Project Leader in Leeds

Location: Leeds OR London

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley to deliver award-winning engineering projects. With an annual turnover surpassing £600 million, Mott MacDonald Bentley cements its position as a leader within the industry. The sustained, robust business performance creates an ideal environment for career growth.

We are currently expanding our energy sector team and looking to recruit for a Project Leader within our developing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) team. As a Project Leader, you will lead the design phase of projects in a fast-moving sector which is rapidly expanding as part of our national transition to a Net Zero energy system. You’ll be based in either our Leeds or London (Fleet Place) offices, but will also visit our other offices to meet with specialist engineers and spend time on our construction sites to see your designs becoming reality.

This role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, creating a unique work environment where you can thrive personally and professionally, accelerating your journey to chartership or developing your cross-discipline expertise.

The role of a Project Leader includes:

• 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 phase of the project from the initial outline to detailed design, through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Coordinating the project team including HV electrical, LV electrical, protection, control, civil and geotechnical, BIM modelers and technical specialists and ensuring designs are completed on programme, within budget, and to the quality defined by the contract and industry specifications.
• Undertaking design within your own discipline.
• Mentoring and developing less experienced colleagues where appropriate.
• Building positive relationships with the clients’ project, operational and technical assurance teams and promoting a "one-team" approach.

What you’ll need:

• Degree in Engineering (electrical or civil engineering preferred but not essential).
• Working towards professional qualification.
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region.

What’s in it for you:

At Mott MacDonald Bentley, you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

• 26 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Option to buy, sell and carry over holidays each year – Can buy up to 5 days leave or can sell up to 5 days.
• Matching pension contributions from 5% employee, 10% employer pension contribution – after 3 months service.
• Life assurance of 4 x salary.
• Income Protection.
• BUPA private medical - after 3 months service.
• Health cash plan - after 3 months service (we can claim for dental/optical/physio appointments etc and they run our EAP service).
• Company bonus twice a year (June and December) - discretionary bonus depending on company performance roughly 7.5-8% paid in two instalments.
• Annual salary reviews in December.

*Mott MacDonald 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.