Principal Civil Engineer

About the role

The Principal Civil Engineer will support the Project Manager and Project Director in the technical delivery of projects, including general design tasks and reviewing design information within the Transport portfolio for infrastructure and land development projects. On smaller projects, the Principal Civil Engineer may act as the Project Manager and be responsible for the successful delivery of the project. Additionally, the role involves working on and managing the production of proposals and interfacing with clients to win new work. 

Key responsibilities and duties are listed below: 

• Liaise with clients, record actions, and present where required. 

• Produce technical solutions to problems, clearly communicate them, and ensure their delivery. 

• Plan design activities for projects and proposals. 

• Produce scope documents for internal design teams and subconsultants. 

• Manage the design team, including subconsultants.  

• Manage the delivery of deliverables by monitoring progress and addressing issues as needed. 

• Undertake project and proposal administrative tasks in accordance with our quality and risk management processes and procedures. 

• Produce written reports for various stages of the project life cycle, including writing methodologies, case studies, and other proposal supporting information. 

• Maintain and enhance Mott MacDonald’s reputation with clients and develop long-term client relationships. 

To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate the following competencies:  

• Strong understanding of general engineering principles. 

• Strong understanding of general project management principles. 

• Ability to disseminate information to the wider project team. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

• Strong planning and organizational skills. 

• Strong leadership skills to build and nurture relationships and create effective working environments. 

• Ability to coordinate multiple teams with diverse backgrounds in geographically and culturally diverse settings 

• Dedicated team player with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels, including external stakeholders. 

• Proactive approach towards complex tasks. 

• Strong knowledge of professional and international standards and their structure. 

• Ability to digest information from various sources and compile it into a coherent, structured response. 

• Understanding of Design Assurance processes and the different stages in the project lifecycle. 

• IT and standard industry software skills, including hands-on knowledge of BIM and other digital platforms. 

• Continuously seeking innovations and improvements to manage workload and accomplish deliverables across individuals, teams, and projects. 

Candidate Specification:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in an Civil and/or Structural engineering or similar  

• Minimum Professionally qualified, with preference given to CEng candidates. 

• Experience leading and managing multidisciplinary project teams. 

• Experience of implementing quality systems and undertake checks on engineering deliverables  

• Experience of mentoring staff  

• Project Management qualifications are preferred. 

• Excellent communication skills. 

• Technical expertise across a civil discipline, with a preference for generalists. 

• Experience in leading and producing written reports and presentations  

• Experience in leading and producing proposals – both commercial and technical submissions. 

• Strong commercial and contractual understanding. 

• Experience in presenting and dealing with clients. 

• Willingness to travel for short term assignments would be preferred. 

   

Our Purpose
At Mott MacDonald, our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Flexible Working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

We can offer:

• 90 calendar days’ paid maternity leave

• Competitive annual leave

• An annual professional institution subscription

• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance