Project Lead, Engineering, Environmental Engineer
Listed on 2026-06-21
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering, Water Engineer
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.
25+ years in the water sectorOver successive regulatory periods, MMB has delivered a wide range of complex water and wastewater projects that directly support SR27 priorities, including:
- Enhancingresilience and service reliabilitythrough treatment works upgrades, network improvements and resilience schemes
- Supportingnet zero and climate adaptationvia low carbon design, nature based solutions and environmental compliance projects
- Enablingsustainable growthby delivering infrastructure that supports new development and protects existing communities
- Drivingefficiency and affordabilitythrough integrated delivery, innovation and collaborative planning
- Maintaining a strong focus on customers, communities and safetyacross everything we do
As a Project Leader 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.
This role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, creating a unique work environment where you can thrive personally and professionally, accelerating your journey to chartership or developing your cross-discipline expertise.
The role of a Project Leader includes:- Working as part of a “project triangle” alongside a Site Manager and Quantity Surveyor to ensure that technical, constructability and commercial aspects of project delivery are considered throughout.
- Leading the design of treatment or infrastructure projects from the initial outline to detailed design, through construction, commissioning, and handover
- Coordinating the project team including civil, electrical, mechanical and process designers, BIM modelers and technical specialists and ensure designs are completed on programme, within budget, and to the quality defined by each framework and industry specifications
- Undertake design in own discipline and mentor less experienced colleagues where appropriate
- Building positive relationships with the clients’ project, operational and technical assurance teams and promote a "one-team" approach
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- Degree in Engineering
- Working towards professional qualification
- A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region
Financial wellbeing
- MMB match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues including our annual bonus schemes.
- 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 our flexible benefits programme.
- Access to Life Assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options. We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
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