Location(s):
Cambridge, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Water
Job Ref: 7221
Recruiter Contact: earlycareers.recruitment@mottmac.com
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Job Description
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.
About the division
The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work.
Overview of role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our Dams and Reservoirs team based in Cambridge. Our Cambridge team is one of our largest groups of dam engineers in Mott MacDonald and home to some of the most highly regarded authorities in the field internationally.
In your day-to-day, your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:
* Developing conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for dams and their appurtenant structures (spillways, drawdown facilities, intakes and outfalls etc)
* Undertaking hydraulic and structural analyses for dams, weirs and barrages
* Contributing to flood studies and emergency plans
* Attending site inspections, investigations, and monitoring
* Actively participating in project, client and team meetings
* Preparing drawings, reports, and specifications
* Gaining exposure to project, commercial, and client management
* Actively participating in our Early Careers Professionals Network
Candidate Specification
We are looking for committed and motivated graduates with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference in the world. To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a degree (obtained no earlier than 2023) in one of the following degree disciplines:
* Environmental engineering
* Water resources or hydraulic engineering
In your application you should be able to demonstrate your interest in the role and working at Mott MacDonald through relevant experience.
We are looking for graduates with the following characteristics:
• Methodical approach to problem solving.
• Ability to use your initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, which allow you to confidently liaise with clients and team members.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need.
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 made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.
Our ethos is to develop, train and retain our graduates and therefore we are looking for a long-term relationship with our graduates.
What else is involved?
You’ll be enrolled onto Accelerate Your Future, a structured three-year soft-skills development programme which develops the strengths that we know graduates need to be successful at Mott MacDonald.
You will have the opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our Social Outcomes and the difference we can make!
Join us, and you’ll get:
• Biannual salary reviews.
• A competitive salary.
• Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary.
• A flexible benefits scheme.
Being part of Mott MacDonald means more than just work, there’s a huge range of fun and exciting things that you can get involved in.
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.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively.
More about Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
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