Mott MacDonald
2027 UK Graduate Civil and Structural Engineering Career Path: Water
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Job Description
Engineer a Better Tomorrow – For People, Planet, and Progress
At Mott MacDonald, we’re not just designing infrastructure—we’re shaping the future of water. As a wholly employee-owned company, we have the freedom to focus on what truly matters: delivering social outcomes, empowering our people, and protecting the communities and environments we serve.
As a Graduate Civil Engineer, you’ll join one of our specialist teams - Water Engineering or Dams & Reservoirs, each playing a vital role in solving complex challenges and delivering sustainable solutions that improve lives and safeguard the environment.
Water Engineering – Designing Resilient Infrastructure
Join our Water Division, a centre of excellence tackling climate change, ageing infrastructure, and population growth. You’ll contribute to safe, sustainable water systems for generations to come. We have opportunities for those with civil and structural engineering degrees.
What You’ll Do:
- Design pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities through feasibility, outline, and detailed stages.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, sustainable solutions.
- Support projects from planning and modelling to construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Use digital tools to enhance design quality and efficiency.
- Grow your technical and project management skills through mentoring and training.
Dams & Reservoirs – Protecting Communities and Resources
Be part of a legacy of innovation in dam and reservoir engineering. You’ll help design and assess critical infrastructure that supports water supply, flood protection, and hydropower.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for dams, spillways, intakes, and drawdown facilities.
- Undertake hydraulic and structural analyses, contributing to flood studies and emergency planning.
- Attend site inspections and monitoring activities for hands-on experience.
- Prepare drawings, reports, and specifications that shape real-world outcomes.
- Gain exposure to project, commercial, and client management.
Rivers and Flooding
Plays a key role in helping communities and the environment become more resilient to flooding and the challenges posed by climate change. You will work on projects that improve our understanding of rivers, catchments and flood risk, supporting the development of sustainable solutions that protect people, property and the natural environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Supporting projects that reduce flood risk and improve the resilience of communities and infrastructure.
- Analysing environmental, hydrological and flood-related information to inform decision-making and identify practical solutions.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver river restoration, flood management and sustainable drainage projects.
- Contributing to projects that improve river environments, enhance biodiversity and help address the impacts of climate change.
- Developing technical knowledge and gaining experience across a range of river, flooding and water management disciplines.
Why These Roles Matter:
- Empowering Growth: We support your development with structured training, mentoring, and real-world experience.
- Celebrating Achievements: Your contributions are recognised and celebrated—individually and as part of a team.
- Inclusive Culture: We value diversity and foster a workplace where everyone feels seen, heard, and respected.
- Wellbeing First: We prioritise your wellbeing with flexible working, mental health support, and a caring environment.
- Societal Impact: Your work helps deliver essential services, protect the environment, and build climate resilience.
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Candidate Specification
At Mott MacDonald, we’re looking for curious, motivated graduates who want to make a real difference. Join our purpose-driven teams where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your work enhances the world we live in.
To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a master's degree (obtained no earlier than 2025) or expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
For some of our opportunities, a master’s degree is essential – this is reflected in the list of opportunities in the application form.
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 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. For this reason, we cannot accept applications from candidates who would be working under the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas, (irrespective of visa duration), due to their temporary nature and the requirement for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in future. We continue to 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.
AI Usage
At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.
Accessibility
We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.
About Your Development
A graduate position should be more than just a job. We know this and so do you. That’s why with our graduate roles we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career. From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you need. You will be assigned a mentor, who will guide you to meet the objectives of your professional training needs. You will join our three-year early careers soft skills development programme – Accelerating your Future, which is designed to give you the skills and tools necessary for a long-lasting successful career here at Mott MacDonald.
Our Social Side
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. From the moment you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your social and professional network, whether it’s meeting other graduates or joining forces with other members of staff from around the company at our annual sports day. Each of our offices have a sports and social committee which will give you the chance to be part of a variety of sports, social and charity events. We’re committed to promoting a strong culture of social responsibility and encourage our staff to play active roles in the local community. It's worth noting that sports and social committees tend to vary from office to office, so as well as getting involved in what’s already on offer, don’t be afraid to suggest new events or initiatives that you think could be a great addition. From your first day, you’ll have access to Perks at Work, giving you discounts on cinema tickets, travel, utilities and much more, helping you make the most of our employee benefits.
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Agile Working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
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. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Benefits
- Financial Wellbeing: Biannual salary reviews, pension contributions, life assurance, income protection, flexible benefits, and annual bonus schemes.
- Employee Ownership: No external investors, shared success model, direct connection to business success, personal and group performance bonuses, and pathway to ownership.
- Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, health cash plan, access to Peppy, comprehensive wellbeing program, salary flex for health benefits.
- Lifestyle: 33 days holiday each year, additional leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers, holiday entitlement increase after 5 years, employee saving schemes, and discounts.
- Enhanced Family and Carers Leave: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, 24 weeks shared parental leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave, additional leave for significant caring responsibilities.
- Learning and Development: Primary annual professional institution subscription, mentoring, formal training, and self-development opportunities.
- Networks, Communities, and Social Outcomes: Employee networks for LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers, Armed Forces Covenant, social outcomes.
Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network. Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
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