Pavement Engineer in Sheffield

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We deliver work across a range of global industries, defining our future and having a significant societal impact in the communities we serve. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, we empower our people to succeed and champion brilliance.

Following our continued growth and wider success in winning major projects across the UK and overseas, we are looking for a Pavement Engineer to join our technical advisory team. The role can be based out of any one of our Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds or Sheffield offices, contributing to our vibrant airfield and highways pavement team and supporting high‑performing shared enterprise with partners. You will use our digital platforms and be an integral part of the wider design teams located around the UK.

Key Responsibilities And Duties Include:

• Delivery of airfield pavement design to UK and international design standards
• Delivery of highway pavement design to UK and international design standards
• Assessment and prioritisation of pavement intervention works
• Optimisation of maintenance and renewal works/schemes for clients
• Condition assessment and root cause analysis of pavement defects/failures
• Supporting technical parts of the business to fully take account of operation and maintenance
• Provision of advice on carbon reduction in pavement design and maintenance
• Supporting members of the team with their technical and professional development
• Implementing digital technology to increase delivery efficiency or enhance project outcomes
• Supporting the development of bids to increase the pipeline of work

Candidate Specification:

The successful candidate will be proactive, enthusiastic and eager to play a part in a growing team.

Essential Academic, Professional Qualifications And Experience:

• Expertise in pavement design, materials and pavement testing
• Civil Engineering degree or equivalent
• Security Clearance (SC) and/or willingness to obtain SC

Essential Competencies / Skills:

• High standard of verbal and written communications
• Attention to detail and good proofing skills
• Strong interpersonal / people skills
• Ability to work in a fluid and fast environment
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people

Desirable Academic, Qualifications, Experience, Competencies And Skills:

• Experience working on civil and/or military airfield pavement engineering projects and familiarity with airfield pavement standards and specifications, such as DMG27, FAA and ICAO
• Knowledge of specialist pavement design software such as FAARFIELD or CIRCLY
• Experience on highways and/or other pavement structures (e.g. heavy duty port pavements, industrial pavements etc.)
• Experience using asset management systems (AMS) or pavement management systems (PMS)
• Working towards Chartered Engineer status

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Agile working: We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust, allowing you and your manager to choose how you work most effectively to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking 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: If you are disabled or need support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please 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 you with everyday 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 programme, 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 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x 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 LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities. Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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