Senior Coastal Engineer

Bristol, United Kingdom / Croydon, United Kingdom / Liverpool, United Kingdom / Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom / Southampton, United Kingdom

Country

United Kingdom

Contract type

Permanent

Work pattern

Full Time

Market

Transport

Structural, Maritime, Consultancy, Civil

Location:

Southampton, Croydon, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol

Recruiter contact:
Ainsley Anstess

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.

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.

As a key member of the Ports, Coastal and Offshore (PCO) team, you will influence the success of our maritime projects by contributing to outcomes which exceed our clients’ expectations. You will primarily be involved in leading specialist and multi‑disciplinary teams across the project life‑cycle. This includes economic and feasibility assessments to coastal process, metocean and hydrodynamic investigations, to detailed design and construction documentation.

Sectors include UK and international coastal zone management, offshore renewables and cables, and tidal power.

Depending on your skills and interest you may also have project management responsibilities such as resourcing, programming and dealing with commercial and contract matters as well as overseeing risk and quality. You’ll provide input to the contract procurement process which will include preparing tender documents, specifications, BOQs and construction drawings and manage the tender process through to contract award. Additionally, you’ll support new business development initiatives as well as tender submissions to facilitate growth of our PCO Account.

As an industry recognised professional, you’re able to demonstrate your experience delivering coastal engineering projects using innovative and digitally driven techniques. With your project management skills and experience you are comfortable networking and collaborating with multi‑disciplinary teams for project delivery and enjoy building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You have strong written communication skills and are comfortable writing reports and delivering presentations.

Additionally, you have an understanding of different forms of contract and of the procurement process.

You will also demonstrate the following:

• A Master's degree in Civil Engineering or related technical equivalent
• Chartered with a relevant professional institution such as ICE/ IStruct
  
  E/ CIWEM (or equivalent)
• Experience in business development, including client liaison and bid preparation.
• Due to the nature of our work, you will be willing to travel overseas for project assignments when required.

Mott Mac Donald is one of the global leaders advising a broad range of clients in the…