
Mott Macdonald
A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.
Technical Principal - Civil
Lead multidisciplinary design team for UK water utility projects, managing delivery and innovation.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role leads a multidisciplinary design team within Global Delivery Services to deliver water and wastewater treatment (non‑infrastructure) and pipeline (infrastructure) projects for UK water utilities. • Lead integrated design and build projects with UK management and design teams. • Combine managerial and technical leadership to deliver projects on quality, budget, and schedule. • Inspire and support teams to achieve technical excellence and digital innovation. • Promote health and safety excellence, ensuring SHEQ compliance and CDM Principal Designer duties. • Apply a carbon‑management mindset to design solutions. • Conduct post‑project reviews to capture lessons learned and best practices. • Ensure the design team follows company Engineering, CAD, and QA procedures. • Lead project teams in the UK water sector and possess offshore project delivery acumen. • Manage large multi‑disciplinary teams and provide technical review and assurance. • Deliver design‑and‑build projects from feasibility to detailed design. • Lead continuous improvement in Safety by Design and CDM compliance. • Maintain a proactive, adaptable mindset. • Prepare fee proposals and bid submissions.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸integrated design
- ▸project delivery
- ▸technical review
- ▸cad standards
- ▸bid preparation
- ▸safety compliance
What You Bring
The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical engineering, has 12‑15+ years of UK engineering design experience, a strong track record in water treatment or pipeline projects, and is Chartered or working towards Chartered status. • Hold a BEng/MEng in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical engineering. • Possess 12‑15+ years of UK engineering design experience with increasing responsibility. • Demonstrated delivery of UK water treatment or pipeline design projects. • Achieve or be working towards Chartered Engineer status with a UK Engineering Council institute. • Exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills. • Understand commercial management and project delivery.
Requirements
- ▸beng/meng
- ▸12‑15 yrs
- ▸water treatment
- ▸chartered engineer
- ▸communication
- ▸commercial mgmt
Benefits
Work locations include Mumbai, Bengaluru, Noida, and Ahmedabad, with flexible working arrangements available and discussed during the interview process. Mott MacDonald provides a comprehensive benefits package that supports work‑life balance and career growth, featuring agile working, various leave options, insurance coverage, career mobility, global employment opportunities, and knowledge sharing. • Agile working arrangements. • Critical illness and compassionate leave. • Paternity leave. • Group term life and medical insurance. • Career mobility options. • Short‑ and long‑term global employment opportunities.
Work Environment
Hybrid