Principal Civil Engineer

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Madrid, Spain
Recruiter contact: María Cervantes

We’re 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.

Do you want to use your experience to make an impact? At Mott MacDonald we support all leadership potential, creating high-performing teams with a flatter hierarchy that fosters more autonomy and greater employee engagement.  We understand that development never stops.  Our leaders have a vision of who they want to be and a strategy to take them there.  As a company with a fully independent ownership, we're proud to be stewards of our business.  We embed real leadership behaviours and the business priorities they serve, and believe transparency and openness make us agile and adaptable.  So bring your expertise to a company looking for acknowledged and emerging leaders, where your professional journey can take a wide variety of forms.  Driven by you and supported by us.  

Our Water Consultancy Division has ambitious growth plans in line with AMP8 (2025-2030) investment needs and we are proud of our strong reputation in the industry which is allowing us to expand our business. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. With sustainability, social impacts, digitalisation, and carbon reduction in mind, our diverse and multi-disciplinary teams work together to provide a variety of services throughout the full project life-cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision. We also provide specialist technical support to colleagues across our global business, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically complex work.

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Principal Civil Engineer, specialising in dams and/or river engineering, to join our team in Spain to lead the design of large, multidisciplinary projects, supervise the work of more junior staff whilst providing technical and professional guidance to aid their development.

You will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical specialists, preparing feasibility studies, calculations and outline/detailed civil engineering designs; overseeing the production of technical and commercial specifications, drawings and schedules; and carrying out site supervision duties. You will work in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company’s reputation and help secure further work.

Job description: 

Typical duties and responsibilities will include:

• Leading multidisciplinary projects and bids, harnessing our existing expertise in geotechnical engineering, dam foundation analysis, risk assessment and breach analysis, hydraulic structures, dam body analysis and collaborating with our specialists in hydrology, hydropower, water transfers, environment, planning and beyond.
• Representing the company in technical and consortia meetings.
• Driving knowledge-sharing and innovation through training and empowering others.
• Mentoring and developing others, providing guidance to support their professional development.
• Promoting a vibrant health and safety culture and practice.
• Driving continuous improvement in project delivery.

At Mott MacDonald you will have control of your own career path and great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow. We can offer development in technical, management or client-facing directions. 

We are looking for a driven individual, keen to make a difference in the sector, take wide responsibilities and progress professionally.

Candidate specification:

Required skills and experience:

•  Proven track record of experience in dams, reservoirs, hydropower, hydraulic structures and/or river engineering. 
• Ability and enthusiasm to provide supervision to engineers, technicians and apprentices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams and complex projects.
• Willingness to contribute to and develop technical knowledge networks.
• A drive to be abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions. 

Desirable:

• Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution.
• Experience of managing clients and other project stakeholders.
• Experience in BIM and collaborative environments, e.g. Civil 3D, BIM360, including supervising the work of others.
• Experience in reservoir safety inspections.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

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.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Life insurance 
• An annual professional institution subscription   
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive  
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5  
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers  
• Annual bonus scheme  
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans 
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources 
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities 
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.