A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOURS:

This job might be for you if you have:

• An Engineering degree in a relevant subject, and preferably Chartered status
• An ability to communicate technical requirements and expectations to drive complex decision making
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including staff development.
• The ability to provide innovate and challenging approaches to support driving programme efficiency
• Experience operating independently with resilience, adaptability and flexibility

Our ambition is to build a more inclusive environment. We are committed to celebrating and promoting diversity.
Here at SPA we are looking for extraordinary people who want to help create a place where everyone can thrive and where people are excited to be part of the team. So, whatever your background and however you identify, please apply if you think this role was made for you.
What we can offer:

At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

• Pension matched by employer up to 7%
• Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave
• Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options
• 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave/ Shared parental leave
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs
• Gym Membership discounts UK wide
• Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available

WE BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT WHAT WE DO, WE DO THINGS BETTER.

We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities.
We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.
You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities – from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk – our projects make a real difference.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING AS OUR NEW SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER?

You will lead the core technical input through SPA Discipline Heads (System, Process, Mechanical, EICA, Civil Infra and Non-Infra, CAD, Geotech, Quality, Carbon) across a significant programme of major potable water transfer projects (total value ~£1,800M).
You will work collaboratively with Delivery teams, including construction, procurement, enabling, planning and commercial, to ensure the design is delivered to a high quality and consistency in accordance with constructability requirements; ensuring the Engineering Disciplines are suitably resourced with sufficient competence and capacity to ensure Engineering quality processes are robust

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the SPA Discipline technical teams ensuring engineering outputs are of a suitable quality and consistency
• Support onboarding of new design staff and development of existing design staff, with technical training and details to set out SPA design expectations
• Oversee production and ownership of Standard Products, Standard Details and Design Guides to drive efficiency and consistency of outputs. Ensure these outputs are shared and incorporated into wider Anglian Water Standards
• Drive improvement, innovation and efficiency across the Engineering team to support SPA programme performance
• Represent the SPA engineering team in key technical meetings and support programme decision making for multi-functional technical outputs
• Drive and support the engineering teams with resolution of complex technical issues
• Work closely with SPA partners and supply chain to ensure engineering functions are suitably resourced to support SPA programme
• People Management - undertake for the SPA Discipline Heads, including performance management, mentoring and development to reach their potential.

THIS IS A MOTT MACDONALD BENTLEY ROLE, EMPLOYED BY MOTT MACDONALD.

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald.
Mott MacDonald Bentley offers fully integrated design and build services to its clients, combining the contracting expertise of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald.
This role is employed by Mott MacDonald but will involve working across the joint venture business, both with Mott MacDonald and JN Bentley colleagues.