Project Design Engineer - Mechanical

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a fully integrated design and build business combining the design expertise of Mott MacDonald with the contracting experience of JN Bentley to deliver award winning projects. We secured our first contract with Severn Trent at the beginning of AMP5 in 2009. Two AMPs later and Severn Trent has grown to become our largest client in terms of turnover. We’ve laid strong roots in the area, working from offices at Shifnal in the West Midlands, but delivering work across the Severn Trent patch.

Our current AMP7 frameworks have been rolled over into AMP8 (to 2030), securing our place in the region for many years to come.

The Mechanical Engineer Project Leader role combines elements of both traditional Project Management and Design Engineering, managing projects through the outline and detailed design lifecycle, supported by our multi-disciplinary teams.

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• Be part of a unique and dynamic Design-and-Build environment
  
• Project manage the design of water and wastewater projects
  
• Fast track your Chartership and attain a clear route for career progression
  
• Be a member of a multi-disciplinary project team, supporting both your, and the teams personal and professional development
  
• Have the flexibility of working from home, office and site
  
• Have the opportunity to see your designs brought to life
  

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• Working as part of a “project triangle” alongside a Site Manager and Quantity Surveyor to ensure that technical, constructability and commercial aspects of project delivery are considered throughout.
  
• Leading the design of treatment or infrastructure projects from the initial outline to detailed design, through construction, commissioning, and handover.
  
• Coordinating the project team including civil, electrical, mechanical and process designers, BIM modelers and technical specialists and ensure designs are completed on programme, within budget, and to the quality defined by each framework and industry specifications.
  
• Undertake design in own discipline and mentor less experienced colleagues where appropriate.
  
• Building positive relationships with the clients’ project, operational and technical assurance teams and promote a "one-team" approach.
  

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• Accredited Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
  
• Incorporated Member of Engineering Institution.
  
• Outline and detailed design experience of water or wastewater projects.
  
• Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.
  

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• MMB match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
  
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues including our annual bonus schemes.
  
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs.
  

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• A minimum of 33 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays, with the ability to buy, sell or carry over annual leave through our flexible benefits programme.
  
• Access to Life Assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options.
  
• We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
  
• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
  

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• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave plus the option for shared parental leave.
  
• Up to 2 paid additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities.
  

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• MMB are committed to empowering our people to grow professionally and thrive in their careers. We offer structured development schemes that support your journey towards professional chartership.
  

Mott MacDonald Bentley are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is 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.

This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald Bentley is a joint venture business, established in 1999 between civil engineering contractor JN Bentley and global management consultancy, Mott MacDonald.

About Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier‑free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call or email to discuss any such adjustments that we can make.

Shifnal, GB

Permanent

Full Time

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community and are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.