Operational Advisory Specialist

About The Division

The Water Utilities Division is Mott Mac Donald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments.

The Asset Management and Infrastructure Planning team is one of five sub‑sectors within our Water Utilities Division. We support water companies and other infrastructure providers in the UK and internationally across the following work streams:

• Operational Advisory – providing technical and strategic support to water company operational teams
• Water resource investment planning
• Wastewater and bioresources investment planning
• Strategic asset management and business planning
• Integrated systems management
• Carbon and net zero appraisal and strategic planning
• Data analytics and decision support tools
• Technical assurance of statutory regulatory submissions such as annual performance reporting, business cases and business plans, long‑term strategic plans, operational performance and deliverables
• Contract’s appraisal (NEC, PPP)

We are expanding our Operational Advisory team. As an Operational Advisory Specialist you will:

• Support water company clients in achieving operational objectives across water and wastewater services
• Help develop strategic and tactical plans, support implementation, and lead change and performance‑improvement initiatives
• Contribute to efficiency programmes and the development of innovative digital solutions

• Working knowledge of water and/or wastewater operations
• Demonstrable track record of delivering change and performance improvement within an operational or asset management environment
• Strong critical thinking, problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical analysis to non‑technical audiences
• Strong team working skills, with the ability to motivate others to deliver high‑quality outputs
• Ability to influence outcomes and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Understanding of the regulatory environment in which UK water companies operate
• Experience in developing and delivering regulatory submissions and associated outputs

• Relevant engineering or other technical qualifications
• Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certificate or Diploma in Asset Management
• Chartership (or working towards) with a relevant professional institution (e.g., environmental, engineering, or asset management)
• Experience in project delivery, client engagement, and/or consultancy
• Continuous improvement qualification and/or experience (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) and/or project management accreditation
• Commercial awareness, including experience supporting proposal development and fee estimates

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

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 in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reaso and we will talk to you about how we can support you.