Associate Asset Management Engineer

Location/s: Bristol, Reading, Brighton, Leeds, Cambridge, London, Manchester & Cardiff; UK

Recruiter contact: Nicola Coyle

The Water Utilities Division is Mott Mac Donald's centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. Our multi‑disciplinary teams provide advisory services and feasibility studies through to outline and detailed design, delivering best‑in‑class solutions to clients.

The Asset Management and Infrastructure Planning team is one of five subsectors within our Water Utilities Division, a 510‑strong community of specialists across the UK. We work with UK and international water companies and infrastructure providers to deliver strategic, technical and systematic expertise across the following areas:

• Technical assurance of statutory and regulatory submissions (e.g., annual performance reporting, business cases, business plans, long‑term strategies, operational plans)
• Water resource investment planning
• Wastewater and bioresources investment planning
• Strategic asset management and business planning
• Carbon and net‑zero appraisal and strategic planning
• Integrated systems management
• Data interpretation and decision‑support tools
• Contract appraisal (NEC, PPP)

We are growing our capability for strategic options development of concepts for inclusion in water company business plans and long‑term planning frameworks. As an Associate Asset Management Engineer you will be at the heart of delivering investment plans for our clients, contributing to business development and technical capability, reporting to the Workstream Lead and working within the wider asset management practice community.

• Relevant water management, engineering or related degree
• Background in engineering options appraisal or development of long‑term strategic plans such as Water Resources Management Plans, Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans, or Strategic Regional Options
• Proven experience developing complex water or wastewater engineering solutions
• Familiarity with UK water sector regulation
• Experience of feasibility studies, options appraisal, best‑value planning, stakeholder engagement and regulatory liaison
• Excellent report writing and presenting skills
• Ability to provide support and mentoring to junior team members and promote can‑do behaviours and coaching activities
• Capability in project management, client relationship development and business development

• Chartered/Incorporated status with a recognised Professional Institution
• Experience in client‑facing roles
• UK water sector experience

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

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• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
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