Water Major Projects Civil Engineer – Front‑End Design

Location/s: Cambridge, Reading, London, Leeds, Sheffield, Belfast, Bristol; UK
Recruiter contact: Laura Kennedy

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About the division

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.

Overview of the role

You will support the delivery of major water infrastructure programmes, particularly during the earlier engineering stages of feasibility, concept and outline design, contributing to the development of robust and well-integrated solutions. You will provide support to projects through planning and consenting processes, in particular the Development Consent Order process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in the UK.

You will work across a diverse range of major infrastructure schemes, including:

• 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

• Support delivery of front-end engineering (feasibility, concept and outline design)
• Participate in multi-disciplinary teams, contributing to coordinated and integrated designs
• Assist in the development of consentable schemes, including inputs to planning and DCO processes
• Prepare and contribute to technical deliverables, reports and design outputs
• Undertake design calculations and analysis, and support design reviews
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders and internal teams
• Work collaboratively with senior staff and learn from technical leaders and specialists
• Support bids and proposals where required
• Contribute to innovation, digital tools and best practice development
• Follow health, safety, environmental and quality requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering (or related discipline)
• Experience working within the UK water sector
• Experience in civil engineering design and analysis
• Understanding of water and/or wastewater standards and specifications
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to contribute to delivering technically sound and cost-effective solutions
• Proactive and adaptable approach to learning and project delivery
• Commitment to professional development, ideally working towards chartership

• Exposure to front-end…