Senior Civil Engineer; Utilities

Senior Civil Engineer

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best.

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We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues – such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation – to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Are you a dynamic, experienced civil or utilities engineer working in the infrastructure sector who wants to join an employee‑owned company that is passionate about creating the best outcomes for our clients and communities?

We are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to lead our utilities capability with a track record of contributing to the successful delivery of complex multi-disciplinary infrastructure and highways projects from scheme development through to Design and Build. We are a forward‑looking organisation, and you will help our drive to enhance safety, innovate, standardise and automate delivery across projects with our practice and excellence networks.

You will play a significant role in delivering great projects for our clients that align to our purpose of creating positive social outcomes through delivery excellence.

Mott Mac Donald’s Transport and Mobility Solutions Division delivers services across the entire project lifecycle to clients such as National Highways, Transport Scotland, Welsh Government and Local Authorities and Contractors. Whether we are planning, designing and implementing new roads, or maintaining, managing, improving and operating existing highway networks, we deliver innovation, cost certainty and added value through collaborative working with clients and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Managing utility design/diversion as part of highway & public transport infrastructure
• Promoting and ensuring adherence to our health and safety policy and procedures
• Maintaining a general knowledge of technical engineering codes and in particular NRSWA, HAUC and NJUG
• Compliance in accordance with the various utility companies’ standard requirements
• Managing discrete design packages and multi-disciplinary design teams and client facing activities
• Identifying bespoke engineering solutions to reduce the scope of utility diversions, driving efficiencies and cost savings
• Providing Utility Peer review for major infrastructure schemes
• Providing support to build up a network of clients and undertake business development activities
• Showing technical leadership and providing technical expertise and advice
• Assisting in the training and development of team members
• Controlling task programme and budgets
• Presenting technical advice to clients and stakeholders
• Providing input into bids/tenders where utilities present a major risk to project delivery
• Mentoring early career staff

• Degree in Civil Engineering or alternative qualification (HNC / HND) in a relevant subject
• Professional membership in the…