Location: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Manchester & Leeds; UK (other UK locations considered)
Recruiter contact: Laura Easdon
About the division
The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering opportunities to work on diverse, technically challenging projects across the full project life cycle.
Overview of the role
As a senior water quality modeller you will be part of a large team of water resources and wastewater network specialists. The role involves working closely with engineers and asset planners to deliver a wide range of services for UK and international clients. You will use both bespoke and industry standard hydrodynamic and water quality modelling packages, innovate beyond current standards, develop integrated river network and drainage models, investigate natural processes affecting contaminants, build ad‑hoc assessment tools, and perform statistical analyses. Opportunities exist to engage in hydrology, systems modelling, groundwater, flood modelling and computational fluid dynamics.
Key responsibilities
- Core delivery of complex modelling projects in collaboration with multidisciplinary experts.
- Analysis of large datasets to identify patterns and relationships, providing insights and foresights for effective resolutions.
- Assisting with proposal writing, winning work and developing new business by providing key technical inputs.
- Maintaining client relationships and managing projects.
- Supporting, training, mentoring and developing junior colleagues where practicable.
Candidate specification
Essential:
- Relevant degree‑level qualifications (e.g. geography, mathematics, environmental sciences, civil engineering, or related disciplines).
- Chartered with an appropriate professional body.
- Track record in successful delivery of SOAF, UPM and/or river modelling projects (all levels) for UK water companies.
- Good understanding of hydrodynamics, sediments and water quality processes.
- Expertise in industry standard software such as InfoWorks and/or MIKE11.
- Willingness to innovate.
- Able to guide and mentor junior staff.
Desirable:
- Coding skills and statistical foundations.
- Experience in source apportionment assessments, catchment management modelling or application of nature‑based solutions to tackle pollution.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We 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, you can choose how you work most effectively to meet client, team and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well‑being, flexibility and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, promoting fair employment procedures and practices and ensuring equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will discuss how we can support you.
Benefits
Financial wellbeing
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5 % and 7 %.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the cover to 6 × your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides 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.
- As an independently owned business, we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues through 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 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 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 everyday health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- Comprehensive wellbeing program, available to 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.
Lifestyle
- 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.
- 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 Advanced Employee Networks that support LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
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