Senior Project Manager

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 global industries, delivering work that is defining our future and making a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are varied. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest 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: Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme & commercial management services and advisory solutions across built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. APD provides services to projects up to £20bn, across disciplines including programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

Environment & Water: Our multidisciplinary experts help water, wastewater, and government organisations find sustainable, cost-effective solutions to climate change, net-zero, water scarcity and environmental protection. We work with around half of the UK’s regulated water and wastewater companies, across the full project lifecycle from pre-contract cost estimating to post-contract quantity surveying and commercial assurance. For project and programme management, we deliver capital projects on behalf of clients, ranging from several hundred thousand pounds to major projects and programmes worth over £0.5bn.

Overview Of The Role: As a Senior Project Manager you will lead complex workstreams on major infrastructure projects in the UK. This role shapes the direction of our growing Project management team and supports delivering a nationally significant portfolio of projects. You will drive innovation in service delivery and provide mature programme and project management advice to the team and an integrated client. Within the Environment and Water Portfolio (ENW), with water company clients, you will be responsible for the delivery of both above ground and below ground water and wastewater construction projects. Roles are typically seconded to the client, but not always.

Key Responsibilities And Duties:

• Delivery of commission obligations and internal project performance
• Building and managing strong relationships with senior client representatives
• Establishing effective communications across the project delivery, client and stakeholder teams
• Taking the lead on problem solving and decision making
• Team leadership, resource planning and management
• Controlling the internal and external commercial aspects of projects across a range of contractual arrangements

Candidate specification:

• Engineering and/or Project Management degree or relevant successful experience in project management
• Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
• APM PMQ level qualified or equivalent (e.g., Managing Successful Programmes, PRINCE2 Practitioner)
• Substantial project management expertise
• Substantial experience of managing and leading project teams to successful outcomes
• Experience of managing projects within the Water and Environment Sector
• Strong client and stakeholder relationship building skills
• Effective communication, with clients, project team, business manager and other business units
• High degree of commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls
• Flexible to travel to client site 2 - 3 days per week, with potential overnight stays

• Ability to motivate, inspire and develop high performing teams
• Ability to create an enjoyable and fulfilling work environment
• Strong focus on health and wellbeing
• Broad experience in the public sector environment
• Significant experience in administering a wide range of contracts
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable collaborative behaviours
• Proven leadership skills with ability to adapt leadership style

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that reflects 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. is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision reflects changes to the Skilled Worker route. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker.

Agile working: We offer a hybrid working policy that supports well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We pursue equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our business and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility: If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com to discuss how we can help.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including:

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4 x basic salary, with option to increase to 6 x.
• Income protection and related support for long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits including enhanced life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes in an independently owned business with shared financial success.

• Employee ownership model with no external investors and a culture of shared success.
• Direct connection to success through performance bonuses and a path toward ownership for senior roles.

• Private medical insurance for UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan and wellbeing support, including Peppy for menopause support.

• 34-35 days holiday including public holidays, with buy/sell options.
• Additional holiday entitlement after service years.

• Professional subscription and opportunities for mentoring, training, and self-development.

• Join networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.