Architect, Environmental & Urban Planning

Location

Birmingham, Belfast, Sheffield, Bristol, Cambridge; UK

Relocation supported:
Not supported, but internal applications are welcome.

Andreaa Gaffney

Colin Way

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott Mac Donald’s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross‑sector skills across five key sectors – Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

We are looking for an Architect / Senior Architect to join our growing architecture team. The architecture team is part of the Buildings and Cities Unit and provides services at all RIBA stages on a wide variety of projects.

We have a diverse portfolio of interesting projects in most building typologies, working with clients across Ireland, UK, Europe and globally and covering all aspects of the project life‑cycle. This is an exciting opportunity for an Architect to join our team, to work on a long‑term project opportunity, while developing your own career. You’ll be part of a growing UK‑wide architectural team, coordinating proactively with other engineering disciplines and running projects autonomously.

The workload will include working on projects in a variety of sectors.

• Post Part 3 / Qualified Architect with ARB registration
• Defence or Transport buildings experience would be beneficial but not essential
• Demonstrable post‑qualification experience
• Ability to deliver projects from a design and technical background
• Experience of project delivery, working to deadlines
• Experience with Revit and BIM
• Should have a genuine interest in Architecture and the Built Environment and be aware of relevant current technical building legislation and guidance such as Building Regulations and British Standards
• Should be prepared to work on multiple projects simultaneously

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• Various wellbeing support available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, 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.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support…