Materials Engineer

Materials Engineer – Mott MacDonald

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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. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the Business Unit

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross‑sector skills across five key sectors: Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Overview Of The Role

We are looking for a motivated, proactive Materials Engineer with profound knowledge on durability of concrete, corrosion of metals and/or coatings to join our Materials and Corrosion team. You will work with other Materials Engineers, Civil and Structural Engineers within a highly skilled specialist team on unique, technically demanding projects across a range of sectors. You will prepare durability assessments for new and existing structures, evaluate performance, develop remedial and maintenance strategies, provide technical advice, and support asset management and sustainable solutions. You will manage your own work on projects of various sizes, ensuring high quality, safety and environmental standards, and share knowledge across the team.

Key Responsibilities And Duties Include

• Preparing durability assessments identifying potential deterioration mechanisms and developing solutions to ensure structures achieve design life.
• Providing support to internal and external clients on the selection, specification, performance, deterioration and repair of materials in structures and for general construction uses.
• Planning and carrying out investigations to evaluate the current condition, performance and residual life of a wide range of existing structures.
• Root cause analyses and forensic engineering of deteriorating materials and structures.
• Developing protection, maintenance and repair strategies, including cathodic protection.
• Carrying out research into new materials and supporting innovative applications of established materials and techniques.
• Analysing and interpreting data, producing reports and presentations, ensuring deliverables meet project requirements and managing client expectations.
• Understanding, supporting and influencing clients, preparing and reviewing reports, giving presentations and providing author guidance for publication.
• Contributing to a variety of global projects, both small and large, and project stages, providing technical input and quality deliverables to British, European or International Standards.
• Ensuring effective communication with colleagues on the project team, with clients and other stakeholders, verbally and in writing.

Candidate Specification

As a professional working within the construction industry, you have a foundation in materials technology within civil engineering disciplines, are interested in growing technical and management skills, and can adapt to new challenges. You have experience writing technical reports, presenting to clients, managing multiple commissions, working at site, and handling contractual commercial requirements. You appreciate contractual terms, can react to commercial needs, and are willing to travel, including national and international travel with overnight stays, and to work in confined spaces, tunnels, and on boats.

You Will Also Be Able To Demonstrate The Following

• Master’s degree qualified (or equivalent) in an Engineering or Science discipline, preferably with a focus on construction materials or related dissertation.
• Chartered with a relevant professional institution, working towards chartership or an experienced IEng.
• Knowledge of civil engineering assets.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of common construction materials (concrete, metals, masonry, coatings).
• Experience in inspection, investigation, monitoring and assessment of civil engineering structures.
• Willingness to travel nationally or internationally and to work non‑standard hours when necessary.
• Drive to continuously learn and enhance understanding of various materials.
• Logical problem‑solving ability and enthusiasm to take on new challenges.
• Ability to develop and apply new knowledge outside existing specialist fields.
• Willingness to work on site under various environmental conditions including confined spaces and overnight stays.
• Commercial awareness and ability to interpret complex technical information for diverse audiences.

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 eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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 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 and are committed to 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 support, contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will discuss 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 everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many extendable to family.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with option to increase to 6×.
• Our income protection scheme provides financial benefit and return‑to‑work support for 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 financial success with all colleagues through annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• Minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with ability to buy or sell leave.
• 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 – up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Broad range of opportunities to enhance 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 supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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Location

Bristol, GB

Contract Type

Permanent

Work Pattern

Full Time

Market

Buildings

Discipline

Civil

Job Ref

11853

Recruiter Contact

Cassidy Browne