Project Leader

“The business is always looking for opportunities to grow and increase turnover/margins. This provides development opportunities for people across all areas and disciplines”

Do you have an appetite for delivering high-quality design and build civil engineering projects on time and within budget, utilising your experience and quality to lead the team?  

Are you experienced in delivering Civil engineering projects? 

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! 

Mott MacDonald Bentley have recently been successful in securing a long-term framework agreement with South West Water and have an opportunity for a Project Leader to join our newly established team. 

Discover the role of a Project Leader from our perspective: 

https://www.mottmac.com/careers/project-leaders 

You will be; 

Leading the design of clean water and non-infrastructure projects through the outline and detailed design, construction, commissioning, and handover.  

Coordinating the project team including Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Process designers and ensure designs are completed on programme, within budget, and to the quality defined by each framework and industry specifications.  

Work as part of a “project triangle” alongside a Site Manager and Quantity Surveyor to ensure that technical, constructability and commercial aspects of project delivery are considered throughout

If the above role isn’t for you, we are building a large team across the Southwest, so would be very interested to hear from you. Operational, Commercial and Support are all areas we are looking to grow, get in touch and can have a conversation around other positions available within the framework. 

What we can offer you:  

• Matching pension contributions up to 7%
• Agile working
• Professional subscription  
• Culture - “Good people (emphasis on people not professionals), good pay and a very adaptive organisation (adaptive to changes in the world i.e. climate change and cost of living changes)”  

Other information

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.

About Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is 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. 
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

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.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Find out more about our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion here: https://www.mottmacbentley.co.uk/people.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call 01756 691572 or email recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Mott MacDonald

Agile working
We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.