Mott Macdonald
A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.
Principal Engineer - Dams and Rivers
Lead design and delivery of dam, reservoir and river engineering projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Mott MacDonald ensures accessibility throughout the recruitment process and provides reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates. • Lead multidisciplinary projects and bids, leveraging expertise in geotechnical engineering, dam foundation analysis, risk and breach assessment, hydraulic structures, and dam body analysis while collaborating with specialists in hydrology, hydropower, water transfers, environment and planning. • Represent the company in technical and consortia meetings. • Drive knowledge‑sharing and innovation through training and empowerment of others. • Mentor and develop junior staff, providing guidance for professional growth. • Promote a vibrant health and safety culture and practice. • Drive continuous improvement in project delivery. • Participation in Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, disability and parents/carers communities.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project lead
- ▸bid management
- ▸geotech analysis
- ▸technical liaison
- ▸mentoring
- ▸safety culture
What You Bring
The company is seeking an experienced Civil Engineer to join the Dams and Reservoirs team, which is expanding to meet investment needs, develop strategic water resource options, and deliver landmark hydropower projects in the UK and internationally. The role involves preparing feasibility studies, calculations, civil engineering designs, specifications, drawings, and site supervision, working closely with clients and contractors such as the Environment Agency, HS2, water utilities and hydropower developers. Mott MacDonald is not offering Skilled Worker visa sponsorship following the UK Government changes in April 2024, but invites applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
Requirements
- ▸civil engineer
- ▸dams
- ▸hydropower
- ▸feasibility
- ▸designs
- ▸site supervision
Benefits
Mott MacDonald actively fuels creativity, providing defined technical career pathways, global and local mentors, and a supportive environment for learning through new challenges. The firm has been successful in AMP8 frameworks and values diverse perspectives, encouraging employees to shift their careers to address planetary water needs. This position offers the chance to develop technical and project‑management skills with strong prospects for progression as the business grows, and operates under an agile working policy where employees split time between offices as needed. Employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes private medical insurance, health cash plans, wellbeing programmes, pension matching, life assurance, income protection, flexible holiday allowance and additional leave for caring responsibilities, as well as opportunities for professional development, mentoring and participation in employee networks. • Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. • Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments. • Access to Peppy, offering free menopause support for all UK colleagues. • Comprehensive wellbeing program providing support for employees and families. • Salary‑flex options to opt into a wide range of health benefits, extendable to family. • Employer pension matching contributions between 4.5% and 7%. • Life assurance up to 4× basic salary, with optional increase to 6×. • Income protection scheme with financial and return‑to‑work support for long‑term illness or injury. • Flexible benefits including increased life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll savings and will writing. • Annual bonus schemes sharing the financial success of the business. • Minimum 33–35 days holiday inclusive of public holidays, with ability to buy or sell leave. • Holiday entitlement rises to at least 35 days after five years’ service. • Employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers. • 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, plus two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. • Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay. • Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid. • Primary annual professional institution subscription. • Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training and self‑development.
Work Environment
Hybrid