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. Mott MacDonald's US$1.5 billion business spans 140 countries with 13,000 staff 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.
We now require a Senior Civil Engineer within the Birmingham office, to lead teams and critical technical decisions.
Job description
The position will be based in our Birmingham office and will involve leading teams of engineers delivering general civil projects from design conception through to on site construction monitoring. The project itself is within the defence sector, and therefore applicants must be able to obtain security clearance i.e. British National who has been resident in the UK for the last 10 years.
In the medium term there is the opportunity to develop this work stream and expand the current team. This will lead to promotion opportunities. The Senior Civil Engineer will be expected to be able to proactively manage their own work load and manage their team in order to meet key client deadlines.
• You will be working on a range of civil engineering and development commissions, ranging from inspection and assessment work to feasibility studies
• Delivering engineering solutions and reporting results to managers and clients
• Preparation of the job design specification and all necessary material and workmanship specifications
• Supervision and mentoring of Graduate Engineers
• You will be expected to undertake the risk and commercial management of projects reporting monthly to the project director
• Providing support to other disciplines as required by the office workload be able to positively advise regarding aspects of their design as it impacts mechanical engineering issues
• Leading and administering several Civil Engineering design works on the project to which you are assigned
• Maintain interface with CAD development group to maximise effectiveness of CAD work on the project
• Ensure that all necessary QA functions are carried out for the project in accordance with project procedures
Candidate specification
Candidates should have achieved Chartered status, and have a good multidisciplinary knowledge of their field.
Essential:
• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer and member of an industry recognised construction based institution
• British passport holder who has been resident in the UK for 10 years
• Experience in a number of civil engineering disciplines, preferably buildings, drainage and highways
• The ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of staff and external clients/contacts
• Experience of different types of construction projects
• Experience of developing internal and external relationships
• Good time management
• Experience of delivering projects within a quality and environmental management system
• A strong technical focus
• Capability to work to deadlines and work autonomously when required
Desirable:
• Ideally, experience working in or with a multi-disciplinary design consultancy
• Previous experience within the industrial sector |
