Expression of Interest - Nuclear Defence Projects

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About these opportunities
Due to continued growth in demand, we are expanding our industry leading Nuclear team. If you are particularly interested in the world of Defence and solving first of a kind challenge, then this is your invitation to join the discussion. We are currently looking for a diverse set of candidates to meet this challenge at all levels and across multiple disciplines.

Successful candidates will join the Nuclear: Defence and Civil division to work on our exciting new projects supporting CASD and Dreadnought Programmes. As a team, we will provide multi-disciplinary integrated engineering, project management and assurance services from inception to construction support on various projects across the country supporting various stages of the programmes. Together with our partners, we are helping to deliver the facilities and capabilities required with innovative solutions.

In addition to these programmes by joining our team, you will also have access to some of the largest, most challenging, and pioneering projects in the civil nuclear and wider Energy sector, in the UK, Europe and worldwide. You will have the opportunity to work with a strong engineering team and other industry professionals delivering innovative solutions and undertake projects that are recognised globally.

We are seeking an expression of interest across all our disciplines and would be particularly interested to hear from you if you have experience in the below functions but keen to hear from you if wish to work in the sector regardless of discipline:

• Architects – all levels
• Capability Engineers – all levels
• Asset Engineers – all levels
• Configuration Engineers – all levels
• Electrical Engineers – all levels
• Programme and Project Managers – all levels
• Criticality Safety Advisors
• Technical Authors – all level
• Safety Case Engineers all levels
• System Engineers - all levels
• Requirements Engineers – all levels
• Commercial Management – senior levels

Locations A number of our offices are actively supporting the programmes primarily, in the South of England (Bristol, London, Southampton, Tadley), Altrincham (Manchester) and Glasgow, although we have presence in many other locations across the UK as well at the Client’s locations across the country (Berkshire, Clyde, Cumbria & Derbyshire). At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust while meeting client requirements for site or co-located office working.

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

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.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

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.

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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