Assistant Hydrogeologist / Environmental Scientist in Birmingham

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.

About The Division: Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.

Overview Of The Role: We’re currently looking for an experienced graduate, ideally in Hydrogeology or Environmental Management with a strong hydrogeology aspect to join our Contaminated Land and Agricultural Soil team within the Environmental and Consent division. You’ll work on a variety of projects across the built environment, transport, and water sectors—contributing to both office-based and fieldwork activities that protect land, water, and public health.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Conduct literature reviews and write desk studies
• Understand conceptual models, building on geological, hydrogeological, hydrological data and inputs from other sources of information
• Contribute to Risk Assessments (Contaminated Land, Groundwater, Human Health and Gas)
• Contribute to writing reports (Risk Assessments and EIA)
• Assist with and undertake modelling (especially hydrogeological models)
• Assist with and provide GIS figures
• Undertake ALC and AIA and field surveys for soil projects
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions

Candidate specification:

Essential:

• Qualified to a minimum BSC in relevant subject (Environmental Science, Management and Ideally Hydrogeology)
• Knowledge of Geology, hydrology, conceptual models, modelling tools, risk assessment, environmental management and remediation
• Strong knowledge of hydrogeology, hydrogeological conceptualisation
• Strong communication skills for reporting and liaising with contractors and clients

Desirable:

• GIS skills
• Modelling skills

Agile working: At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility: We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• 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.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• 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.