Project Leader

Internal applicants are welcome. The Project Leader – Civil role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, managing projects through the outline and detailed design lifecycle, supported by multidisciplinary teams.

• Work as part of a "project triangle" with a Site Manager and Quantity Surveyor to ensure technical, constructability and commercial aspects of delivery are considered throughout.
• Lead the design of treatment or infrastructure projects from the initial outline to detailed design, through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Co‑ordinate the project team – including civil, electrical, mechanical and process designers, BIM modelers and technical specialists – to ensure designs are completed on programme, within budget and to the required quality.
• Undertake design in own discipline and mentor less experienced colleagues where appropriate.
• Build positive relationships with client project, operational and technical assurance teams, promoting a "one‑team" approach.

• Accredited Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Incorporated Member of an Engineering Institution.
• Experience in outline and detailed design of water or wastewater projects.
• Knowledge of Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.

• MMB matches employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Annual bonus schemes available to all colleagues.
• Annual professional institution subscription costs covered.

• Minimum of 33 days holiday per year, inclusive of public holidays, with option to buy, sell or carry over through a flexible benefits programme.
• Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance and health screening options.
• Flexible working arrangements supported.
• Access to Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities.

• Enhanced family leave: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave and option for shared parental leave.
• Up to 2 paid additional days for those with significant caring responsibilities.

• Structured development schemes supporting the journey toward professional chartership, including fast‑track reviews, mentorship, hands‑on experience and tailored training opportunities.

• Location:
  
  Shifnal, GB
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Work Pattern:
  Full Time
• Market:
  Water
• Discipline:
  Water
• Job

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