Design Lead

Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) are looking for a Design Lead (Civils) to work within our Design & Build team delivering a wide range of water and wastewater treatment projects on our Yorkshire Water Framework. With AMP8 around the corner and an ever-growing order book we are looking to add new talent to our team.

MMB are among one of several partners that will support Yorkshire Water to deliver £5bn worth of upgrades to critical infrastructure assets including water and wastewater treatment sites, pumping stations, pressure mains, CSO’s and network storage within the Yorkshire region during the AMP8 period.

Would you like:

• The opportunity to deliver a programme of work that will directly improve the lives of hundreds or thousands of customers?
• The ability to influence and improve how projects are delivered?
• A career path with a clear progression in both Technical or Management disciplines.
• An agile working arrangement that provides you flexibility whilst ensuring effective project delivery. 

As a Design Lead, you will be accountable for the design of a programme of water and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects through the outline and detailed design, construction, commissioning, and handover. You will be responsible for managing and leading a team comprised of Project Leaders together with supporting disciplines, including electrical, mechanical, civil, and environmental designers. You will identify and mitigate resource constraints to enable project teams to complete the design to programme and within budget.  

Your responsibilities: 

• Work collaboratively as part of a Project Delivery Triangle with the Contracts Manager and Commercial Lead to deliver programmes of work.
• Embed a positive and honest environment for your team where everyone is challenged and encouraged to reach their potential. 
• Analyse project performance and identify risks that may impact project delivery. Develop mitigation to avoid negative impacts or exploit opportunities. 
• Understand and administer the contract when change occurs. You will be responsible for maintaining the contract programme during design and handover. 
• Challenge the engineering solutions and delivery effectiveness of your team to ensure we always offer Yorkshire Water the best value solutions. We aim to be a trusted partner of choice.   
• Provide direction and oversight of project controls and ensure your teams understand and comply with quality, programme, and cost requirements.

What you can offer:

• • Chartered or Incorporated member of the ICE (or working towards) with good experience working on water and/or wastewater, non-infrastructure and infrastructure projects.
  • Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.
  • Experience in all stages of Project Delivery from concept and design through to delivery and completion.

What we can offer: 

At Mott MacDonald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include: 

• Pension matched by employer up to 7% 
• Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave 
• Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options 
• 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave/ Shared parental leave  
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs 
• Gym Membership discounts UK wide  
• Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available    

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Other information

This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald.
Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald Bentley offers fully integrated design and build services to its clients, combining the contracting expertise of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald.

This role is employed by Mott MacDonald but will involve working across the joint venture business, both with Mott MacDonald and JN Bentley colleagues.

About Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

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.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better.
We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities.

We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit our communities – from helping to secure water supplies for future generations to protecting homes and businesses from flood risk – our projects make a real difference.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Find out more about our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion here: https://www.mottmacbentley.co.uk/people.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call 01756 691572 or email recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Mott MacDonald

Agile working
We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.