Key Takeaways
- Design resilient wastewater networks and drainage systems as a Graduate Wastewater Network Modeller.
- Requires a degree in Geography, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Mathematics, with less than 12 months' relevant experience.
- Mott MacDonald does not offer sponsorship for Skilled Worker visas and cannot accept applications from candidates on time-limited visas.
- Receive training, mentoring, and join a three-year development program, with biannual salary reviews.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Graduate Wastewater Network Modeller to join our Water Utilities Division. You’ll be part of a team tackling challenges such as climate change, ageing infrastructure, pollution incidents, Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) spills, and population growth by designing resilient wastewater networks and delivering major pipeline transfers and drainage systems.
This role offers an opportunity to grow your technical and project management skills through diverse project work, supported by senior modellers and collaborating across our UK-wide modelling team.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Build and calibrate 1D and 2D hydraulic models
- Assess and influence CSO activity and operation to meet sector targets
- Evaluate foul water flooding and wastewater network resilience
- Develop mitigation solutions and present options to clients
- Work with industry-standard modelling software, GIS, and coding tools
- Produce high-quality reports and visualisations
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the business
Candidate Specification
To be eligible, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and a degree (obtained no earlier than 2025) or expected to achieve one in:
- Geography
- Hydrology and Water Management
- Water and Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Civil Engineering
- Mathematics
We are looking for graduates with the following strengths:
- Methodical approach to problem solving
- Ability to use your initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent written communication and attention to detail
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route. Applications from candidates working under the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas will not be accepted due to their temporary nature.
About Your Development
You will receive training from day one, be assigned a mentor, and join a three-year early careers soft skills development programme, 'Accelerating your Future'.
Benefits
- Financial Wellbeing: Biannual salary reviews (first three years), pension contributions matching 4.5%-7%, life assurance, income protection, flexible benefits, and annual bonus schemes.
- Employee Ownership: Share in the company's financial success through personal and group performance bonuses, with a stake and voice in the business.
- Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, health cash plan, access to Peppy for menopause support, comprehensive wellbeing program, and flexible salary options for health benefits.
- Lifestyle: 33 days holiday (inclusive of public holidays, increasing after 5 years), option to buy/sell leave, additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists, and employee saving schemes/discounts.
- Enhanced Family and Carers Leave: Enhanced policies for maternity, adoption, paternity/partner leave, shared parental leave, and additional leave for caring responsibilities.
- Learning and Development: Primary annual professional institution subscription, mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
- Networks, Communities, and Social Outcomes: Access to Employee Networks (LGBTQ+, gender, race, disability, parents/carers), support for Armed Forces Covenant signatories, and opportunities to make a difference in the community.
Agile Working
A hybrid working policy is in place to support well-being, flexibility, and trust.