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Senior Associate Civil Engineer

United Kingdom, Cardiff · Job Posted February 19, 2026
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Mott MacDonald is seeking Associate Civil Engineers specialised in pipelines to lead our technical teams in the south and southwest. This a fantastic professional opportunity for driven individuals, with a strong UK water and wastewater infrastructure experience, and the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams of technical specialists in response to AMP8 challenges.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide technical leadership across our programmes of potable water and wastewater pipelines
  • Direct, develop and supervise a team of design staff, providing technical and commercial guidance to support their development and to respond to the needs of the programme
  • Lead the delivery of wastewater and/or potable water pipeline programmes to budget, programme and quality standards, working collaboratively across disciplines to efficient delivery
  • Produce and review engineering calculations, specifications, drawings and reports, proactively managing design risk to deliver constructable solutions
  • Deliver projects in close partnership with clients and contractors
  • Represent the company in meetings, building strong relationships with our clients that will enhance our reputation and help secure further work
  • Contribute to commercial success through forecasting and risk management, and the production of bids and proposals

Requirements

  • Chartered Status (CEng) with a recognised Professional Institution
  • Proven ability to lead a portfolio of technical projects, ensuring compliance with relevant quality assurance and technical standards and supporting the development of less experienced staff
  • Demonstrable technical experience in clean / potable water pipeline design and pumping stations and/or wastewater network and associated infrastructure design
  • Strong communication skills with experience in effective collaboration across internal multi-disciplinary teams with other technical disciplines including environmental specialists, geotechnical, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers
  • A drive to be abreast of professional development and knowledge of current and emerging technical solutions
  • Good understanding of designers' responsibilities under CDM

Nice to have

  • Able to travel to other offices and sites, as required
  • Track record in building teams and capability of junior staff
  • Experience in preparing successfully bids and in undertaking client engagement
  • Project Management experience is not essential but previous experience or a desire to develop these skills would be beneficial

What we offer

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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