Water Consultancy Division has ambitious growth plans in line with AMP8 investment needs and we are proud of our strong reputation in the industry which is allowing us to expand our business.

AMP8 will see a major increase in the investment related to reducing storm overflows spills and Mott MacDonald aspire to become the market leader in supporting UK water companies facing this challenge. We have now secured new AMP8 consultancy frameworks adding to our existing framework commitments, meaning we have access to a significant business opportunity that we would like to realise through delivering excellent technical work.

There is an increasing need for engineering services related to sewer networks and combined storm overflows and as a result, we need to reinforce our team in the South, South East and South West with a new Senior Associate Civil Engineer. In this role, you will work with and manage multidisciplinary teams of technical specialists, delivering projects in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance our reputation and help secure further work. You will also lead the design of innovative and sustainable solutions to address storm overflows spills across our clients' water networks. You will represent the company in meetings and supervise the work of more junior staff, providing technical and commercial guidance to support their development.

Mott MacDonald offers a highly innovative and collaborative environment within which to further develop your career. We can offer development in technical, management or client-facing directions. You will have control of your own career path and great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow.

We are looking for a driven individual, with a strong UK wastewater infrastructure experience and the desire to take wider responsibilities, progress professionally and make a difference in the sector.

Required skills and experience:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering field.
• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution.
• Significant experience in the development and delivery of outline, feasibility and detailed design solutions for sewer network and storm overflows within the UK water sector using appropriate calculation tools.
• A demonstrable understanding of hydraulic engineering principles.
• A drive to be abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions for combined storm overflows.
• Good understanding of designers’ responsibilities under CDM.
• Excellent technical report writing skills using concise English.
• Ability to check and review technical deliverables, calculations and reports.
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi-disciplinary teams with other technical disciplines including environmental specialists, geotechnical, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers.
• Track record in building teams and capability of junior staff.
• Track record of identifying and delivering suitable blue-green solutions.
• Understanding of process engineering applicable to storm overflows.
• Experience in preparing successful bids and in undertaking client engagement.

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 [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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.

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