Location: Altrincham, Glasgow, Bristol, UK.
Recruiter contact: Erinda Hazizi.
About the business unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. We are helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Overview of the role
Process Engineering Lead in the Nuclear; Defence and Civil division. You will work in a client‑facing role, driving the full front‑end engineering process from feasibility to detailed design, across multi‑discipline projects such as nuclear decommissioning, defence and other energy and infrastructure projects. The role includes line management, client engagement to develop opportunities and support the development of engineers within the team.
Responsibilities
• Lead process engineering aspects of multi‑discipline design projects.
• Provide quality assurance of others’ work by surveillance and checking.
• Liaise with clients to develop the best solutions to meet their needs.
• Produce design and technical documentation, visit client sites as necessary, and pursue and promote further opportunities with the client.
• Support and guide junior members of the team, mentoring more junior engineers.
• Ensure safety is integral to process engineering design.
• Actively seek input from other engineers, specialists, facility and project team members to improve understanding and deliver fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
Qualifications
Essential qualifications:
- Line management responsibilities for the nuclear process team.
- Chartered status with the IChemE or other relevant professional body.
- Broad knowledge of industry standards and legislation.
- Technical chemical/process engineering experience.
- Demonstrable experience in process engineering design.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to adapt and work on multiple projects.
- Client‑facing experience and commercial awareness of FEED projects.
- Experience of supporting or mentoring more junior engineers.
Additional qualifications: Experience in nuclear decommissioning and/or defence projects is desirable.
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. 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.
Benefits
Financial wellbeing:
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Employee Ownership:
- Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
- Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
- As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
- Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
- For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
Health and wellbeing:
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Lifestyle:
- A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave:
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
- We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.
Learning and development:
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.
Networks, communities and social outcomes:
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
