Mott Macdonald
A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.
Major Projects - Principal Civil Engineer
Lead multi-disciplinary front‑end engineering for major water and wastewater projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
As Principal Civil Engineer you will lead multidisciplinary design teams, mentor junior staff and contribute to business development and proposal preparation. You will ensure technical delivery meets client expectations and Mott MacDonald’s standards for quality, health, safety and environmental performance, while supporting the growth and capability of the water team across the region. • Lead multi-disciplinary design teams in project delivery • Support technical excellence through digital innovation, best‑practice sharing and robust QA procedures • Contribute to commercial success via forecasting, risk management and producing bids and proposals • Apply Mott MacDonald’s global standards and review health, safety, welfare and environmental impact • Review design submissions to ensure compliance with contract requirements • Perform discipline checker role on standard outputs • Interface and liaise with clients and other stakeholders • Mentor and develop junior staff • Coordinate project resources with resource leads and grow capability through recruitment and training • Provide specialist support to account leaders and lead proposals and tenders in water and wastewater fields • Contribution to identification and development of low‑carbon solutions
Key Responsibilities
- ▸design lead
- ▸digital innovation
- ▸quality assurance
- ▸design review
- ▸client liaison
- ▸low‑carbon
What You Bring
The ideal candidate is a driven professional with a passion for delivering environmentally responsible and cost‑effective solutions. You should hold a chartered engineering status, have extensive experience leading multi‑disciplinary water or wastewater projects, and possess strong commercial awareness, communication skills and a proactive mindset. • Chartered engineer with relevant technical degree • Experience leading engineering or multi‑disciplinary design teams on UK/Ireland water or wastewater projects • Front‑end major projects experience • Solid knowledge of water or wastewater specifications and standards • Proven ability to manage and motivate teams to deliver consistently • Commercial awareness and ability to deliver cost‑effective solutions within time and budget constraints • Strong communication skills for interacting with disciplines, clients and promoting the team • Willingness to contribute to and develop technical knowledge networks • Proactive approach with adaptability to changing scenarios • Experience of complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects • Experience with canals or flood defence projects • Strong digital capability (e.g., Civils 3D, GIS, hydraulic modelling software) • Resource management and line‑management experience • Experience of Development Consent Orders (DCO) • Willingness to travel to other offices and sites as required
Requirements
- ▸chartered engineer
- ▸team leadership
- ▸digital capability
- ▸commercial awareness
- ▸communication
- ▸water projects
Benefits
Mott MacDonald is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities it serves, and it offers flexible hybrid working, equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and support for disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. The company does not currently sponsor Skilled Worker visas but welcomes applicants eligible for alternative UK immigration routes. Employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes health and wellbeing programmes, matched pension contributions, life assurance, flexible holidays, enhanced family and carers leave, extensive learning and development opportunities, and access to employee networks that promote community and social impact. • Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues • Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments • Access to Peppy for free menopause support for UK colleagues • Comprehensive wellbeing programme for employees and families • Flex salary option to opt into a wide range of health benefits, extendable to families • Match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7% • Life assurance up to 4 × basic salary, with option to increase to 6 × • Income protection scheme with financial benefit and return‑to‑work support • Flexible benefits including increased life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing • Annual bonus schemes sharing the business’s financial success • Minimum 33–35 days holiday per year, inclusive of public holidays, with buy/sell leave option • Holiday entitlement rises to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service • Employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers • 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, plus two weeks paid paternity/partner leave • Shared parental leave matching maternity pay up to 24 weeks at full pay • Up to five additional caring‑responsibility days, two of which are paid • Primary annual professional institution subscription • Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training and self‑development • Access to Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, disability and parents/carers communities • Opportunities to contribute to community social outcomes
Work Environment
Hybrid