Design Lead

Edinburgh, United Kingdom / Glasgow, United Kingdom

Mott Mac Donald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott Mac Donald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley to deliver award winning projects. With an annual turnover surpassing £600 million, Mott Mac Donald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.

As part of our appointment to Scottish Water’s new Enterprise, we will deliver projects at sites across Scotland. Works will include major upgrades to treatment assets, new and enhanced networks, and resilience schemes that will benefit communities across the country.

Over successive regulatory periods, MMB has delivered a wide range of complex water and wastewater projects that directly support SR27 priorities, including:

• Enhancing resilience and service reliability through treatment works upgrades, network improvements and resilience schemes
• Supporting net zero and climate adaptation via low‑carbon design, nature‑based solutions and environmental compliance projects
• Enabling sustainable growth by delivering infrastructure that supports new development and protects existing communities
• Driving efficiency and affordability through integrated delivery, innovation and collaborative planning
• Maintaining a strong focus on customers, communities and safety across everything we do

As a Design Lead you will contribute to projects that significantly impact our environment and communities. Working primarily in the UK water market, MMB provides the feasibility, design, construction, and commissioning services needed to keep water flowing and wastewater treated. You’ll work on projects that make a real difference to our environment and our communities by enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of water and wastewater treatment systems.

• Lead the delivery of multi‑disciplinary design for your projects/programme
• Develop and lead your team of electrical, mechanical, civil and process designers
• Lead the development of affordable and low‑carbon solutions, including managing opportunities and risks
• Deliver detailed designs to meet construction needs and client acceptance, managing cost and programme
• Challenge the engineering solutions and delivery effectiveness of your team to ensure we always offer the client the best value solutions
• Provide direction and oversight of project controls and ensure your team understands and complies with quality, programme and cost requirements
• Maintain positive client relationships at project level

• Degree in Engineering
• Chartered or incorporated member of a professional institution (e.g. ICE, IMechE) or equivalent experience
• Outline and detailed design experience of water or wastewater projects and knowledge of Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015
• Strong technical knowledge in own discipline and an appreciation of other disciplines
• Able to travel to sites across your operational region
• A proactive and pragmatic approach

• MMB matches employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%
• Annual bonus schemes and shared financial success for all colleagues
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs

• A minimum of 33 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with the ability to buy, sell or carry over annual leave through a flexible benefits programme
• Life assurance, private medical insurance, critical illness insurance and health screening options
• Flexible working arrangements to support responsibilities beyond the workplace
• Access to employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability and parent/carer communities
• Enhanced family and carers leave, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave and option for shared parental leave
• Up to two additional paid days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities

MMB is committed to empowering our people to grow…