Senior Consultant Assurance

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.

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 Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision.

Overview Of Role

The Asset Management and Infrastructure Planning team is one of five sub-sectors within our Water Utilities Division, which employs around 350 people across the UK. We work in the water sector and with other infrastructure providers both in the UK and internationally in the following workstream areas:

• Technical assurance of statutory regulatory submissions such as annual performance reporting, business cases and business plans, long term strategic plans, operational performance and deliverables
• Water resource investment planning
• Wastewater and bioresources investment planning
• Strategic asset management and business planning
• Carbon and net zero appraisal and strategic planning
• Integrated systems management
• Data analytics and decision support tools
• Contract’s appraisal (NEC, PPP)

We have an exciting opportunity in our Technical Assurance workstream for a senior role. As a Senior Professional for Assurance, you will be at the heart of our assurance delivery for clients, with contributions to our delivery capability. Reporting directly to the Workstream Lead, you will be an important part of our Assurance Team and the wider asset management practice community.

Candidate Specification

• Academic and professional qualifications, with relevant skills and experience.
• Background of engineering, accounting/economics, asset management, auditing and technical assurance of statutory regulatory submissions.
• Skills in asset management ISO standards and requirements, technical audits, the assessment of regulatory requirements and impacts on service outputs, service metrics, performance commitments and the associated base and enhancement schemes.
• Experience of delivering technical assurance work with the constraints of regulatory submission timescales.
• Membership of a professional body and/or water regulatory networks.
• Capable of presenting assurance findings in a clear and understandable manner through formal and informal presentations and assurance reports.
• Skills to adapt to changing situations and environments and to respond quickly and proactively to emerging opportunities and risks.
• Willingness to undertake assignments throughout the UK, as well as short international visits.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. 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.

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.

Agile working

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including:

• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues, health cash plan, access to Peppy, and a variety of wellbeing support.
• Financial wellbeing: Employee pension contributions, life assurance, income protection scheme, and flexible benefits.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, with the ability to buy or sell leave.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies and additional leave for significant caring responsibilities.
• Learning and development: 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 supporting various communities and make a difference within our communities.

Location(s): Bristol, Brighton, Manchester, London, Leeds, Cardiff

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Various

Discipline: Water

Job Ref: 7935