Job Description

Overview

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Cardiff, United Kingdom

Recruiter contact: Pranjali Ahuja

We are a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a Glassdoor top employer in the UK and recognised as a Top Inclusive Company.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the business unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle—from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. We help deliver the energy transition globally with our clients.

About the role

Our office-based department provides Civil and Structural expertise across Substation, Overhead Line, and Cable projects. Our projects include feasibility, consenting, outline and detailed design.

We are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer/Civil engineer to join our growing Energy Team based in Cardiff. The role will span a diverse portfolio of work with opportunities for advancement within the team. Although the team is Cardiff based, we regularly bid for projects across the UK and overseas, giving exposure to cutting edge projects.

The selected candidate will carry out work on Energy Generation, Transmission and Distribution sectors on wind farm connections, converter station, high voltage substation, solar farm, overhead line, cable and hydrogen projects, fulfilling tasks including:

Responsibilities

• Project Management.
• Design Coordination.
• Client liaison.
• Proposal Writing.
• Scheme Costings.
• Front End Engineering Design (FEED).
• Preparation of drawings for use in planning applications and tender packages.
• Detailed Civil/Structural Design.
• Cable Routing Design.
• Design Coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Preparation of Specifications.
• Condition and Structural Assessment of existing structures.

About you

Desired Expertise:

• Structural engineering design
• Access and highways design
• Earthworks assessments
• Flood risk and drainage design
• Overhead line and cable routing design
• Project management
• Design coordination

Prospective Candidates Should:

• Be specialists or generalists (expertise in all above areas not required)
• Demonstrate a willingness to tackle new challenges
• Confidently handle tasks with prior experience
• Exhibit strong written communication skills, including report writing
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Be prepared for client-facing responsibilities and liaising with clients and contractors both on-site and over the phone

Qualifications:

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Working towards Chartership or recently Chartered with ICE or IStructE

Senior Engineer Role:

• Lead project teams
• Mentor junior engineers

Additional Requirements:

• There would be possibilities of short-term site visits to meet with clients and contractors.

If this opportunity aligns with your goals, we would love to hear from you.

UK Immigration

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 welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in our business, ensuring fair employment procedures and equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com to discuss how we can support you.

Agile working

We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support through our wellbeing program, including family access.
• Flexibility to adjust salary to opt into health benefits, with family extensions where eligible.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4 x basic salary, with option to increase to 6 x.
• Income protection and return-to-work support.
• Flexible benefits, including additional life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Profit sharing through annual bonus schemes as part of the independent ownership model.

Lifestyle

• 33-35 days holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays), with buy/sell options via flexible benefits.
• Holiday entitlement increases to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Additional paid leave for caring responsibilities.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Contribute to social outcomes in communities.

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