Project Manager

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

Role Purpose
Set the project or portfolio execution strategy and uses a cross-discipline project team to deliver the project safely, in line with company procedures, achieving the established gaols and objectives within the agreed baseline.  To provide leadership to the project managers delivering projects and implement appropriate governance arrangements to ensure all business risks within the projects or portfolios are mitigated.   Strong communication skills are needed to interact with other disciplines and clients daily.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain a competent, effective and efficient integrated project team
• Develop and execute effective strategies and plans to deliver the project baseline
• Guide and support the delivery team to ensure that the delivery of the project is to the specified criteria, goals and objectives, complaint with appropriate legislation, Project Execution procedures and within the approved project baseline scope, cost, schedule and quality
• Provide accurate and timely information and reports regarding project status, activities and performance
• Implement and maintain effective communication to the project team and stakeholders
• Early identification of issues, risk and concerns that has the potential to impact the project baseline
• Propose, agree, implement and report corrective actions to secure the project baseline
• Ensure compliance with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, current legislation and standards associated with all engineering aspects of delegated projects.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance. 

To be considered for and successful in this role you will need:

Collaboration

• Actively support and collaborate with project and engineering managers
• Engage with various project disciplines to ensure seamless integration
• Build and maintain strong relationships both within the organization and with external partners.

Experience

• Experience in roles directly influencing project outcomes
• Extensive experience in highly regulated industries, preferably nuclear
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, proven through successful project delivery
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in project management or an engineering-related discipline
• Professional status with an accredited body (e.g., APM, RICS)
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development. #LI-NM1

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.