Principal Civil Engineer – Water Infrastructure North

Position: Principal Civil Engineer – Water Infrastructure North)
Location: City of Edinburgh

Location/s: Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Inverness; UK
Recruiter contact: Nicola Coyle

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 division

The Water Utilities Division is Mott Mac Donald's centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design.

Together, we deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients while offering diverse and technically stimulating opportunities to our people.

Overview of role

After recent framework successes, we have opportunities for Principal civil engineers (design engineers) within our multidisciplinary Water Division. As part of our team, you will be able to make a difference by:

• Leading the design of major water supply infrastructure to ensure sustainable water security
• Contributing to innovative grey and blue-green sewer solutions to reduce the amount of wastewater spills
• Delivering cutting-edge wastewater treatment plants to improve water quality in our rivers and coastlines

Our clients include most UK water utility companies and many other governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas. We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. This offers fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work and support professional development.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Be responsible for the delivery of project(s), coordinating project team(s) to ensure excellent technical delivery within budget and programme
• Produce and review engineering calculations, specifications, drawings and reports, proactively managing design risk to deliver constructable solutions
• Represent the company in meetings, building strong relationships with our clients that will enhance our reputation and help secure further work
• Deliver projects in close partnership with clients and contractors
• Contribute to technical excellence and commercial success through forecasting and risk management, and the production of bids and proposals
• Work to Mott Mac Donald's global standards and review Health, Safety and Welfare alongside environmental impact

Candidate specification

We are looking for a driven individual, with a strong technical background in water and the desire to contribute to projects which improve society and transform our clients' businesses and our communities.

Essential:

• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution
• Proven ability to deliver complex technical projects, ensuring compliance with relevant quality assurance and technical standards and supporting the development of less experienced staff
• Demonstrable technical experience in design and the management of design teams
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi-disciplinary teams with other technical disciplines including environmental specialists, geotechnical, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers
• Good understanding of designers' responsibilities under CDM

Desirable:

• Able to travel to other offices and sites, as required
• Track record in building teams and capability of junior staff
• Experience in preparing successfully bids and in undertaking client engagement

UK Immigration

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require…