Senior Civil Engineer - Dams and Reservoirs

Location/s: Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Cambridge, Bristol; UK

Recruiter contact: Laura Easdon

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.

The Water Consultancy Division is Mott Mac Donald's centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision.

We are seeking an experience and enthusiastic Civil Engineer to join our Dams and Reservoirs team.

You will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical specialists, preparing feasibility studies, calculations and outline/detailed civil engineering designs; producing technical and commercial specifications, drawings and schedules; and carrying out site supervision duties. You will work in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company's reputation and help secure further work.

This role will present you with a fantastic opportunity to develop your technical and project management skills through your project work, with great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow.

Efficient, innovative answers to the challenges of water storage and management - our engineers are designing smart and sustainable solutions to manage dams, reservoirs, and river structures - do you have the skills and drive to help contribute to their mission?

Clients such as the Environment Agency, HS2, water utility companies, hydropower developers and international development agencies trust us to deliver their schemes, and we are looking for a Civil Engineer to help us reward that trust.

We operate an agile working policy with the expectation that you will spend more time working in any of offices stated above than not - fluctuating as required to suit business and individual needs.

We are seeking a Principal Civil Engineer specialising in dams and/or river engineering who will lead the design of large, multidisciplinary projects, supervise the work of more junior staff whilst providing technical and professional guidance to aid their development.

• Leading small-medium dam safety projects and bids, harnessing our existing expertise in geotechnical engineering, hydraulic structures, risk assessment and collaborating with our specialists in hydrology, hydropower, water transfers, environment, planning and beyond
• Representing the company in technical and consortia meetings
• Driving knowledge-sharing and innovation through training and empowering others
• Mentoring and developing others, providing guidance to support their professional development
• Promoting a vibrant health and safety culture and practice
• Driving continuous improvement in project delivery

For candidates seeking a broader career path, we can provide a…