Associate Civil Engineer

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. We are looking to recruit a talented Associate Civil Engineer to join our busy Infrastructure team in London working on a variety of exciting projects for a diverse range of clients and sectors. The role offers autonomy and responsibility, contributing to the team’s profile and portfolio through successful project delivery and business development.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and multi‑disciplinary design teams, producing and assuring designs.
• Control task budgets and develop staff competencies and career paths.
• Support practices in business development activities; develop commercial and technical responses to new opportunities.
• Lead infrastructure schemes through feasibility, concept, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and operations stages.
• Apply procurement, requirements, technical assurance, and risk management.

Candidate Specification

• The successful candidate must be professionally qualified with an appropriate engineering institution (ICE, CIHT, PW|, etc).
• Experience in early stage optioning.
• Understanding of all design stages (feasibility to detailed design).
• Demonstrated experience in leading infrastructure schemes through all stages.
• Competence in project management, procurement, technical assurance, and risk.
• Full awareness of Health & Safety legislation and CDM regulations.

Practical skills:

• Project management experience across multi‑disciplines, from bidding to delivery against contracted cost and programme.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills; confidence in client‑facing roles.
• Previous experience on UK public sector infrastructure projects.
• Ability to independently check and approve the work of others (knowledge of key design standards and guidance).
• Experience using digital design tools, including BIM.

Desirable (not essential):

• Technical excellence in coaching, mentoring, and developing people and teams.
• Knowledge of contract preparation, procurement, and risk management.
• Appreciation of operational and maintenance impacts of design solutions.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

Agile Working

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces wellbeing, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business and are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or require support during the recruitment process, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com for assistance.

Benefits

Health and Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan.
• Access to Peppy support.
• Wellbeing support for you and your family.
• Salary flex options for health benefits.

Financial Wellbeing

• Matching employee pension contributions 4.5%–7%.
• Life assurance up to 4× basic salary; optional increase to 6×.
• Income protection scheme.
• Flexible benefits (extra life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, will writing).
• Annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• Minimum 33–35 days holiday each year, including public holidays.
• Holiday entitlement increases after 5 years.
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Enhanced Family and Carer Leave

• Paid maternity and adoption leave 26 weeks; paternity/partner leave 2 weeks.
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities.

Learning and Development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills via mentoring, formal training, and self‑development.

Networks, Communities, and Social Outcomes

• Groups supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Chance to make a difference through community social outcomes.

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