Location/s: UK-wide
Recruiter contact: Andrea Gaffney
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 unit
The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional
offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe and focuses on the delivery of
complex buildings projects across a range of sectors. Our work spans health,
defence, education, justice, aviation, commercial and mixed-use developments, as
well as major and complex buildings programmes within cities and communities. We
provide both local delivery and technical leadership across the Group’s
buildings portfolio.
Overview of the role
The Project Manager is responsible for the successful day-to-day delivery of
multidisciplinary buildings projects across a range of sectors, working under
the direction of a Project Principal.
The role leads project planning, coordination and control activities across the
project lifecycle, ensuring delivery to programme, cost, quality and safety
requirements. It suits individuals with experience working in Design & Build and
contractor-led environments, managing complex interfaces between design teams,
contractors, clients and stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership of project delivery
activities and provide leadership to project teams whilst supporting the
development of more junior project management professionals.
This role provides a clear development pathway towards Project Principal roles.
Key responsibilities and
duties include:
• Manage the day-to-day delivery of buildings projects, ensuring scope,
programme, cost, quality and safety requirements are met
• Develop and maintain project plans, programmes, schedules and resource
profiles, coordinating inputs from multidisciplinary teams
• Manage design coordination activities, supporting delivery in Design & Build
and contractor-led environments
• Administer contracts in line with agreed commercial and contractual
frameworks, supporting change control, variations and early warnings where
applicable
• Identify, track and manage project risks and issues, maintaining risk
registers and escalating matters as required
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, including clients,
contractors, designers and specialist suppliers
• Prepare and contribute to project reports, governance reviews and performance
updates
• Support health, safety and wellbeing processes on projects, working with
project safety advisors and site teams
• Manage project information, quality assurance activities and document control
processes
• Contribute to tender submissions, bids and early project shaping activities
as required
• Support and mentor Assistant Project Managers and graduate team members
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive and delivery-focused culture within
project teams
Candidate specification
Essential:
• Degree (or equivalent) in Project Management, Construction Management,
Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience delivering medium to large buildings projects within a
consultancy, contractor or professional services environment
• Experience working in Design & Build and/or contractor-led delivery models
• Working knowledge of NEC or similar collaborative forms of contract
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing interfaces
• Strong project planning, scheduling and project control skills
• Experience managing project risks, issues and change
• Experience engaging with clients, contractors and wider project stakeholders
• Good communication and reporting skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a wider project team
• Willingness to travel to project sites and client locations as required
Desirable:
• Experience across a range of buildings sectors (e.g. health, defence,
education, aviation, commercial or justice)
• Experience working with public sector clients or programmes
• Experience supporting bid and tender activities
• APM PMQ, MAPM or equivalent professional qualification
• NEC Accreditation (or working towards)
• Experience working on live construction sites
• Experience mentoring junior project professionals
• Security clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance (project dependent).
Please be advised that offers for this role may be conditional upon obtaining
the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
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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 20
24.
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.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager
to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and
personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your
well-being, flexibility, and trust.
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
[reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com] 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.
* 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force
Adult Volunteers.
• 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.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance
service life with career and wellbeing.
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.
• We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders
in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal
Armed Forces Network.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes
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