Technical Principal​/Technical Director - Materials Engineering

Technical Principal / Technical Director - Materials Engineering

Location/s: Croydon, Birmingham, Sheffield

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. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit
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.

Overview of the role

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join Mott Mac Donald’s Special Services team, part of our Heavy Civils Infrastructure Division based in Mott Mac Donald’s Croydon office.

Mott Mac Donald’s Special Services team was established more than forty years ago to develop innovative solutions to emerging engineering challenges. Since then we have continued to grow and evolve, having established an enviable track record of innovation and excellence in the industry. Our people are talented and inquisitive individuals with a love of technical challenges and problem‑solving, drawn from diverse backgrounds including materials technology, civil and structural engineering, advanced structural analysis, applied technology and the management of civil engineering assets.

Our projects are rich and varied and involve a wide range of asset types across their full asset lifecycle, from creation to decommissioning, in sectors from transportation and utilities to energy and defence. Our clients include national infrastructure owners, major contractors, government agencies and industry research bodies, and we also provide specialist technical support to colleagues across the wider Mott Mac Donald organisation.

Our expertise has been gained over many years through delivery on high‑profile projects in the UK and internationally, including Crossrail, High Speed 2, BART Silicon Valley Phase II, Thames Tideway and Sydney Metro. Our clients’ drive to improve efficiency in creating and maintaining sustainable infrastructure, while reducing its associated carbon emissions, continues to create exciting opportunities for our expertise and to support our growth strategy.

As a result, we are currently seeking to recruit a Technical Principal or Technical Director in Materials Engineering to join us and take a senior role in our team, helping to shape its future and ensure its continued success.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Helping to lead and grow the materials engineering workstream through engagement with new and existing clients to win exciting and…