Civil Engineer

Mott MacDonald

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About the business unit  
The Buildings and Cities Unit (BNC) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors. 

Overview of role
You will be an experienced Highways Design / Drainage Engineer and integral member of the Wales highways team working on all types of highways and active travel schemes from feasibility through to implementation.  Providing experience and direction to the project team on highway / drainage design and construction. Key clients and workstreams include NMWTRA for which we are a preferred Framework supplier, Transport for Wales Engineering Consultancy Services Framework, and local highways authorities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities.

• Contribute to the technical design of Highways and Infrastructure projects to meet client and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain trusting and productive relationships with client representatives
• Coordinate and collaborate with other teams and disciplines to win and successfully deliver projects
• Maintain a good understanding of relevant standards, Codes of Practice, Health & Safety Legislation, and current relevant design methods.
• Comply with Company governance and quality Procedures and Work Instructions
• Assist in monitoring, planning and forecasting utilisation of own discipline team members.

Candidate specification
Essential criteria:

• MSc or Meng in a relevant Engineering discipline 
• Demonstrable experience of highways design experience including familiarity and experience of relevant standards and specifications such as DMRB and SHW
• Understanding of health and safety legislation, duties and best practice in relation to the design and construction of civil engineering works
• Industry standard digital design tools e.g.   AutoCAD, AutoTRACK, Civils 3D

Desirable criteria:

• Enthusiasm and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Working towards I.Eng or C.Eng and a commitment to continuous improvement and development
• Previous experience of an engineering organisation
• Knowledge and experience of the construction process
• Microdrainage / Infodrainage / Causeway Flow

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.

Accessibility

We 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 reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A 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.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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