About Mott MacDonald
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.
Role
As a Senior Project Manager in the Rail division, you will lead the delivery of feasibility studies, design and related professional services for UK rail clients, including transport authorities, design-and-build (D&B) contractors and rolling stock manufacturers. Working within a team of 40 project management professionals, you will manage projects delivered by multidisciplinary technical teams. Infrastructure work ranges from small renewals of around £100,000 to major D&B schemes exceeding £3 million, covering stations, bridges, accessibility upgrades, track, signalling, telecommunications, electrification and plant, traction power, overhead catenary and tunnel systems. Rolling stock projects typically involve new fleet procurement or fleet life extension. Most projects also include systems engineering and assurance. You will work within a matrix structure, reporting professionally to the Head of Discipline for Project Management and, for each assignment, to the relevant Project Principal within your client portfolio.
Requirements
•Excellent coordination and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multicultural, multidisciplinary teams
•Proven experience managing projects from client engagement and bid development through planning, design and delivery
•Strong knowledge and practical experience of project controls, including earned value analysis
•Proven experience managing project change, including administration, negotiation and close-out
•A degree in project management, engineering or a related discipline
•Chartered status, or progress towards it, with a relevant professional institution
Nice to have
•Working towards APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status or an equivalent qualification
•Knowledge of the rail sector, including civil and structural engineering, rail systems and/or rolling stock
•Understanding of design development and delivery on railway projects
•A proactive approach to improving project delivery efficiency
•Experience establishing and/or administering NEC contracts
•Experience negotiating and agreeing project final accounts
•Experience developing and maintaining project programmes in Primavera P6
•Experience managing the technical or commercial aspects of bids and proposals
•Experience supervising and developing early-career project professionals
Benefits
•Hybrid working policy that embraces well-being, flexibility, and trust
•Employer matches employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%
•Life assurance equal up to 4 x basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x salary
•Income protection scheme providing a financial benefit, plus 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
•Financial success sharing via annual bonus schemes, as an independently owned business with an employee ownership model (no external investors)
•Employees have a stake and voice in the business, with personal and group performance bonuses growing with career progression
•Direct connection to senior leadership through formal channels
•Direct pathway towards ownership from day one for senior roles
•Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
•Health cash plan for everyday health costs and treatments
•Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues
•Comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for employees and their families
•Ability to flex salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, extendable to family
•A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year (inclusive of public holidays, dependent on level), with ability to buy or sell leave
•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 leave policies: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
•Shared parental leave matching maternity leave, paying up to 24 weeks at full pay
•Up to five additional days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid
•Policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing
•Primary annual professional institution subscription
