Senior Associate Water Resources Planning - Environment
Mott Macdonald
Lead environmental and sustainability assessments for water resource planning projects
3 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
17,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Consulting
Project Management
Architecture
Design
Construction services
Infrastructure
Sustainability
Sector Specialisms
Engineering
Architecture
Bridges
Building services
Building structures
Dams and reservoirs
Geotechnics
Industrialized design and construction
Role
What you would be doing
sustainable design
cost review
technical approval
technical leadership
environmental assessments
business development
- Being responsible for driving innovation and sustainable outcomes and influencing design solutions at a project and programme level.
- You will also be involved in reviewing fee estimates and proposals, and general business development activities and will have a key role in delivering our ESS services and growing the business.
- Technical approver of environmental and sustainability deliverables in line with our business and environmental management systems.
- Providing technical leadership to environmental and sustainability teams to deliver SEA, HRA, Natural capital and BNG assessments for WRMPs.
What you bring
water planning
chartered
master's
environmental assessment
stakeholder management
problem solving
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Experience of leading environmental assessments for the water sector or other sectors (desirable)
- Well organised with strong planning and management skills, with ability to produce high quality deliverables and manage budgets and programmes.
- Significant experience in one or more of the following: Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA), Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), Natural Capital Assessment (NCA).
- Experience of working in a client facing environment and ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes.
- Experience working in diverse multi-disciplined teams and leading teams to produce environmental and sustainability deliverables to a high standard.
- Qualified to Master's degree level in a relevant subject (desirable).
- Ability to problem solve, think creatively, and seek continual improvement.
- Chartered with a professional institution (e.g., CIWEM, IEMA) or equivalent level (desirable).
- Qualified in a related technical subject (Minimum of a Bachelor's degree essential).
- Experience of strategic water planning, such as Water Resource Management Plans, Regional Water Resource Plans, Drought Plans and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (essential)
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
- 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.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
- 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.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
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Visa Sponsorship- mott macdonald does not offer skilled worker visa sponsorship (due to uk government changes in april 2024).
- applicants must be eligible for alternative uk immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
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Company
Overview
1989 Founded
Company Establishment
The company was established in 1989, marking the beginning of its journey in global engineering and consulting.
150+ Countries
Global Presence
The company operates in over 150 countries, showcasing its extensive reach and international influence.
- Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision.
- Design of major infrastructure and transport systems.
- Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities.
- History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.
- We are one global team.
- We strive to make a positive difference.
- We value people and their contributions.
- We act with integrity and respect.
- We are committed to innovation and excellence.
- We take responsibility for our actions.
2050
Net Zero by 2050
Aiming to achieve net zero carbon emissions globally.
30%
Carbon Emissions Reduction
Targets a 30% reduction in operational carbon emissions globally.
- Committed to reducing carbon emissions globally.
- Aims to embed sustainability throughout its operations.
- Committed to contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
50:50 by 2025
Gender Balance Target
Strives to achieve equal representation of men and women across all levels of the organization by 2025.
- Focuses on increasing the number of women in leadership roles.
- Tracks and publishes gender diversity data for its global workforce.
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