Mott MacDonald appoints Erin Flaherty to its shareholders’ committee

Mott MacDonald continues water sector growth with the appointment of two industry experts

August 8, 2024

UK

Mott MacDonald has recruited Anthony Crawford and Dr Karen Murrell to its UK Water Consultancy business.

Our call for Nature Positive

Our final episode of this series is led by three Mott MacDonald early career professionals, Kieran Murnane, Amy Jones and Natalie Harvey. They discuss their experiences of influencing and shaping the future of nature positive infrastructure.

Adopting a systems thinking approach for nature

In the penultimate episode of this series, our host Julia Baker sits down with Mott MacDonald’s Heather Marshall, technical director for water and infrastructure systems.

Exploring the rise of nature policy

For our sixth episode, our host Julia Baker speaks with the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)’s policy and engagement lead, Lesley Wilson.

An evolution of biodiversity net gain standards

In this episode, Julia chats with Tom Butterworth, director at UKBFF and a director at Arup, about his hopes for nature events and the role the British Standard on BNG played in establishing an international BNG standard.

Environmental law is a teacher

We join Richard Broadbent, a director at Freeths LLP, to discuss how the law teaches us to be better, and his insights into habitat banks and conservation covenants. 

Behind the scenes of mandatory biodiversity net gain

In our third episode, Natural England’s principal advisor on net gain, Nicholas White and Katie Gowers, biodiversity metric policy lead at Defra, share their journey to shape nature positive policy.

A roadmap for biodiversity net gain

Julia speaks with the Green Finance Institute’s Phoebe Tucker to discuss the recently published Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Roadmap and the latest updates on nature markets.

What nature means for an ESG director

Amelia Woodley, ESG director for Speedy Hire, delves into the significance of nature for an ESG director and explores how ESG considerations influence boardroom decisions.

getUBetter project and change management

UK

getUBetter has emerged as a digital platform aimed at empowering patients to manage their MSK conditions effectively. Mott MacDonald is providing crucial management consultancy support through staff secondments to provide getUBetter with the skills needed to meet growth in demand for its services.

Skilling up BNG professionals for maximum impact

Our BNG Habitats Design Checklist training provides a practical, step-by-step approach to the key considerations for BNG-led designs for habitat creation and enhancement.

Maximising the benefits from new reservoirs

UK

Two new strategic resource option (SRO) public water supply reservoirs have been proposed for the Anglian region.

Avonmouth Severnside enterprise area, UK

UK

Our proposals for flood defence and environmental protection will drive economic investment in the area, as well as protecting thousands of existing homes and businesses.

Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance

UK

We’re working with English water companies on resource planning and large strategic schemes that will make England’s water supplies resilient against drought and shortages for the coming decades.

Affordable cancer care hospitals

India

In support of a major state-wide effort to dramatically improve cancer care in Assam, India, we brought our procurement expertise to wring the maximum benefits from the available budget and build a series of life-changing facilities.

Clean energy future for Southeast Asia

Asia

The Asian Development Bank unveiled its energy transition mechanism (ETM) at COP26. ETM is a blended-finance approach that seeks to accelerate the retirement of existing coal-fired power plants and replace them with clean power capacity.

GenZero Schools

UK

We developed a standardised design for schools which embraces net-zero while creating great places for students and teachers.

Nature Positive: The Inside Story

Join Mott MacDonald and leading experts for a new podcast series on the role of nature in infrastructure with leading insights on emerging best practice, career paths and lasting benefits for people and planet.