Key Takeaways
- Graduate Coastal Scientist role in Bristol/Croydon/Newcastle.
- Involves technical work on coastal erosion, flood risk, management plans, and offshore developments.
- Requires a Masters degree in Coastal Science or Oceanography, with less than 12 months' relevant experience.
- Applications close once filled; apply early. No visa sponsorship offered.
About the Role
Mott MacDonald is a global, employee-owned consultancy committed to making a real difference. You will work alongside experts, contribute to meaningful projects, and receive the support, learning opportunities, and experience needed to grow your career from day one.
Job Description
Join our growing Ports, Coastal and Offshore team, contributing to major projects. You will develop skills in project management, business development, and driving sustainability in the marine environment. This role requires great team spirit and brings together expertise in coastal processes (including numerical modelling), strategic planning, feasibility and business case preparation, climate resilience, engineering design, and construction supervision. We are pioneering the use of digital, carbon, and positive social outcomes.
Coastal Scientist Role
As a Coastal Scientist, you will be involved in a wide range of technical work, including:
- Coastal erosion and flood risk feasibility studies
- Development of coastal management plans (Strategies, business cases, coastal change adaptation plans)
- Flood risk and coastal erosion options studies
- Climate risk and vulnerability assessment
- Support for design and planning for offshore and marine renewable developments (hazard mapping, cable burial risk assessments)
- GIS mapping, spatial analysis, and coastal data interpretation
- Coastal numerical modelling and metocean studies
- Marine nature-based solutions
- Stakeholder Engagement
Candidate Specification
We are looking for curious, motivated graduates with less than 12 months' relevant experience (excluding placements) who hold or expect to achieve a Masters degree (obtained no earlier than 2025) in Coastal Science or Oceanography.
Key strengths include:
- Proactively taking initiative
- Effective and clear communication
- High-quality written work with attention to detail
- Structured and analytical problem-solving approach
Application Process
- Online strengths-based assessment
- Application form
CVs and cover letters are not required. Assessment is through a single-stage strengths-based interview.
Note: Applications will close once filled, so early application is recommended. Only one application per candidate is accepted.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald is not offering sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Applications from candidates on the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas will not be accepted due to their temporary nature and future sponsorship requirements.
Development and Benefits
- Development: Three-year early careers soft skills development programme ('Accelerating your Future'), mentoring, and formal training.
- Financial Wellbeing: Biannual salary reviews (first three years), matched pension contributions (4.5%-7%), life assurance, income protection, flexible benefits, and annual bonus schemes.
- Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, health cash plan, access to Peppy (menopause experts), and comprehensive wellbeing support.
- Lifestyle: 33 days holiday (inclusive of public holidays, increasing after 5 years), option to buy/sell leave, and employee saving schemes/discounts.
- Family and Carers Leave: Enhanced maternity/adoption leave (26 weeks paid), paternity/partner leave (2 weeks paid), shared parental leave, and additional carer's leave.
- Networks and Communities: Access to Employee Networks (LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, parents/carers) and support for Armed Forces personnel.
- Agile Working: Hybrid working policy.