Graduate Civil Engineering Career Path: Water

Job Description

Engineer a Better Tomorrow – For People, Planet, and Progress

At Mott Mac Donald, we’re not just designing infrastructure—we’re shaping the future of water.

• Water Engineering – Designing resilient infrastructure
• Dams & Reservoirs – Protecting communities and resources

• Design pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities through feasibility, outline, and detailed stages.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, sustainable solutions.
• Support projects from planning and modelling to construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Use digital tools to enhance design quality and efficiency.
• Grow technical and project management skills through mentoring and training.
• Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for dams, spillways, intakes, and drawdown facilities.
• Undertake hydraulic and structural analyses, contributing to flood studies and emergency planning.
• Attend site inspections and monitoring activities.
• Prepare drawings, reports, and specifications that shape real-world outcomes.
• Gain exposure to project, commercial, and client management.

• Committed and motivated graduates with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference.
• Less than 12 months of relevant experience (excluding placements).
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, obtained no earlier than 2024, or expected to achieve a degree in civil engineering.
• Proactive initiative, clear communication with clients and colleagues, and high‑quality written work.
• Structured analytical approach to problem solving and a strong interest in the opportunity and Mott Mac Donald.

• Three‑year early careers soft‑skills development programme – Accelerating Your Future.
• Biannual salary reviews and competitive salary.
• Contribution pension up to 7% of salary.
• Flexible benefits scheme.
• Medical and mental‑health support.
• Flexible working arrangements.

• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Work Pattern:
  Full Time
• Location(s):
  Cambridge, GB;
  Cardiff, GB;
  Manchester, GB;
  Belfast, GB;
  Bristol, GB;
  Glasgow, GB;
  Leeds, GB;
  Inverness, GB;
  Edinburgh, GB;
  Aberdeen, GB;
  Brighton, GB;
  Reading, GB;
  Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
• Job

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. We value diversity and foster an inclusive workplace where everyone feels seen, heard, and respected.