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Our people power our performance - we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.\nWhether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.\nAbout the division\nThe Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’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.\nOverview of the role\nYou 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.\nYou will work across a diverse range of major infrastructure schemes, including:\nLarge diameter water transfer pipelines\nWater tunnels and conveyance systems\nWater recycling and reuse schemes\nReservoirs and strategic storage solutions\nFlood and coastal risk management programmes\nThese projects play a key role in tackling climate challenges, enhancing resilience, and delivering long-term benefits to communities and the environment.\nKey responsibilities and duties include:\nSupport delivery of front-end engineering (feasibility, concept and outline design)\nParticipate in multi-disciplinary teams, contributing to coordinated and integrated designs\nAssist in the development of consentable schemes, including inputs to planning and DCO processes\nPrepare and contribute to technical deliverables, reports and design outputs\nUndertake design calculations and analysis, and support design reviews\nLiaise with clients, stakeholders and internal teams\nWork collaboratively with senior staff and learn from technical leaders and specialists\nSupport bids and proposals where required\nContribute to innovation, digital tools and best practice development\nFollow health, safety, environmental and quality requirements\nCandidate specification\nWe are looking for a motivated and collaborative engineer with a strong technical foundation and a desire to develop their career in major infrastructure and multi-disciplinary project delivery.\nEssential:\nDegree in Civil Engineering (or related discipline)\nExperience working within the UK water sector\nExperience in civil engineering design and analysis\nUnderstanding of water and/or wastewater standards and specifications\nExperience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills\nAbility to contribute to delivering technically sound and cost-effective solutions\nProactive and adaptable approach to learning and project delivery\nCommitment to professional development, ideally working towards chartership\nDesirable:\nExposure to front-end engineering stages (feasibility or concept design)\nAwareness of planning and consenting processes, including NSIPs/DCO\nExperience in pipelines, water/wastewater treatment, reservoirs, flood risk or large-scale infrastructure projects\nUnderstanding of CDM principles\nFamiliarity with digital engineering tools (e.g. Civils 3D, GIS, modelling)\nInterest in sustainability and low-carbon design\nWillingness to travel to sites and other offices as required\nAbility to write clearly and succinctly for the purpose of technical reports\nWhy Join US?\nWork on nationally significant projects with real social and environmental impact\nBe part of an employee-owned business, where people are central to success\nLearn from and collaborate with experienced industry professionals\nAccess structured training, mentorship and career development opportunities\nDevelop your skills across multi-disciplinary major projects\nWe are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that different perspectives strengthen our teams and improve the solutions we deliver. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every requirement listed.\nUK Immigration\nMott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.\nAgile working\nAt Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.\nEquality, diversity, and inclusion\nWe put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.\nAccessibility\nWe want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at  and we will talk to you about how we can support you.\nWe offer some fantastic benefits including:\nFinancial wellbeing\nWe match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.\nLife assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.\nOur income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.\nFlexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.\nAs an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.\nEmployee Ownership\nOur employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.\nOur employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.\nAs your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.\nYour voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.\nFor our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.\nHealth and wellbeing\nPrivate medical insurance for all UK colleagues.\nHealth cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.\nAccess to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.\nA variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.\nAbility to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.\nLifestyle\nA minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.\n10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.\nHoliday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.\nVariety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.\nEnhanced family and carers leave\nEnhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.\nOur shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.\nUp to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.\nWe offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.\nLearning and development\nPrimary annual professional institution subscription.\nA broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.\nNetworks, communities, and social outcomes\nJoin a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.\nWe are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.\nMake a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.\nApply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.","description_format":"text","description_chars":10191,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Hybrid work","Parental leave","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Management Consulting","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-11T17:25:06Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; 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