Design Lead - Infrastructure

Location: London (Fleet Place) / Reading (Clearwater Court)
Recruiter contact: La

Mott Mac Donald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott Mac Donald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley to deliver award‑winning projects. As a Design Lead – Infrastructure you will contribute to projects that significantly impact our environment and communities, primarily in the UK water market.

• 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

• Degree in Engineering
• Chartered or incorporated member of a professional institution (e.g. ICE, IMechE, etc.) or equivalent experience
• Experience in Water or Wastewater infrastructure design
• Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015

• 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
• 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
• Flexible working support and openness to discuss responsibilities beyond the workplace
• Join a wide range of groups, including our Advanced Employee Networks, which support LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities
• 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 commitment and early chartership structured schemes

Immigration

** Mott Mac Donald 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.**

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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