Senior Civil Engineer

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 in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit 
We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. 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.

Overview of the role

Our Liverpool Local Streets and Infrastructure team has a strong track record of delivering highways, active travel, public realm and infrastructure projects for local authorities, developers and contractors across the North-West and wider UK. We deliver collaborative, technically excellent and sustainable solutions that support communities, enable development and improve local transport networks.

To support our growing pipeline of work, we are seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join our Transport and Mobility Solutions Division. You will combine technical delivery with project and task management responsibilities, working across feasibility, concept, detailed design and construction stages. You will contribute to the successful delivery of multidisciplinary local streets and infrastructure projects, working collaboratively with colleagues, clients, contractors and partner organisations. The role offers opportunities to broaden your technical capability, develop project and commercial management experience, support work winning and mentor junior colleagues.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Managing the planning, design and delivery of highways and infrastructure tasks or projects to agreed quality, programme, budget and scope.
• Developing and coordinating designs for local roads, streets, active travel schemes, public realm, development infrastructure and associated civil engineering works.
• Applying relevant standards and guidance, including DMRB, the Specification for Highways Works, Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20, Sewerage Sector Guidance and local authority requirements.
• Delivering projects associated with Section 278 and Section 38 agreements and working with private developers, contractors and local authorities.
• Undertaking technical checks and supporting the approval of design deliverables.
• Applying health, safety and wellbeing requirements, including designer responsibilities and safe-by-design principles.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and communicating interfaces, risks, assumptions and design decisions clearly.
• Managing resources, preparing and monitoring programmes, tracking budgets and identifying change, risk and early warnings.
• Supporting the preparation of fee proposals, bids and technical submissions.
• Building effective relationships with clients and contributing to the development of repeat business.
• Using digital delivery processes and common data environments, including Autodesk Construction Cloud and ProjectWise where applicable.
• Mentoring and supporting the development of apprentices, graduates and junior engineers.
• Working collaboratively with UK and global delivery teams.

Candidate specification

Essential:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status
• Demonstrable experience in the design and delivery of highways, local streets or civil infrastructure projects
• Experience of managing engineering tasks or project elements, including programme, budget, resources, quality and technical delivery
• Practical experience of working on projects for local authorities, private developers and/or contractors
• Experience of Section 278 and Section 38 highway works
• Sound knowledge of relevant standards and guidance, including DMRB, the Specification for Highways Works, Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20
• Experience in a combination of highway geometry, horizontal and vertical alignment, surface and foul water drainage, signs and road markings, active travel, public realm or utilities coordination
• Ability to produce and check high-quality technical deliverables
• Understanding of health and safety responsibilities, design risk management and safe-by-design principles
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of supporting or mentoring junior colleagues
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver work with an appropriate level of autonomy

Desirable:

• Experience of digital delivery and common data environments, including Autodesk Construction Cloud and ProjectWise
• Experience of preparing fee proposals, bid submissions and programmes
• Experience of monitoring budgets, managing change and raising early warnings
• Experience of design-and-build or contractor-led projects
• Experience of construction-stage support and responding to site queries
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel when required

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

UK Immigration

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.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

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