Senior Civil Engineer - Wales

Senior Civil Engineer - Wales, Birmingham & Bristol

Birmingham, United Kingdom / Bristol, United Kingdom / Cardiff, United Kingdom

Location/s:Cardiff, Birmingham, Bristol; UK
Recruiter contact: Maria Cervantes

Mott Mac Donald 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 Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

The Water Utilities Division isott Mac Donald’s centre of excellence for responding to the UK and Ireland's water and wastewater challenges. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations, preventing urban flooding, and improving the health of our rivers and coastal environments. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies to outline and detailed design.

Together, we deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients while offering diverse and technically stimulating opportunities to our people.

After recent framework successes, we have opportunities for Senior civil engineers (design engineers) within our multidisciplinary Water Consultancy Division. We work on a vast range of design projects covering, for example:

• Water treatment
• Wastewater recycling
• Industrial process water
• Irrigation
• Hydropower

We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. We provide specialist technical support to colleagues across our global business, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. Our clients include the majority of UK water utility companies, and many other governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas.

In this role you will be:

• Working across several different UK water authorities, with a main focus on United Utilities as a key client
• Working as part of multi-disciplinary design teams in project delivery
• Preparing design submissions to ensure compliance with contract requirements
• Undertaking studies, concept, preliminary and detailed design
• Interfacing and liaising with clients and other stakeholders

You will work in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company’s reputation and help secure further work.

• Civil Engineering degree or other relevant degree
• Chartered or near chartered status (ICE or equivalent)
• Water and/or wastewater engineering design experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of the importance of prioritising health, safety, and environmental issues
• Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios
• Contributed towards the identification and development of low carbon solutions

Mott Mac Donald 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.

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