Rivers Engineer

Mott MacDonald 
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. 

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About the business unit

The Water Consultancy Division is the centre of excellence within Mott MacDonald for responding to water and wastewater challenges, providing support to colleagues across our global business, and offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. 
 
Climate change, aging assets, and population growth place increasing pressure on our water and wastewater assets. Our highly successful water consultancy business is servicing ever-increasing demands from water sector clients to help deliver ambitious capital programmes. 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. 

Overview of role

Position Location: Madrid, Spain

You will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical specialists, supporting the preparation of engineering studies, calculations and outline/detailed civil engineering designs; producing technical and commercial specifications, drawings and schedules; and carrying out site supervision duties. The location of this role will be based in Madrid, Spain.

You will support working in close partnership with clients and contractors, building strong relationships that will enhance the company’s reputation and help secure further work. As such, we are seeking enthusiastic and hard-working Civil and / or Hydraulic Engineers specialising in river engineering who wish to develop their skill sets in both technical and / or commercial management with the anticipation of moving into roles of increasing responsibility. This role will present you with a fantastic opportunity to further develop your technical and managerial skills through your project work, with great prospects for career progression as the business continues to grow. 

For candidates seeking a broader career path, we can support your development in a diverse range of roles in either project management, business development, line management, mentoring and resource management.

Candidate Specification 

We are looking for people who can demonstrate the following:

• Chartered / Incorporated civil engineer  
• Professional experience of river / flood management and / or hydraulic structures 
• Understanding of designer’s responsibilities under CDM 
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams 
• Experience of managing clients and other project stakeholders 

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:

• Holiday entitlement: 23 days + public holidays
• Life assurance: 2 x salary will be paid to your chosen benefactor in the event of your death whilst employed by Mott MacDonald
• Professional membership subscription: 1 professional subscription which is relevant to your job/field of expertise can be claimed per year
• Employee assistance programme: Our Global Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a confidential safe space for employees and their immediate dependants to gain access to professional services including counselling, family support services and financial and legal advice services
• IT employee purchase programme: In partnership with our technology providers, we have exclusive offers on Microsoft, HP and Dell products
• Company bonus: Mott MacDonald Group operates an incentive scheme for employees on standard terms and conditions with a minimum six month service at the end of the previous financial year. The scheme is non-contractual and targeted at exceptional contributors but includes a fixed element in which all eligible staff (grades A-E) share. Payments are normally made in March each year
• Agile working: Our agile working guide empowers our employees to work smarter, giving more individual responsibility over how, when and where you work to meet your personal and professional commitments. Agreed in discussion with your line manager, agile working involves adapting your working approach on an ad hoc basis including flexible work times, and combining home and office-based working

Optional benefits (available via salary sacrifice) for the following:

• Restaurant voucher: up to 11 € per working day
• Transport card: up to 1,500 € per year. This is intended for public transport and doesn’t include flights or petrol for private car
• Day care voucher: up to 30% of salary

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