Design Lead

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley to deliver award winning projects.   With an annual turnover surpassing £600 million, Mott Macdonald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.  

As part of our appointment to Scottish Water’s new Enterprise, we will deliver projects at sites across Scotland. Works will include major upgrades to treatment assets, new and enhanced networks, and resilience schemes that will benefit communities across the country. 

25+ years in the water sector

Over successive regulatory periods, MMB has delivered a wide range of complex water and wastewater projects that directly support SR27 priorities, including:

• Enhancing resilience and service reliability through treatment works upgrades, network improvements and resilience schemes
• Supporting net zero and climate adaptation via low carbon design, nature based solutions and environmental compliance projects
• Enabling sustainable growth by delivering infrastructure that supports new development and protects existing communities
• Driving efficiency and affordability through integrated delivery, innovation and collaborative planning
• Maintaining a strong focus on customers, communities and safety across everything we do

As a Design Lead you will contribute to projects that significantly impact our environment and communities. Working primarily in the UK water market, MMB provides the feasibility, design, construction, and commissioning services needed to keep water flowing and wastewater treated. You’ll work on projects that make a real difference to our environment and our communities by enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of water and wastewater treatment systems.

The role of a Design Lead includes:

• Leading the delivery of multi-disciplinary design for your projects / programme
• Developing and leading your team comprised of electrical, mechanical, civil, and process designers
• Leading the development of affordable and low carbon solutions, including managing opportunities and risks
• Delivering detailed designs to meet construction needs and client acceptance including managing cost and programme
• Challenging the engineering solutions and delivery effectiveness of your team to ensure we always offer the client the best value solutions
• Providing direction and oversight of project controls and ensuring your team understands and complies with quality, programme, and cost requirements
• Maintaining positive client relationships at project level

What you’ll need:

• Degree in Engineering
• Chartered or incorporated member of professional institution e.g ICE, IMechE, etc, or equivalent experience  
• Outline and detailed design experience of water or wastewater projects and knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.
• Strong technical knowledge in own discipline and an appreciation of other disciplines
• Able to travel to sites across your operational region
• A proactive and pragmatic approach 

What’s in it for you: 

  
Financial wellbeing  

• MMB match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. 
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues including our annual bonus schemes. 
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs  

Health and wellbeing  

• A minimum of 33 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with the ability to buy, sell or carry over annual leave through our flexible benefits programme. 
• Access to Life Assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options 
• We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace. 
• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities. 
• Enhanced family and carers leave 
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave plus the option for shared parental leave. 
• Up to 2 paid additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities  

Learning and development  

MMB are committed to empowering our people to grow professionally and thrive in their careers. We offer structured development schemes that support your journey toward professional chartership. From day one, employees are fast-tracked towards chartership reviews and benefit from mentorship, hands-on experience, and tailored training opportunities.

**Mott MacDonald Bentley 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.**