Consultant / Senior Consultant - Industrialised Design and Construction 1 in Edinburgh

Location: London, Manchester, Cambridge, Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh (UK)

About The Business Unit

Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world‑leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services. APD serves projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through technical disciplines such as programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, and health and care management.

Our strategic advisory capabilities help executive teams articulate future state of their enterprise, programme or problem that aligns people, processes, information and technology, and we enable climate resilience, digital transformation, and environmental and social outcomes.

Overview Of The Role

We’re seeking a Consultant to join our dynamic and expanding Industrialised Design and Construction (IDC) team. This role is an exciting opportunity for someone with hands‑on experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), passionate about driving innovation and digital transformation in the built environment. Whether you’re recently chartered or working towards professional accreditation with a recognised body (e.g., ICE, IStructE, IMechE, IET, CIAT, CIBSE, CIOB, RICS, RIBA), this role offers a chance to shape future construction delivery across major infrastructure programmes. Our team is actively working across multiple sectors including Buildings (Healthcare, Education, Cities), Water & Environment and Nuclear. You will support the delivery of strategic and technical advisory services across a range of sectors to industrialisation and MMC advisors to infrastructure owners and programmes across the UK and overseas. You’ll work with clients, design teams, manufacturers and contractors to embed DfMA, MMC, and platform‑based approaches into projects and programmes.

Key Responsibilities And Duties

• Support the development and implementation of IDC strategies across client portfolios and programmes, contributing to measurable improvements in delivery efficiency and consistency.
• Apply DfMA and MMC principles to optimise design, delivery, and operational outcomes—demonstrating value through improved constructability, reduced waste, or enhanced programme certainty.
• Contribute to the creation and use of standardised tools, methods, and delivery models, helping to embed repeatable, scalable solutions across projects.
• Assist in the development of IDC metrics and performance indicators, enabling data‑driven decision‑making and continuous improvement across the value chain.
• Support the creation of case studies, lessons learned, and a library of proven IDC approaches, ensuring knowledge is captured, shared and applied effectively.
• Engage in capacity building activities, including mentoring other staff and contributing to internal knowledge sharing to grow the next generation of IDC practitioners.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure IDC principles are integrated from concept to completion, fostering a culture of cross‑functional innovation.
• Contribute to the development of digital tools and data models that support industrialised delivery, enhancing transparency, traceability, and automation.
• Participate in client workshops, stakeholder engagement, and delivery assurance activities, building trusted relationships and reinforcing Mott MacDonald’s reputation for excellence in IDC.

Candidate specification

Specialisms And Experience We’re Looking For Include

• Manufacturing and Assembly experience
• Building Services experience
• Structural / architectural engineering experience
• Systems Engineering experience
• Supply chain ecosystem management experience

Essential

• Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent education in a related field.
• Working towards or recently achieved chartership with a relevant, recognised professional body.
• Demonstrable experience in applying DfMA, MMC, or platform‑based approaches.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills.
• Self‑motivated, accountable, and takes ownership of their work; works independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A proactive, curious mindset with a willingness to learn and challenge the status quo.
• Understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work (or equivalents in non‑buildings markets) and its application to delivery.
• Experience working on programmes or projects across different sectors including Buildings (Healthcare, Education, Defence, Nuclear, etc.), Water and Environment and / or Transport infrastructure (Airports, Metros, etc.).

Desirable

• Experience with systems engineering, familiarity with requirements management tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency in digital delivery and understanding of the key role it plays in supporting the implementation of DfMA approaches.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with a strategic mindset to drive innovation and process improvement.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and logistics.
• Understanding of supply chain ecosystems and management for Industrialised construction.
• Aware of manufacturing and assembly processes, materials selection, fabrication methods, and assembly techniques.
• Experience with tools such as Power BI, Revit, or parametric design platforms.
• Relevant certifications or memberships in professional organisations (e.g. Lean Construction Institute, BuildingSMART) are a plus.
• Enthusiasm to become involved in and support wider initiatives within Mott MacDonald.
• Willingness to support sales and projection of our advisory services.

Behaviours And Values

• Understanding and commitment to Mott MacDonald’s PRIDE values (Progress; Respect; Integrity; Drive; Excellence).
• Self‑starter mentality with a desire to apply initiative and new ideas, comfortable working in a dynamic, fast‑changing start‑up environment.
• An open‑minded, confident, collaborative attitude; a strong sense of team spirit; vision driven.
• Ability to think strategically and laterally, bringing creativity to problem solving innovation and technology.
• Contributes positively to our organisational culture, fostering collaboration, fairness, and openness.
• Demonstrates a coachable mindset, open to feedback and continuous improvement.
• Interest and passion for the construction industry, with a particular interest in improving buildability, modernising methods, and data‑driven decision‑making.

Security clearance beneficial but not essential.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. is 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.

Agile working

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

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with daily 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.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6x 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.

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.
• 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.

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.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Location(s): London, Cambridge, Leeds, Brighton, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol (UK)

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Various

Discipline: Consultancy

Job Ref: 12877

Recruiter Contact: Alice Roostan