Mott MacDonald

 

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

 

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

 

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

 

About the business unit  

The Buildings and Cities Unit (BNC) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.  

 

About the role 

 

We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our team of project management professionals in our Cambridge office.

 
Our Cambridge team of project managers focuses on the Health, Science, Education and Defence sectors in London and the Southeast and has a strong track record in the delivery of public projects through major frameworks and local projects for private sector clients.We are currently delivering programmes of work for Cambridge Colleges, the NHS New Hospitals Programme, major Pharmaceutical Clients, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and the Department of Education and would like to hear from you if you are interested in joining this team. You will receive great support from the wider team, we are committed to the training and development of our staff. We operate structured training programmes for staff to attain professional qualifications and support our staff at all levels with learning and development opportunities through our learning and development team.

 

This role can be offered on a full time or a part time basis.

 

 

What will you be getting up to?

 

You will be working as a project manager/technical advisor with responsibility for the delivery of individual schemes for a client or working under a team leader providing a portfolio of projects to a customer.  We are looking for someone that has worked in a client facing role and has experience of leading project teams of internal and external consultants.You will also be involved in initiating, managing and delivering projects under our business management systems (BMS), establishing budgets and monitoring and controlling the financial performance of projects. 

 

Have you got what it takes?

 

If you recently chartered or approaching chartership and have experience of project management in the construction industry with the focus on delivering buildings and infrastructure schemes through all stages of the project cycle, then this could be just the role for you. This role is client facing project management of schemes that vary in value and complexity.

 

As well as having experience as a project manager/technical advisor, you will also have the following qualifications and experience:

 

Be a qualified member of a recognised relevant professional body with chartered status, or be approaching chartered status;Knowledge of project programming and scheduling software, e.g. MS ProjectExperience of contract administration and application of CDM and Health and Safety standardsExperience of working in the public or private sector on stand-alone schemes or on frameworksHave been a resident in the UK for at least five yearsDemonstrate self-motivation and proactivity, with a proven ability to work collaboratively within internal and external teams.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 

Degree Qualifications we might expect are:

1.    Construction Project Management 
2.    Any Engineering discipline
3.    Other relevant 

Professional bodies and charterships we’d consider are:

1.    APM
2.    RICS
3.    MCIOB Project Management 
4.    ISPE
5.    CIBSE 
6.    IChemE
7.    MICE 
8.    IStructE

 

Does this sound like you? Then we would love to hear from you.

 

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

 

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.