Pavement Engineer

Location/s: Southampton, Birmingham or Sheffield; UK

Recruiter contact: Pamela Wray-Slack

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.

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues – such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation – to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Following our continued growth and wider success in winning major projects across the UK and overseas, we are looking for a Pavement Engineer to join our technical advisory team. This role can be based out of any one of our Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds or Sheffield offices. This is an opportunity to take a role in developing and growing our vibrant airfield and highways pavement team and contribute to achieving a high performing shared enterprise with our partners.

You will be using our go digital platforms where you will be an integral part of the wider design teams located around the UK. As a Pavement Engineer, you will work with the team to fulfil the needs of our clients across a wide range of projects. Additionally, you’ll promote our health, safety and well‑being policies and ensure these are incorporated in any design as well as ensuring design outputs meet our quality obligations and requirements set out in our Business Management System (BMS).

• Delivery of airfield pavement design to UK and international design standards
• Delivery of highway pavement design to UK and international design standards
• Assessment and prioritisation of pavement intervention works
• Optimisation of maintenance and renewal works/schemes for clients
• Condition assessment and root cause analysis of pavement defects/failures
• Supporting technical parts of the business to fully take account of operation and maintenance
• Provision of advice on carbon reduction in pavement design and maintenance
• Supporting members of the team with their technical and professional development
• Implementing digital technology to increase delivery efficiency or enhance project outcomes
• Supporting the development of bids to increase the pipeline of work

The successful candidate will be proactive, enthusiastic and eager to play a part in a growing team.

• Expertise in pavement design, materials and pavement testing
• Civil Engineering degree or equivalent
• Security Clearance (SC) and/or willingness to obtain SC

• High standard of verbal and written communications
• Attention to detail and good proofing skills
• Strong interpersonal / people skills
• Ability to work in a fluid and fast environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people

• Experience working on civil and/or military airfield pavement engineering projects…