Senior Structural Engineer - Water Consultancy

Mott MacDonald

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About the division 

The Water Consultancy Division is the centre of excellence within Mott MacDonald for responding to water and wastewater challenges, providing support to colleagues across our global business, and offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. 
 
Climate change, aging assets, and population growth place increasing pressure on our water and wastewater assets. Our highly successful water consultancy business is servicing ever-increasing demands from water sector clients to help deliver ambitious capital programmes. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. 
 
With sustainability, social impacts, digitalisation, and carbon reduction in mind, our diverse and multi-disciplinary teams work together to 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. 

Overview of role

Position Location: Cambridge, UK / Reading, UK / Birmingham, UK / London, UK

The success of Mott MacDonald’s Water Division owes much to the drive, dedication, and professional calibre of our experienced team of structural, civil, process, mechanical and electrical engineers who provide cutting-edge infrastructure design services for the Water and Wastewater industry. As a Structural Engineer in our Water Division, you will be a key part of our multidisciplinary team of technical specialists, delivering projects in close partnership with key clients and contractors. You will work in established teams to deliver the technical design of innovative and sustainable solutions on challenging and high-profile projects for clients such as key UK water companies, D&B Contractors, and the Environment Agency.

The key elements of the role will include:

• Delivering design work from concept through construction, inspections and construction site support on major water and wastewater projects
• Structural Design: Undertake loading assessments, structural analysis using engineering software (such as ROBOT, STAAD and TEDDS) as well as producing hand calculations for the structural design of reinforced structures
• Quality: Produce and review deliverables, including calculations, drawings, technical reports, method statements and risk assessments to relevant standards and procedures
• Delivery: Support the preparation of project budget and programme. Take responsibility for delivering to agreed budget, programme, and quality
• Collaboration: Co-ordinating with other technical disciplines to develop innovative solutions and representing the company/team at technical meetings with clients and colleagues
• Mentoring junior colleagues with their technical and professional development

Candidate specification 

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated structural engineer with the following attributes:

Essential:

• Qualifications: degree in civil and/or structural engineering ideally Chartered with ICE and/or IStructE (or working towards Chartership or equivalent experience)
• Strong technical skills: experience in preparing conceptual, outline and detailed structural designs for typical water industry infrastructure, such as water-retaining reinforced concrete structures and foundations, for both the clean water and wastewater industries. Although this is an essential skill, for the right candidate development support, training and mentoring can be offered
• Conversant with the structural Eurocodes and a knowledge of the structural British Standards
• Good organisational skills and the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues, wider design teams, clients, and contractors

Desirable:

• A good working knowledge of geotechnical aspects associated with the design of structures
• Experience of structural inspections/assets and developing appropriate remedial recommendations
• Some experience / knowledge of structural steelwork, masonry design and concrete mix specification
• Experience of working in a digital delivery environment using BIM and 3D design tools

 
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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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