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About the Role

Join our Gateway Infrastructure team within our Aviation & Ports Division as a Senior Civil Engineer and help shape the future of some of the UK's most critical transport hubs. You'll work on challenging projects that leave a lasting legacy, contributing to the delivery of industry-leading infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally. You will lead the design and delivery of projects ranging from airside and landside airport infrastructure to port terminals, and associated energy infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of projects ranging from airside and landside airport infrastructure to port terminals, and associated energy infrastructure.
Work closely with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative engineering solutions.
Enhance operational efficiency, improve passenger and freight movements and capacity, and support the transition to more sustainable transport networks.
Support strategic masterplanning, undertake detailed design / design management, or provide technical leadership throughout project delivery.
Take ownership of challenging projects.
Build strong client relationships.
Contribute to the growth of a dynamic sector team.

Requirements

Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
Professional membership with ICE or another relevant institution, with Chartered status.
Significant experience delivering civil engineering projects within aviation, ports, transportation, infrastructure, or related sectors.
Strong technical knowledge of structural engineering and foundation design.
Experience managing project packages, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders.
Demonstrates strong leadership, mentoring, and team collaboration skills.
Communicates confidently and effectively with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues at all levels.
Produces high-quality technical deliverables with excellent attention to detail.
Applies a proactive and analytical approach to solving complex engineering challenges.
Manages competing priorities effectively while maintaining a focus on quality and project outcomes.
Identifies opportunities for innovation, continuous improvement, and sustainable design solutions.

Skills

Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Foundation Design
Project Management
Team Collaboration
Client Engagement
Stakeholder Management
Technical Leadership
Innovation
Continuous Improvement
Sustainable Design

Location

Birmingham
London
Cardiff
Bristol
UK

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
Chartered status

Benefits

Pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%.
Life assurance equal up to 4 x basic salary, with an option to increase to 6 x salary.
Income protection scheme providing financial benefit, absence and return to work support.
Flexible benefits including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
Annual bonus schemes.
Private medical insurance.
Health cash plan.
Access to Peppy for menopause support.
Comprehensive wellbeing program with family access.
Ability to flex salary for health benefits, extendable to family.
Minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays.
Ability to buy or sell leave.
10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts.
Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
Two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
Shared parental leave matching maternity leave (up to 24 weeks at full pay).
Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid).
Support for military families.
Primary annual professional institution subscription.
Mentoring, formal training, and self-development options for technical and soft skills.
Membership in Advanced Employee Networks (LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, parents/carers).
Support through the Armed Forces Network.
Opportunities to make a difference within communities through social outcomes.

About the Company

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact.
Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do.
We offer countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow.
We are a proudly employee-owned business, benefiting our clients, our communities, and each other.
We invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.
We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe.
Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle.
We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Equal Opportunity

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.