Job profile
Mott MacDonald is a wholly independent, employee-owned company with 13,000 staff working in all sectors from transport, energy, buildings, water and the environment to health and education, industry and communications. The business is continually winning commercial and Industry awards, including being ‘International Consultancy of the year’ (NCE/ACE) and being placed 8th in the UK’s Sunday Times ‘20 Best Big Companies to Work For’ survey.
Mott MacDonald has delivered prestigious Buildings projects world wide including the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Vulcan House (home office building), Maze Sports Stadium-Belfast, Karachi Port Trust Tower (Pakistan) and the Dubai Marina. Along with these prestigious projects there is also huge breadth and depth to the projects that are delivered including Education/Health schemes, and mixed used multi-storey commercial/ residential developments.
Job description
We now require a graduate to support further expansion of our busy and successful Geotechnical team.
The role will provide a range of challenging and dynamic projects where you will have the ability to receive and develop a brief and contribute to the development of the design and construction process.
Key elements of the role include:
• Involvement in a project or a small portfolio of projects of various sizes from conception through to completion
• Undertake Desk studies, ground investigations and Site Surveys
• Complete a wide range of geotechnical designs including shallow & deep foundations, earthworks, slopes, reinforced earth and walls
• Preparation of documents, reports and health and safety risk assessments
• Having an appreciation of the roles of fellow professionals on multidisciplinary projects (Architect, Quantity Surveyor etc) and interfacing and coordinating with them appropriately
• Maintaining a comprehensive knowledge and appreciation of current technical engineering codes and practices and taking a ‘hands on’ role in technical matters both at project and divisional level
• Interpreting commercial and/or contractual aspects of correspondence with or between fellow professionals
Candidate specification
Essential requirements:
• BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng level degree in a relevant subject
• Able to demonstrate Technical (Design) skills and a genuine interest in Geotechnical design
• Enthusiastic and ambitious
• Outward facing with good interpersonal skills
• Self motivated with good organisational capability
• Able to appreciate UK construction law and contracts
• Effective in both verbal and written communication
Desirable criteria:
• Experience in a Geotechnical background
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a high level of technical / academic ability within a fast moving commercial consultancy environment
• Understanding of financial constraints of the UK construction consulting industry
We offer you
Mott MacDonald offers a competitive salary and monthly profit share scheme. There are additional benefits in keeping with Mott MacDonald’s status as an International Engineering and Management Consultancy.
• Market leading Profit Share scheme
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Life insurance scheme
• Meritocratic bonus and rewards
• Extensive training and development support
We offer long-term skill set and career development opportunities working on high-profile and challenging projects.
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