Senior Maritime Engineer NEW

Job description

We are growing our regional maritime teams and are looking for a Chartered Maritime Civil Engineer / Senior Maritime Civil Engineer to join our growing maritime team in Scotland and North East England. Where we provide advisory, project management, design and supervisory services to a range of private and public sector clients on a variety of ports and coastal projects.

Recent and current projects include refurbishment and upgrade of linkspans, pier refurbishment works, breakwater works, STAG and OBC studies for new ferry terminals and ferries, long sea outfalls, cooling water intake and outfall systems and redevelopment of a former shipyard site together with general port and coastal engineering.

In addition, across Mott MacDonald we are growing and developing our maritime business on a global basis. As a result, there may be opportunities to provide input to projects in other regions.

As an experienced technical member of the ports team, you will maintain a high standard of technical capability to deliver various maritime projects and help to guide and develop early career professionals on technical aspects of our projects.

About you:

You will collaborate with colleagues in a constructive manner on projects, encouraging a knowledge sharing environment. Mott MacDonald has established a comprehensive set of quality management, health & safety and environmental management procedures and you will conform to these procedures as well as act as a role model for their proper implementation.

In your role you are likely to contribute to the delivery of a number projects concurrently and in doing so, you will be required to plan your work in a structured manner and collaborate with colleagues in addressing the peaks and troughs in resource demand taking account of priorities on their projects as well as your own.

Additionally, you’ll contribute to bidding and winning work using your knowledge of clients and your understanding of the technical requirements and risks associated with the prospects. In addition to this, you will also assist with the calculation of fees, taking account of commercial risks and opportunities.

Candidate specification:

• Degree qualified and a chartered member of a relevant institution e.g. MICE.;
• Experience of the design of port and maritime facilities;
• Experienced in the preparation of specifications and contract documentation;
• Good communication skills, both verbally and in written/reporting work;
• Experience in commission management and leading design teams preferable but not essential;
• Knowledge of and some experience of contract administration beneficial;
• Experience of the design of coastal structures beneficial;
• A successful history of undertaking client facing roles

Personal skills and attributes

• Ability to contribute to project teams and work well collaboratively, both internally and with clients and external partners;
• Willingness to mentor, manage and develop the skills of other members of the team;
• Enthusiasm and aptitude at dealing with interfaces, including technical, commercial / contractual, and personal / stakeholder;
• A good communicator verbally, and precise and clear in written / reporting work
• Well organised, with strong planning and management skills.