Project Leader

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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.

We secured our first contract with Severn Trent at the beginning of AMP5 in 2009. Two AMPs later, Severn Trent has grown to become our largest client in terms of turnover. We’ve laid strong roots in the area, working from offices at Shifnal in the West Midlands while delivering work across the Severn Trent patch. 420 colleagues are based in the region, in all roles from frontline construction to commercial management, operations to design.

Our current AMP7 frameworks have been rolled over into AMP8 (to 2030), securing our place in the region for many years to come.

The Project Leader role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, managing projects through the outline and detailed design lifecycle, supported by our multi‑disciplinary teams.

• Working as part of a “project triangle” alongside a Site Manager and Quantity Surveyor to ensure that technical, constructability and commercial aspects of project delivery are considered throughout.
• Leading the design of treatment or infrastructure projects from the initial outline to detailed design, through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinating the project team—including civil, electrical, mechanical and process designers, BIM modelers and technical specialists—to ensure designs are completed on programme, within budget, and to the quality defined by each framework and industry specifications.
• Undertaking design in own discipline and mentoring less experienced colleagues where appropriate.
• Building positive relationships with the clients’ project, operational and technical assurance teams and promoting a “one‑team” approach.

• Accredited Degree in Engineering – Civil, Mechanical, Process and Electrical.
• Chartered or Incorporated Member of Engineering Institution or demonstrable progress made towards these goals.
• Outline and detailed design experience of water or wastewater projects.
• Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.

• MMB matches 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.

• 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 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.

• 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 Mac Donald Bentley are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled…