Assistant Civil Engineer

at  Mott MacDonald

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

We are seeking a civil engineer early career professional, progressing towards chartership or newly chartered, who can demonstrate the following attributes:

• Civil Engineering degree qualified or equivalent
• UK water infrastructure experience, particularly in pipelines (water or waste)
• An understanding of the designer’s responsibilities under the CDM regulations
• Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt and prioritise
• Strong collaboration and communication skills in both oral presentations and written reports
• Project Management experience is not essential but previous experience or a desire to develop these skills would be beneficial

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We 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.

We are passionate about providing solutions that help our clients to balance environmental and societal needs. We have exciting opportunities for civil engineers with existing industry experience to join our growing networks teams across the UK. We are an equal opportunity employer, and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate and take positive steps to create an inclusive culture. There is the option for this role to be full time or part-time. We operate an agile working policy with the expectation that you will be present in your chosen office location more often than not, fluctuating as required to suit business and individual needs.

We have an exciting opportunity for a developing Civil Engineer, with experience in pipeline and network design, to join our national team. You will be part of a talented multi-disciplinary team of technical specialists delivering a diverse range of medium-to-large-scale flooding, growth and leakage projects, covering all phases of the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate would be an early career professional progressing towards chartership or newly chartered, and keen to progress their career and evolve within Mott MacDonald. As an Assistant Engineer you will be responsible for providing key technical inputs on a range of water and wastewater infrastructure projects. You’ll join an innovative and motivated team of engineers, preparing feasibility, outline and detailed pipeline and hydraulic design work. You’ll be responsible for:

• Delivering designs for potable water or sewage pipelines schemes for growth, or to respond to spills or leakage issues
• Producing technical specifications, drawings and schedules
• Coordinating with other disciplines
• Managing the delivery of your projects to budget and programme, including monthly reporting
• Report writing and preparation of presentation materials
• Working in close partnership with clients, representing the company in technical meetings

Mott MacDonald offers a highly innovative and collaborative environment within which to further develop your career. We offer career progression in technical, management or commercial/client-facing directions, or a combination thereof depending on what best interests you – you’ll have control of your own career path. This role will present you with a fantastic opportunity to further develop your skills through your project work, with great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow.