Water Major Projects - Principal Civil Engineer

About the Role

As Principal Civil Engineer you will lead multi‑disciplinary design teams, mentor junior staff and support people‑management functions across the region. You will ensure technical delivery meets client expectations and internal standards of excellence, while also contributing to business development and winning proposals. • 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 bid production • Apply Mott MacDonald global standards and review health, safety, welfare and environmental impact • Review design submissions for compliance with contract requirements • Perform discipline checker role on standard outputs • Interface and liaise with clients and other stakeholders • Mentor and develop junior staff members • Coordinate project resources and enhance capability through recruitment and training • Provide specialist support for business development, proposals and tenders in water and wastewater

Key Responsibilities

• ▸design leadership
• ▸digital innovation
• ▸quality assurance
• ▸risk management
• ▸design review
• ▸client liaison

What You Bring

The ideal candidate is a chartered engineer with a relevant degree, proven experience leading design teams on water or wastewater projects in the UK and Ireland, and a strong understanding of specifications and standards. Desirable experience includes complex multi‑disciplinary projects, digital modelling tools, low‑carbon solution development and line‑management responsibilities. • Chartered Engineer with relevant technical degree • Proven experience leading engineering or multi‑disciplinary design teams on UK/Ireland water or wastewater projects • Front‑end major project experience (feasibility, concept, outline design) • Strong knowledge of water/wastewater specifications and standards • Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate teams to consistently deliver • Commercial awareness and delivery of cost‑effective solutions within time and budget constraints • Excellent communication skills for interdisciplinary and client interaction • Proactive and adaptable approach to changing scenarios • Experience with complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects, canals or flood defence • Understanding of designers’ responsibilities under CDM regulations • Strong digital capability (e.g., Civil 3D, GIS, hydraulic modelling software) • Experience identifying and developing low‑carbon solutions • Resource and line‑management experience • Experience with Development Consent Orders (DCO) • Willingness to travel to other offices and sites as required

Requirements

• ▸chartered engineer
• ▸civil 3d
• ▸gis
• ▸hydraulic modelling
• ▸low carbon
• ▸team leadership

Benefits

Due to significant growth, the Water Consultancy Division is building a Front‑end Engineering Delivery team to lead the engineering and management of major water projects, including strategic resource options for UK water companies, flood and coastal risk management, navigation, biodiversity assets and hydropower schemes. The team operates within the award‑winning OneWater group, offering agile career progression alongside industry‑recognised experts. • Private medical insurance for UK colleagues • Health cash plan covering everyday health costs • Access to Peppy menopause support and broader wellbeing programme for employees and families • Flexible salary option to opt into additional health benefits • Pension matching of 4.5%‑7% of contributions • Life assurance up to 4× salary (option to increase to 6×) • Income protection scheme with long‑term illness support • Flexible benefits including critical illness insurance, payroll savings and will writing • Annual bonus schemes sharing business financial success • 33‑35 days holiday (incl. public holidays) with buy/sell leave option; increase to 35 days after 5 years • Employee saving schemes and high‑street retailer discounts • 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave; 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave • Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay • Up to five additional caring days (two paid) for significant caring responsibilities • Annual professional institution subscription • Mentoring, formal training and self‑development opportunities for technical and soft‑skill growth • Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, disability and parent/carer communities

Work Environment

Hybrid