Principal Engineer - Dams and Reservoirs Major Projects

Description

• Leading the detailed design of complex civil engineering works, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with industry standards, harnessing our existing expertise in geotechnical engineering, hydraulic structures, risk assessment and collaborating with our specialists in hydrology, hydropower, water transfers, environment, planning and beyond
• Managing project deliverables, timelines, and quality assurance processes
• Promoting a strong health and safety culture and driving continuous improvement in project delivery
• Collaborating closely with contractors to develop buildable, cost-effective solutions within design and build frameworks
• Appointed to the Supervising or All Reservoir Panel under the Reservoirs Act
• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical development across the team
• Representing Mott MacDonald in client and stakeholder meetings, building strong relationships to support business growth
• Delivering robust and buildable solutions considering practical constraints and opportunities
• Preparing feasibility studies, calculations, specifications, drawings, and schedules
• Supporting site supervision and construction phases, resolving technical challenges as they arise

Requirements

• Experience of managing clients and other project stakeholders
• Experience in BIM and collaborative environments, e.g. Civil 3D, BIM360, including supervising the work of others
• Chartered / Incorporated civil engineer with a relevant professional institution
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Proven track record of experience in dams, reservoirs, hydropower, hydraulic structures and/or river engineering
• Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams and complex projects
• Experience in design and delivery of major infrastructure projects in the water engineering sector Ability and enthusiasm to provide supervision to engineers, technicians and apprentices

Benefits

• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• 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.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• 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 shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Training + Development

Interview process

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