Principal Civil Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Edinburgh, GB
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Experience working directly with UK water companies, delivery partners or framework contractors
- Strong digital capability, for example Civil 3D, GIS, common data environments or digital design coordination tools
- Experience contributing to the identification and development of low carbon, sustainable and resilient design solutions
- Knowledge of contractual arrangements, commercial processes and change management on design and build or framework projects
- Track record of mentoring engineers, building design capability and supporting team development
- Experience supporting bids, proposals and / or client engagement.
Full description
Location/s: Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Inverness; UK
Recruiter contact: Nicola Coyle
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 division
The Water Utilities Division is Mott MacDonald’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.
Overview of role
Due to sustained framework successes, we have opportunities for Principal and Associate Civil Engineers in our Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle & Scotland offices. This is a senior design-focused role, primarily supporting and leading the delivery of outline and detailed design for water and wastewater projects across major UK water frameworks. We are particularly interested in people with UK water company experience, but we are also open to those with strong civil engineering design experience from wider infrastructure sectors who can bring practical design leadership, technical judgement and a collaborative approach.
- Water treatment
- Water distribution and strategic pipelines
- Wastewater networks and pumping stations
- Wastewater treatment and recycling
- Storm overflow upgrades and environmental improvement schemes