Mott Macdonald
A global engineering, management, and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions.
Senior Associate Civil Engineer - Northern England
Senior civil engineer delivering water and wastewater design projects
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Work across multiple UK water authorities, focusing on United Utilities • Contribute as part of multi‑disciplinary design teams • Review design submissions for contract compliance • Conduct studies and produce concept, preliminary and detailed designs • Liaise with clients and stakeholders • Mentor and develop junior staff • Lead civil engineers, check designs and provide technical direction • Ensure designs meet legislation and standards • Integrate civil design with other disciplines • Build strong client and contractor relationships to enhance reputation and win work • Lead engineering or multi‑disciplinary design teams on water/wastewater projects
Key Responsibilities
- ▸design review
- ▸concept design
- ▸detailed design
- ▸compliance check
- ▸civil integration
- ▸client liaison
What You Bring
• Flood defence and resilience • Hold a Civil Engineering degree or related qualification • Be chartered (ICE or equivalent) • Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication • Possess strong digital skills (e.g., Civils 3D, GIS, pipeline hydraulics) – desirable • Contribute to low‑carbon solution development – desirable
Requirements
- ▸civil engineering
- ▸chartered
- ▸communication
- ▸civils 3d
- ▸gis
- ▸low-carbon
Benefits
Employees benefit from a competitive total rewards package that includes matched pension contributions, life assurance, income protection and flexible benefits, as well as profit‑sharing through an employee‑ownership model. Health and wellbeing offerings feature private medical insurance, a health cash plan and comprehensive wellbeing programmes. The firm provides generous holiday entitlement, enhanced family and carers leave, continuous learning opportunities and vibrant employee networks that support diverse communities. • Water treatment • Irrigation schemes • Matched pension contributions (4.5‑7%) • Life assurance up to 4‑6× salary • Income protection scheme • Flexible benefits (critical illness, payroll saving, will writing) • Annual performance bonus schemes • Employee‑ownership model offering stake and voice in the business • Direct pathway to ownership for senior roles • Private medical insurance for UK staff • Health cash plan • Access to menopause support (Peppy) and family wellbeing programme • 33‑35 days paid holiday with buy/sell option; increase after 5 years • Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts • 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave, 2 weeks paternity/partner leave • Up to 24 weeks shared parental leave at full pay • Additional caring days (up to 5, with 2 paid) • Annual professional institution subscription and mentoring programmes • Access to advanced employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, ethnicity, disability, parents/carers • Opportunities to contribute to community social outcomes
Work Environment
Hybrid