Project Manager
Mott MacDonald
London
Location/s: Reading, Brighton, London; UK Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan 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 Division Our multidisciplinary experts help water, wastewater, and government organisations find sustainable, cost-effective solutions to the challenges of climate change, net-zero, water scarcity and environmental protection. We work with around half of the UK’s regulated water and wastewater companies, and our work stretches across the entire project lifecycle - from pre-contract cost estimating and benchmarking, to post-contract quantity surveying and commercial assurance. For project and programme management, we deliver capital projects on behalf of our clients, both internal and external that range from several hundred thousand pounds in value to major projects and programmes worth over £0.5bn. Overview Of The Role As a Project Manager you will be responsible for the entire scope required for successful delivery of projects including appraisal, planning, detailed design, construction, and delivery phases. You will deliver these by complying with Client and Mott MacDonald processes specifically, Project Management, Health & Safety, Commercial, Risk & Value, and Budget. Key Responsibilities And Duties Include
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time Market: Environment and society
Discipline: Project programme and commercial management
Job Ref: 8818
Recruiter Contact: Alice Roostan
- Manage project risk and opportunities effectively - take responsibility for the identification, allocation and management of the project risk and opportunities, taking effective mitigation measures to reduce risk
- Be accountable for the commercial objectives specific to the project - ensure necessary reporting & information is delivered on time, to the required standard
- Maintain excellent communications with the client and wider programme team
- Be responsible for the project programme. Work with multidisciplinary delivery teams to update the programme as required
- Ensure the effective and efficient close out of all projects
- Manage a delivery team and all key stakeholders
- A degree in engineering or project management subject
- Full Membership, or working towards full membership of a relevant chartered body; MAPM, ChPP, MCIWEM, MICE, MCIOB, MRICS etc
- Project management experience across a range of high risk / high complexity / high value projects and programmes with a strong focus on internal and external stakeholder management and complex risk management
- Experience of managing projects within the Water and Environment Sector
- Experience of NEC contracts and their practical application
- Experience of CDM regulations
- Ability to work a minimum of 2 days per week in the nominated office
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Able to foster and promote collaborative working relationships
- NEC ECC PM Accreditation
- Experience across the full project lifecycle
- Experience working in the environment and water sector
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time Market: Environment and society
Discipline: Project programme and commercial management
Job Ref: 8818
Recruiter Contact: Alice Roostan
Posted 2025-10-12
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