Major Projects Design or Project Manager

Mott MacDonald; Croydon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering and consultancy firm is seeking a Major Projects Design or Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary projects across the UK. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience delivering complex projects and will manage large teams while ensuring client satisfaction. This full-time, permanent role based in Croydon offers career development and a comprehensive benefits package including a strong employee ownership model and extensive health benefits.

Benefits

Employee ownership

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Enhanced family leave policies

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of delivering major design projects as a Project or Design Manager.
• Management of large project teams (over 100 people).
• Ability to deliver to demanding schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead profitable projects that deliver success for clients and communities.
• Develop a collaborative delivery approach across project teams.
• Deliver projects to time, cost, and quality.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Leadership

Communication

Education

BEng / BSc civil engineering or related subject

Job description

Major Projects Design or Project Manager

Croydon, United Kingdom / Birmingham, United Kingdom / Manchester, United Kingdom

Country

United Kingdom

Contract type

Permanent

Work pattern

Full Time

Market

Transport

Project programme and commercial management

**Closing date for applications Thursday 19th February at midnight, we may contact candidates prior to closing date**

About the business unit

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Overview of role

We are looking for Project Managers or Design Managers for our Major Projects with a track record of delivering complex multi-disciplinary projects from concept design through to Detailed Design to join our Heavy Civil Infrastructure Division. You will be responsible for project team leadership and overall project delivery for multi-million-pound fees on major transport and civil infrastructure projects across the UK, and on occasion internationally. You will be involved in planning the design stage of infrastructure works as well as be responsible for the production and delivery of reliable design solutions.

As an integral and senior member of the Heavy Civil Infrastructure team, you’ll contribute to the business and team’s professional development.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead profitable projects that deliver success for our clients and communities.
• Develop a collaborative delivery approach across project teams, supply chain, partners, and client teams.
• Deliver to budget, programme, and quality.
• Enhance client satisfaction.
• Undertake Project Reviews to foster continuous improvement and sharing lessons across projects.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Championing industry leading techniques to improve safety and customer service to deliver the goals of our clients and their customers.
• Delivery of projects to time, cost, and quality
• Fostering innovation in the delivery of design, digital and technical excellence
• Prompt billing and payment
• Monthly reporting on scheme progress
• Delivering client requirements and customer satisfaction

Essential academic, professional qualifications and experience:

• Extensive experience of delivering major design projects in an overall project or design manager role (Design fees of greater than £5m), especially under a Design & Build contract.
• Project, financial, programme and resource management skills.
• Management of large project teams (over 100 people).
• Ability to deliver to demanding schedules and targets.
• Proven business development and marketing skills with demonstrable experience of writing winning proposals.
• Excellent communication skills to be able to communicate targets, and priorities to staff, clients and partners.
• BEng / BSc civil engineering (or related subject).
• Chartered Engineer (or equivalent).
• Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (or equivalent).

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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 [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Financial wellbeing

• 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.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• 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.

Lifestyle

• 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 and carers leave

• 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.

Learning and development

• 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.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

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