Senior Civil Engineer - Water Major Projects

Belfast, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom / Bristol, United Kingdom / Cambridge, United Kingdom / Leeds, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom / Reading, United Kingdom / Sheffield, United Kingdom

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.

The Water Consultancy Division is Mott Mac Donald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision.

Due to continued growth and strong market demand, we are expanding our Major Projects capability within our Water Consultancy Division and are looking to strengthen our team with a Senior Civil Engineer.

Working within our collaborative One Water team, you will contribute to the development and delivery of nationally significant infrastructure that supports water security, environmental resilience and thriving communities. Our work goes beyond engineering: at Mott Mac Donald we are committed to help shape places, protect the environment and deliver lasting social value for the communities we serve.

As an employee-owned business, our people are at the heart of everything we do. This means you will have a genuine voice in how we grow, how we deliver, and the impact we create for our clients and society.

You will play a key role in the delivery of major water infrastructure programmes, particularly during the earlier engineering stages of feasibility, concept and outline design, helping to develop robust and consentable schemes, to safely navigate projects through the relevant planning and consenting processes, in particular the Development Consent Order process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in the UK.

Our immediate portfolio, which continues to grow, includes a diverse range of major infrastructure, such as:

• Large diameter water transfer pipelines
• Water tunnels and conveyance systems
• Water recycling and reuse schemes
• Reservoirs and strategic storage solutions
• Flood and coastal risk management programmes

These projects play a critical role in addressing climate challenges, enhancing resilience, and delivering long‑term benefits to communities and the environment.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Deliver front‑end engineering services from feasibility through to outline design
• Coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams to develop integrated solutions
• Support development of robust and consentable engineering solutions
• Review and assure technical outputs for quality, compliance and buildability
• Engage with clients, regulators and stakeholders
• Support and mentor junior team members
• Contribute to bids, proposals and work‑winning activities
• Promote technical excellence, innovation and best practice
• Ensure alignment with health, safety, environmental and quality standards

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