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Mott MacDonald celebrated moving into its new Manchester office in the heart of the city with the help of the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.
The space at One Piccadilly Gardens provides a hub for 330 staff who provide engineering, development and management consultancy services across buildings, defence, water, energy, transport and environment and society markets.
The team in Manchester, that includes new graduates and apprentices, support a wide range of regional and national clients including Network Rail, NHS, Peel and United Utilities while also contributing to both national and global projects.
Mott MacDonald’s roots in Greater Manchester run deep. From pioneering Metrolink, designing the Trafford Centre and working on Manchester Airport for the past 25 years, Mott MacDonald has been a trusted partner in the city’s evolution for decades.
It continues to work on major projects in the area, supporting Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) with its expansion proposals for the Bee Network to Stockport and the implementation of tram-train, and delivering transformative infrastructure upgrades including the £10M investment to improve accessibility and passenger experience at Salford Central station.
Mott MacDonald was also recently appointed by TfGM to its Transport Professional Services Framework reinforcing a long-standing commitment to shaping sustainable, inclusive and future-ready transport infrastructure across the North.
We have an enduring partnership with Greater Manchester, and this move builds on that legacy, enabling us to continue supporting Greater Manchester’s growth journey toward greater opportunity, sustainability and regional pride.Ken Norbury
After taking up her new role as managing director of Mott MacDonald’s advisory and programme delivery business in UK and Europe, Kerry Hancock talks about what she brings to the job and her plans for her first year.
Rachel Ellison shares more about what her role involves, her plans to deliver on those aims and the career that perfectly positioned her to take on this new task.
Civil engineer Sally Russell combines her industry expertise and people leadership capabilities as she takes on the role of leading Mott MacDonald’s water and environment business.
The infrastructure industry is aligned on ambition but the real question is how to turn that ambition into delivery at pace. Mott MacDonald Fellow Clare Wildfire reflects on three themes that emerged on this point during UKREiiF 2026.
Great British Railways presents a once‑in‑a‑generation opportunity to improve rail safety by bringing track, train and operations together into a more unified, passenger‑focused system.
The Climate Change Committee’s CCRA4‑IA provides an independent, evidence-based foundation for UK climate adaptation, with Mott MacDonald contributing infrastructure expertise to support more effective resilience action.
Vartan Vartanian has joined Mott MacDonald’s advisory and programme delivery business as director for data centre projects.
The ENDS Power List is an annual compilation by the UK’s ENDS Report celebrating the 100 most influential and impactful environmental professionals.
The four-year framework underpins TfL’s ability to plan and deliver complex programmes across London’s transport network helping to improve safety, reliability and sustainability.
Mott MacDonald has secured a leading role on Scotland Excel’s £160M national framework, supporting local authorities across Scotland with sustainable infrastructure and engineering services.
Mott MacDonald is supporting TerraPower on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of its Natrium advanced reactor.
Mott MacDonald is supporting National Grid Electricity Transmission by deploying Carbon Portal to enable consistent, faster whole‑life carbon assessment across its supply chain.
Mott MacDonald is supporting OPDC to progress one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects at Old Oak and Park Royal, moving from masterplan endorsement to multidisciplinary delivery.