Mott Macdonald
A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.
Major Projects Design or Project Manager
Lead delivery of multi‑million‑pound transport and civil infrastructure projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Lead profitable projects delivering success for clients and communities. • Develop collaborative delivery approach across project teams, supply chain, partners, and client teams. • Deliver projects within budget, programme, and quality targets and enhance client satisfaction. • Conduct project reviews to foster continuous improvement and share lessons. • Champion industry‑leading techniques to improve safety and customer service. • Ensure delivery of projects to time, cost, and quality standards. • Foster innovation in design, digital, and technical excellence. • Manage prompt billing and payment processes. • Produce monthly progress reports on scheme status. • Meet client requirements and maintain high customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project delivery
- ▸budget management
- ▸client satisfaction
- ▸design innovation
- ▸billing management
- ▸progress reporting
What You Bring
UK Immigration note: Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not offering Skilled Worker visa sponsorship due to recent changes; candidates must be eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship now or in the future. • Extensive experience delivering major design projects (design fees > £5m) in a project or design manager role, especially under Design & Build contracts. • Strong project, financial, programme, and resource management capabilities. • Proven ability to manage large teams (over 100 people) and meet demanding schedules. • Demonstrated business development and marketing skills, including writing winning proposals. • Excellent communication skills for conveying targets and priorities to staff, clients, and partners. • BEng/BSc in civil engineering or related discipline. • Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent) and membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers (or equivalent).
Requirements
- ▸design management
- ▸project management
- ▸team leadership
- ▸business development
- ▸beng
- ▸chartered engineer
Benefits
Agile working: Mott MacDonald offers a hybrid working policy that enables employees and managers to choose how to work most effectively, supporting wellbeing, flexibility, and trust. • Match pension contributions (4.5%–7%) and provide life assurance up to 4× (optionally 6×) salary, income protection, and flexible benefits such as critical illness cover and payroll saving. • Employee ownership model with profit‑sharing bonuses, stake and voice in the business, and direct pathway to ownership for senior roles. • Private medical insurance, health cash plan, free menopause support via Peppy, and comprehensive wellbeing programme for employees and families. • Minimum 33–35 days holiday (including public holidays), increasing to 35 days after 5 years, with the ability to buy or sell leave. • Enhanced family and carers leave: 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption, two weeks paternity/partner, shared parental leave up to 24 weeks full pay, and up to five additional caring days (two paid). • Professional development support including annual professional institution subscription, mentoring, formal training, and self‑development opportunities. • Access to employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, disability, and parent/carer communities, plus opportunities to contribute to social outcomes.
Work Environment
Hybrid