UK Graduate Information Management Career Path

Transform Information into Better Outcomes

At Mott MacDonald, great engineering starts with great information. We believe that trusted data, effective collaboration, and digital innovation enable teams to make informed decisions and deliver lasting value.

As a Graduate Information Manager working on Defence projects, you'll help shape the future of digital delivery within our engineering teams, supporting projects that improve connectivity, strengthen communities, and create more sustainable places to live and work.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine your passion for digital engineering, Building Information Modelling (BIM), and data management with meaningful projects that make a positive difference to society. You'll work alongside engineers, digital specialists, and project teams to ensure that information is managed effectively throughout the entire project lifecycle, helping to create smarter, safer, and more efficient infrastructure.

The Opportunity

Digital information is essential to modern engineering and construction, especially as projects become increasingly complex. Effective information management and BIM are crucial for delivering high-quality, coordinated, and sustainable solutions.

As a Graduate Information Manager, you'll join a collaborative and supportive team where you'll learn from experienced professionals while developing your technical, digital, and communication skills. You'll gain exposure to a variety of infrastructure and multi-discipline engineering projects, helping teams harness the power of data and digital technology to achieve better outcomes for clients and communities.

From your first day, you'll be encouraged to contribute ideas, take ownership of your development, and build the confidence needed to become a future leader in digital delivery.

What You'll Do

As part of our multidisciplinary structural engineering and digital delivery teams, you will:

• Support the implementation of BIM and information management processes across a range of projects.
• Assist with the management, coordination, and validation of project information and digital deliverables.
• Help maintain Common Data Environments (CDEs) and ensure project information is accurate, accessible, and compliant with agreed standards.
• Support project teams in applying information management principles and BIM best practice.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of BIM Execution Plans, information standards, and project workflows.
• Assist with digital coordination activities and model reviews across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support the production of project reports, dashboards, and data-driven insights that enable informed decision making.
• Work with engineers, designers, project managers, and digital specialists to improve project delivery and collaboration.
• Explore emerging technologies, digital tools, and innovative approaches that support improved engineering outcomes.
• Participate in project meetings, workshops, and knowledge-sharing activities to build your professional network and understanding of the wider industry.

This role will require occasional travel within the UK, including overnight stays where necessary. All business travel and accommodation costs will be covered by Mott MacDonald.

Why This Role Matters

Information is a valuable project asset. When managed effectively, it improves collaboration, reduces risk, enhances quality, and supports better decisions throughout an asset's lifecycle.

As a Graduate Information Manager, your work will help:

• Improve the quality and efficiency of project delivery.
• Support sustainable and resilient infrastructure development.
• Enable better collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Reduce waste and improve project outcomes through effective digital delivery.
• Create reliable information that supports long-term asset performance and management.
• Deliver value for clients, communities, and future generations.

You'll play a key role in helping our teams transform data into meaningful outcomes that improve society.

Candidate Specification

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 bachelor's degree (obtained no earlier than 2025) or expect to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:

• Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• Digital Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Architectural Technology
• Construction Management
• Information Management
• Data and Digital Engineering
• Built Environment
• Business
• Or a related discipline

This opportunity requires you to be eligible to achieve security clearance. Security clearance is dictated by the types of projects we work on and normally requires you to be a UK British national or lived in the UK for five years or more.

We personally review every completed application form as this part of our selection process is entirely human-led. We want you to answer each application question with authenticity so we can get to know the real you.

We are looking for graduates with the following strengths:

• Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
• Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
• Delivers high-quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
• Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the UK as required, including occasional overnight stays. All business travel and accommodation costs will be covered by Mott MacDonald.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.

We cannot accept applications from candidates who would be working under the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas, due to their temporary nature and the requirement for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in future.

We 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.

About your development

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

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 has 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.

From your first day, you’ll have access to Perks at Work, giving you discounts on cinema tickets, travel, utilities and much more.

Agile working

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Benefits

• Financial wellbeing
  • Biannual salary reviews during your first three years.
  • Pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%.
  • Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase to 6 x.
  • Income protection scheme.
  • Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
  • Annual bonus schemes.
• Employee Ownership
  • Share in the financial success of the business through personal and group performance bonuses.
  • Opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership.
• Health and wellbeing
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Health cash plan.
  • Access to Peppy for menopause support.
  • Comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Lifestyle
  • 33 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays (increasing to 35 after 5 years).
  • Ability to buy or sell leave.
  • 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
  • Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts.
• Enhanced family and carers leave
  • 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
  • Two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
  • Up to 24 weeks paid shared parental leave.
  • Up to five additional days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities (two paid).
• Learning and development
  • Primary annual professional institution subscription.
  • Mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes
  • Join Advanced Employee Networks (LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, parents/carers).
  • Support for Armed Forces personnel and veterans.
  • Opportunities to make a difference within our communities.