Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for it's employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.

The earthworks/foundation role, as part of the LDR team, will involve a broad variety of responsibilities including, but not limited, to the following:

• Provide specialist earthworks/foundation support and advice, as part of the LDR team, across the Design and Construction teams
• Provide specialist earthworks/foundation support and advice to the LDR team
• As part of a risk-based approach - participate in the focussed review of assets to evidence compliance through each stage of the asset lifecycle from detailed design, construction and handover
• As part of a risk-based approach - participate in the high level review of assets from detailed design, construction and handover
• Support the Designer and Contractor to identify and resolve 'gaps' in their processes, plans and procedures
• Provide support and manage workload within the LDR team
• Ensure smooth, timely completion and turnaround of Design and Construction Verification Certificates
• Participate in signing of Design and Construction Verification Certificates
• Support Design and Construction teams - often working to tight deadlines - across all parts of their works
• Ensure processes, plan and procedures are adhered to by the Design and Construction teams
• Understand the deliverables produced by Design and Construction teams, and how these provide evidence for compliance with the processes, plans and procedures
• Liaise with HS2, Designers, Contractors, suppliers and third parties, as required, in all matters related to the delivery of works
• Assist the Design and Construction teams in all matters related to delivery of their works
• Work collaboratively to ensure a consistency of approach across all parts of Contractor and Designer works
• Capture, and record, LDR engagement with the Design and Construction teams

You will have experience of a similar role in an engineering and construction environment with full exposure to major project work. Ideally you will be able to demonstrate a mixture of the following:

• Experience in working on large engineering and construction projects
• Experience of design and/or construction across a range of geotechnical/foundation works
• Educated to degree level
• Membership of a relevant professional organisation (i.e., ICE, APM, IStrucE)
• Chartered Engineer/Geologist (or with equivalent/relevant experience)
• Understanding of engineering processes on multidisciplinary design and build contracts
• Experience of working with and applying the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• Familiar with NEC contract framework and project controls processes
• Good analytical, organisational and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload without supervision
• Build successful relationships with others - within the LDR team, DJV and across other organisations (BBV, HS2 etc.) during a project's lifecycle (design, construction and handover)
• Proactive attitude, a willingness to engage and adapt, and apply previous skills/experience to new (potentially unfamiliar) challenges
• Ability to understand and work in accordance with the applicable project procedures
• Ability to test, challenge and develop project procedures
• Familiar with common data environment principles
• Working knowledge of MS Packages - Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of ProjectWise System, or willingness to learn
• Appreciation of document control processes