Civil Engineer

Company: Mott MacDonald
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Location: Reading
Job Description:

Overview

You join a design-and-construct team delivering water, wastewater, and network projects in the Thames Valley region. You’ll work across feasibility to detailed design within multi-disciplinary teams, shaping practical, safe solutions and contributing to chartership-ready development. The role blends design, client engagement, and collaboration with construction and supply chains to bring projects to life. You’ll benefit from strong mentorship, flexible working, and a clear path to progression within a prestigious firm.

Pay / Benefits

  • pension contribution matching (4.5%–7%)
  • annual bonus schemes
  • professional subscription costs covered
  • min 33 days holiday
  • private medical & life assurance
  • flexible working

Responsibilities

  • Deliver civil design services across projects with focus on time, cost, and quality
  • Produce calculations, specifications, drawings, and reports
  • Engage with client and their engineering teams
  • Collaborate across disciplines to integrate mechanical and electrical interfaces
  • Work with construction and supply chain to ensure practical, safe design through design, construction, and post-project review
  • Apply innovative and standard designs to project problems
  • Identify potential challenges to client specifications and discuss with the wider team

Key requirements

  • ICE-accredited Degree in Civil Engineering (or related subject)
  • Working towards IEng / CEng with a relevant Engineering Institution
  • UK water and/or wastewater treatment / non-infrastructure experience (preferable)
  • collaboration
  • communication
  • problem-solving
  • civil design
  • engineering calculations
  • specifications

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Posted: September 14th, 2026