Engineering Project Manager / Senior Engineer

at  Mott MacDonald

Engineering Project Manager / Senior Engineer
Country: United Kingdom
Position Location: Belfast, UK
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: Water
Discipline: Water
Job Ref: 4842
Recruiter Contact: Nicola Coyle

ABOUT THE BUSINESS UNIT

The 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.
Do you want to use your experience to make an impact? At Mott MacDonald we support all leadership potential, creating high-performing teams with a flatter hierarchy that fosters more autonomy and greater employee engagement. We understand that development never stops. Our leaders have a vision of who they want to be and a strategy to take them there. As a company with a fully independent ownership, we’re proud to be stewards of our business. We embed real leadership behaviours and the business priorities they serve, and believe transparency and openness make us agile and adaptable. So bring your expertise to a company looking for acknowledged and emerging leaders, where your professional journey can take a wide variety of forms. Driven by you and supported by us.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

We are seeking a Chartered (or Incorporated) Civil engineer, or Senior Engineer / Project Manager with strong UK clean / potable water and/or wastewater infrastructure experience, able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Experience in clean / potable water pipeline design and/or wastewater network and associated infrastructure design
• A demonstrable understanding of hydraulic engineering principles
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary water pipeline and networks projects with other technical disciplines including environmental specialists, geotechnical, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers
• You will have a proven project management capability, having managed multiple and/or complex projects in a multidisciplinary environment using a proactive approach coupled with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios.
• You will have a good understanding of designers’ responsibilities under CDM.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to be able to enter into technical discussions in a logical and coherent fashion in both oral presentations and written reports, to colleagues, non-technical staff and clients.
• Proficient in English.
• A drive to be abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions.

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 looking for a driven Engineering Project Manager or Senior Engineer to play a pivotal role within our water pipeline & networks team. In this role, you’ll lead the design of innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to address leakage challenges, cleanwater provision and sewage disposal, across our water utility client’s network, vital to meet the ever-growing societal demands of development, population growth and climate change. Get in touch if you want to know more and are keen to be involved in the development of innovative solutions to solve these very real challenges.
As the Engineering Project Manager/Senior Engineer you will work with and manage a multidisciplinary team of technical specialists, delivering projects in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company’s reputation and help secure further work. In this role, you will lead the design of innovative and sustainable solutions to address leakage challenges, cleanwater provision and sewage disposal across our client’s water networks. Some of these projects are emergency work and reactive in nature - so you will need to lead fast-paced design, whilst managing change and impacts on the other projects within the wider programme.
You will be expected to coordinate project teams throughout the project lifecycle from design definition through to implementation, fulfilling all aspects to successfully manage projects including business management system compliance, technical quality assurance, programme and cost control management as well as leading client interface. You will work closely with contractors, often on site, reacting to queries and changes. You will represent the company in meetings and supervise the work of more junior staff, providing technical and commercial guidance to support their development.
Mott MacDonald offers a highly innovative and collaborative environment within which to further develop your career. We can offer development in technical, management or client-facing directions. You will have control of your own career path and great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow.