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Mott MacDonald Bentley seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to shape electrical functions from concept to commissioning on water treatment projects in the UK. You will ensure designs integrate with motor control centres, LV systems, instrumentation, PLCs and SCADA, while guiding junior staff and coordinating with clients.

You will contribute to standards compliance and delivery success, have a proactive approach to safety, and travel to sites across the operational region as required.

Location/s: Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Inverness; UK

• Leading the design of major water supply infrastructure to ensure sustainable water security
• Contributing to innovative grey and blue-green sewer solutions to reduce the amount of wastewater spills
• Delivering cutting-edge wastewater treatment plants to improve water quality in our rivers and coastlines

Our clients include most UK water utility companies and many other governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas. We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. This offers fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work and support professional development.

• Be responsible for the delivery of project(s), coordinating project team(s) to ensure excellent technical delivery within budget and programme
• Produce and review engineering calculations, specifications, drawings and reports, proactively managing design risk to deliver constructable solutions
• Represent the company in meetings, building strong relationships with our clients that will enhance our reputation and help secure further work
• Deliver projects in close partnership with clients and contractors
• Contribute to technical excellence and commercial success through forecasting and risk management, and the production of bids and proposals
• Work to Mott MacDonald's global standards and review Health, Safety and Welfare alongside environmental impact

• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution
• Proven ability to deliver complex technical projects, ensuring compliance with relevant quality assurance and technical standards and supporting the development of less experienced staff
• Demonstrable technical experience in design and the management of design teams
• Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi-disciplinary teams with other technical disciplines including environmental specialists, geotechnical, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers
• Good understanding of designers' responsibilities under CDM

• Able to travel to other offices and sites, as required
• Track record in building teams and capability of junior staff
• Experience in preparing successfully bids and in undertaking client engagement

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• 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 income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

• 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.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• 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.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Chartered Civil/Water engineer to lead the design of major water supply infrastructure across multiple UK offices. You will coordinate design teams and deliver projects within budget and programme, contributing to innovative wastewater solutions.

The role offers opportunities to work with government and private clients across the UK, travel to offices/sites, and play a key part in technical excellence, safety, and bid/tender activities.

The Design Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating the design process on multidisciplinary buildings projects, ensuring that design solutions are fully integrated, buildable, and aligned to programme, cost and quality requirements. Working closely with Project Managers and technical discipline leads, the role focuses on design leadership, coordination, and technical assurance, particularly within Design & Build and contractor‑led delivery environments. This role suits individuals with strong design management experience who are comfortable managing complex interfaces between designers, contractors and clients, and who want to play a key role in delivering high‑quality buildings projects.

• Design leadership & coordination – Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across all project stages; develop and manage the design brief, ensuring clarity on scope, interfaces and deliverables; coordinate design outputs across internal teams, contractors and external consultants.
• Design planning & integration – Develop and manage the design programme, aligned with overall project delivery plans; support the integration of design, procurement and construction activities; work with Project Managers to ensure alignment between design progression and project milestones.
• Technical assurance & compliance – Oversee design reviews, technical assurance processes and quality checks; ensure designs comply with relevant standards, codes and client requirements; monitor design risks and manage technical issues throughout the lifecycle.
• Stakeholder engagement – Act as the primary point of coordination for design‑related matters; engage effectively with clients, contractors and stakeholders to resolve design challenges; support clear communication of design intent and changes across the project team.
• Risk, value & commercial alignment – Identify and manage design and technical risks, supporting mitigation strategies; align design solutions with project cost, programme and commercial objectives; collaborate with commercial and delivery teams to ensure outputs are deliverable within agreed budgets; contribute to value engineering and optimisation of design solutions.
• Leadership & collaboration – Support and mentor design teams, promoting a collaborative and high‑performing environment; contribute to bid and early‑stage project development activities where required.

• Degree (or equivalent) in Architecture, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in design management within the buildings or built environment sector.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams and managing design interfaces.
• Experience in Design & Build and/or contractor‑led delivery environments.
• Good understanding of design coordination and integration, technical assurance and compliance, and project risk management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Experience working on large or complex buildings projects across sectors such as defence, health, aviation, education.
• Experience on secure or regulated projects.
• Chartered status (or working towards) in a relevant discipline.
• Understanding of UK design standards and statutory requirements.
• Security clearance (or eligibility to obtain clearance for project‑specific roles).

• Financial wellbeing – pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7% of salary; life assurance up to 4 times basic salary (optional increase to 6 times); income protection scheme; flexible benefits including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing; annual bonus schemes.
• Employee ownership – no external investors; employees have a stake and a voice, with direct connection to success through personal and group performance bonuses; senior roles have direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
• Health and wellbeing – private medical insurance for all UK colleagues; health cash plan; access to Peppy for menopause support; comprehensive wellbeing program for you and your family; ability to flex salary to opt into health benefits (extendable to family).
• Holiday – a minimum of 33–35 days holiday each year (inclusive of public holidays), with the option to buy or sell leave through flexible benefits; increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years of service.
• Additional leave – enhanced family and carers leave: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave; two weeks paid paternity/partner leave; shared parental leave matches maternity (up to 24 weeks full pay); up to five additional days for significant caring responsibilities (two paid).
• Professional development – primary annual professional institution subscription; mentoring, formal training and self‑development options.
• Networks and community – participation in Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, parents/carers communities; social outcomes initiatives.
• Flexible benefits – variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

Mott MacDonald is seeking an ICT Principal Engineer for the Buildings Unit to design Security Systems and ICT Infrastructure across major projects in the UK and Europe. You will partner with Building Services colleagues to deliver secure, integrated solutions.

You will lead design and documentation, coordinate with architects and civil engineers, engage clients for requirements, and support senior managers on commercial matters. Travel within the UK may be required.

Location(s): London, Croydon, Cambridge, Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham, Altrincham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, UK

Recruiter Contact: Andrea Gaffney

The Buildings Unit (BLD) supports a broad range of projects across the UK and mainland Europe. The Information Communication Technology (ICT) Principal Engineer will design Security Systems and ICT Infrastructure within the Digital Infrastructure team, partnering with multidisciplinary Building Services Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) colleagues.

• Deliver Security Systems and ICT infrastructure design for major projects from concept through to detailed design.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with architects and civil engineers.
• Engage with clients to understand requirements, develop and document appropriate solutions.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high‑quality service delivery.
• Support senior managers with commercial and contractual matters.
• Work autonomously within a team, carrying out building services projects.
• Prepare design documents including sketches, drawings, reports, schedules and specifications.
• Engage with projects through feasibility, concept, detail design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, handover and in‑use phases.
• Review and coordinate designs with other design disciplines both internally and externally.
• Review and comment on third‑party designs, ensuring compliance with briefs and standards.
• Inspect and witness testing of systems under construction or as‑built, reporting findings.
• Keep updated on technical standards, product developments, and identify opportunities for training and growth.
• Support the learning and development of early‑career professionals in the team.

• Proven experience delivering projects within the built environment.
• Extensive Security System and ICT infrastructure design experience across concept and detailed design stages.
• Capable to lead design and specification of CCTV systems, Access Control Systems, Building and Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems and Integrated Security Management Systems.
• Experience securing Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and similar high‑security sites.
• Experience leading structured design processes such as Home Office 'Operational Requirements.'
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and coordinate with other disciplines.
• Delivery of coordinated 3D design models.
• Leading Security & ICT elements of one large project or a portfolio of smaller projects.
• Track record in building services security systems & ICT engineering design and specification using industry software (NBS Create, REVIT, etc).
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations.

• Experience in sectors such as MoD/defence, healthcare, infrastructure, aviation, rail, residential or data centres.
• Experience designing and specifying physical security measures for sites and buildings.
• Degree‑qualified Engineer (or equivalent) with a strong background in Electrical & ICT Building Services.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with IET, CIBSE or equivalent professional body.
• Awareness of Cyber Security design principles.
• Experience designing passive and active ICT network infrastructures, audio‑visual systems, fire detection, public address, voice alarm and EVC systems.
• Experience in work‑winning and bid support.
• Familiarity with digital engineering tools and emerging technologies.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of current building regulations, legislation and standards applicable in building and infrastructure design.
• Experience training graduates/Early Career Professionals (ECP).
• Capability to drive profitability of projects, monitoring against budget, and communicating in line with client expectations.

• Willingness to travel within the UK and occasionally internationally as required.
• Commitment to high standards of corporate governance and project delivery.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

• Employer pension match between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary, with option to increase to 6x.
• Income protection scheme and absence/return‑to‑work support.
• Flexible benefits including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes reflecting shared success.

• No external investors; culture of shared success.
• Employees have a stake and a voice through direct pathways to ownership.
• Opportunity to connect with senior leadership via formal channels.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan covering everyday health costs.
• Access to Peppy menopause support for all UK colleagues.
• Comprehensive wellbeing program available to you and your family.
• Ability to flex salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits.

• Minimum 33‑35 days holiday each year, including public holidays.
• Additional 10 days paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increases to 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

• Enhanced family leave: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Parental leave matches maternity leave, up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities; two days paid.
• Dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Mentoring, formal training and self‑development opportunities.

• Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Armed Forces Network, signatory of Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders.
• Opportunities to contribute to community social outcomes.

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Work Pattern: Full Time
• Market: Buildings
• Discipline: Building services
• Job Ref: 15650

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Desktop Services Team Lead to steer the 2nd line IT Support Service and guide a small team. You will focus on delivering high levels of customer service while ensuring policy alignment and operational excellence.

You will mentor the Desktop Services Analyst, coordinate incidents, and work with IT Operations Centre Management to maintain service quality across the desk. Prior leadership in a corporate IT environment is essential.

Location/s: Newcastle, UK
Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career, with real scope to lead and support a team. You’ll play a key role not just in delivering excellent Desktop Services, but also in guiding, developing and motivating others, and helping to create a positive, high‑performing team environment.

The Desktop Services Team Lead will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our Desktop Services employees are fully focused on maintaining high level customer service while adhering to Mott MacDonald’s policies and procedures. Working closely with IT Operations Centre Management, the Desktop Services Team lead will oversee the day‑to‑day operation of the 2nd line IT Support Service.

• Manage and monitor operational activities covering OLAs, SLTs in line with our KPI’s
• Maintain our high levels of customer service experience whilst liaising with other delivery teams
• Effectively manage communications for high impact incidents and elevate as required
• Develop the skills and knowledge of the Desktop Services Analyst, through quarterly connected conversations and monthly 1:1 meetings
• Support the MI managements process and disaster recovery operations to ensure early resolution and closure by working in coordination with various teams and leads
• Manage quality audits, coordinate induction training, performance improvement plans
• Maintain, contribute and develop the content in the service desk SharePoint site to evolve and deliver improved services to the customer and the business
• Ensure compliance to incident, request management process, timely resolution, closure, working in coordination with various teams and leads
• Manage support staff per shift to deliver effective support, managing & monitoring shift roster, assign short term work schedules for timely completion

• Knowledge of basic software, networking, and hosting concepts
• Working knowledge of active directory, O365, MS Outlook, MS Exchange and Teams
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Knowledge of people management
• Knowledge of ITIL Service Management best practices
• High level knowledge of endpoint hardware, networking and hosting concepts
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Previous experience working in a corporate IT team
• Experience in working in a fast‑paced organisation

• Experience in a team lead role, ideally in service delivery / operations / end point computing support
• Graduate or equivalent qualification ideally in an IT related discipline
• Experience of working for a global organisation
• ITIL V3/V4/V5 foundation certification

• Passionate about technology and learning
• Ability to balance demands and priorities and think clearly under pressure
• Attention to detail and a focus on quality
• Excellent conflict resolution, communication, and collaboration skills
• Logical and analytical approach to solving problems

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or future.

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• 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 income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• 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 employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• 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.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• 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.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Location: Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Inverness; UK

Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome

Recruiter contact: Maria Cervantes

After recent framework successes, we have opportunities for Senior civil engineers (design engineers) within our multidisciplinary Water Division. We work on a vast range of design projects covering:

• Water treatment
• Water distribution
• Wastewater drainage and recycling
• Desalination

Our clients include most UK water utility companies and many other governmental organisations and private companies in the UK and overseas. We cover all phases of the project lifecycle from feasibility studies through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning to handover. This offers fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work and support professional development.

To help us meet the growing needs of our clients, we are looking for civil engineers who will thrive by:

• Working across multiple UK and Ireland water companies
• Being part of multi-disciplinary design teams in project delivery
• Delivering excellence everyday
• Preparing design submissions to ensure compliance with contract requirements
• Undertaking studies, concept, preliminary and detailed design
• Interfacing and liaising with clients and other stakeholders

Essential:

• Civil Engineering degree or other relevant degree
• Chartered or near chartered status (ICE or equivalent)
• Water and/or wastewater engineering design experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of the importance of prioritising health, safety, and environmental issues
• Proactive approach, with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios

Desirable

• Strong digital capability (e.g. Civils 3D, GIS, Pipeline hydraulics software)
• Contributed towards the identification and development of low carbon solutions

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at to discuss how we can support you.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• 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 income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• 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 employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, including access for you and your family.
• 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.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• 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.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.