Design & Engineering Manager

Location/s: London, UK
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.

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

Our Rail Engineering Management team is growing, and we are looking for talented Design Managers and Project Engineers to help deliver a diverse portfolio of rail and transport projects across the UK and internationally.

You will work alongside experienced engineering, design and systems professionals on projects for clients including High Speed Two (HS2), Transport for London (TfL), East West Rail, Network Rail and Irish Rail. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers looking to broaden their experience in multidisciplinary design, systems integration and project delivery while developing towards leadership roles.

Our team supports projects through every stage of the lifecycle, from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed design, construction and commissioning. We work across a wide range of disciplines including engineering management, design management, project engineering, systems engineering, assurance, information management, BIM, testing and commissioning and project management.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of multidisciplinary engineering and design activities
• Manage design programmes, deliverables and interfaces to ensure projects progress efficiently
• Coordinate engineering teams, stakeholders and suppliers to deliver successful project outcomes
• Support the management of design risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and opportunities
• Contribute to the development and implementation of digital and information management solutions
• Work closely with clients to understand requirements and develop practical engineering solutions
• Promote collaborative working across disciplines and project teams
• Support the delivery of projects to agreed scope, quality, programme and budget requirements
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement
• Work on some of the UK's most significant rail and transport programmes
• Work alongside experienced technical and project leaders
• Develop your career towards Project Leadership roles
• Benefit from structured professional development, mentoring and support
• Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering or infrastructure projects
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to coordinate activities across multiple disciplines and interfaces
• Commercial awareness and focus on delivering client value
• Ability to identify and solve technical and project delivery challenges
• Experience working collaboratively within project teams…