Principal ICT Consulting 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

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.  

Overview of role
We are seeking a qualified and enthusiastic Principal Information Communication Technology (ICT) Consulting Engineer to join an existing team within the Building Services Discipline (serving the Built Environment and other Sectors).  The Consulting Engineer will be mainly project-delivery focussed but support technical capability, staff development, project profitability and project bids. 

The ICT Team enjoys successful client relationships in multiple sectors including Aviation Buildings, Utilities and Energy, Residential, Defence, Healthcare, Local Authority, Sports and other sectors. The Team also supports work within the UK and further abroad.   

You will work across a variety of ICT infrastructure and systems including but not limited to building ICT, building ELV, cabling systems, data centres, telecommunication systems, voice and data systems, IP networks, audio visual systems, electronic security systems.  

We are recruiting a candidate to build client relationships (both internally and externally) through excellent project delivery, communication and engagement skills. The candidate will be self-motivated and capable of delivering high quality designs with minimum of supervision to time and budget.  

The successful candidate will have a strong background and proficiency in collaborative consultancy and design of ICT infrastructure and systems. You will also demonstrate experience and capability across the project lifecycle from requirements capture, concept design through detailed design, support through delivery and handover. Strong written and verbal communication of technical issues to varied technical and non-technical audiences will be key to your success in the role. 

You will work in a professional environment where you’ll be offered the opportunity to work on an exciting range of projects and will be supported as you continue your professional development. 

As the successful candidate you will typically be responsible for: 

• Demonstrating technical expertise and applying this to delegated projects.  
• Managing the delivery of delegated projects. 
• Compliance with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, current legislation and standards associated with all engineering aspects of delegated projects. 
• Carrying out consultancy, design and calculation work using relevant industry software (e.g. Revit etc.). 
• Developing, maintaining and monitoring programmes for scheduling and reporting on deliverables across specific projects. 
• Working, liaising, coordinating with associated engineering disciplines as part of delivering projects. 
• Supporting graduate/early career professionals, act as technical mentor, providing in depth knowledge whilst proactively undertaking coaching and development activities.  
• Managing of internal and external stakeholders collaboratively, including ensuring client satisfaction and pursuing and promoting opportunities with potential and established clients. 
• Maximising profitability of projects, monitoring against budget, reacting and anticipating potential problems and communicating in line with client expectations. 
• Supporting senior managers running the commercial and contractual side of projects. 
• Supporting business development efforts including contribution to bids. 
• Working at various project phases including feasibility, concept & detail design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, handover and in-use. 
• Keeping updated on technical standards, technical and product developments, identifying opportunities for training, development, and growth. 
• Assist in business development and professional excellence activities, including technical and commercial input to customer proposals, development of best-practice materials and methods costing/pricing. 

Candidate Specification
As a Principal ICT Consulting Engineer you will be involved in a range of small to large projects. The role will be challenging, demanding, varied and offer opportunities for skill set and career development. 

You will work autonomously within a team carrying out consultancy and design of ICT infrastructure and systems across our projects. You will potentially manage several projects and the work of others. 

You will be able to demonstrate technical experience in delivering a range of building and/or infrastructure projects across our working sectors. A fully qualified and experienced professional having the breadth of experience, ability and maturity to make good decisions across the key areas of their recognised discipline and demonstrating one or more of the following attributes (however, please bear in mind that you may not need to meet 100% of these to be considered for the position). 

• CEng and a member of the IET or CIBSE (or recognised equivalent). 
• Have experience of leading on ICT and systems elements and some multi-disciplinary projects. 
• Have experience of mentoring and leading graduate/early career professionals. 
• Be enthusiastic and ambitious with a strong teamwork ethic. 
• Have excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations. 
• Have the ability to lead ICT and systems elements of one large project or a portfolio of smaller projects. 
• Have some experience of managing client relationships and expectations with accountability for one or more key customer relationships and delivery of outputs.  
• Working as an ICT and systems specialist providing high level advice to others.  
• Track record of achievement and innovation, delivering complex projects or new services  
• Managing and supervising the work of other professionally qualified staff.  
• Well-developed professional network externally and desire to build internal networks within the organisation. 
• Up to date knowledge of current building regulations, legislation and standards applicable in building / infrastructure design in the Built Environment. 
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative and the confidence to make decisions. 
• Ability to work well collaboratively, both internally and with external partners and sub-contractors 

Please note that offers will be dependent on achieving the required security clearance 

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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 for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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