Mott MacDonald Reviews

Pros

Very interesting and helpful for my career.

Cons

Had a good experience overall. There are no cons to this job

Pros

Experienced colleagues who are very willing to teach.

Cons

Progression in company seems limited.

Advice to Management

Increase graduate salaries

Pros

Great for young graduates Good social scene Extra initiatives to be involved in Regular pay revisions Lots of training and CPD opportunities A lot of help to gain chartership Good working hours

Cons

Not much space for innovation No opportunities for rotation

Pros

You may be able to choose Clients and tailor this to gain experience you require to progress

Cons

Pay is poor, inconsistent approach to promotion. Grades mean very little. You are expected to do it all but with no appropriate compensation. You will live away from home and have a salary below industry.

Advice to Management

Pay people properly, your business is based on people and expecting them to go out their way and loose family life without proper pay leads to defection. I would not recommend working at MM as a result, and the excuses given are unbelievable and contradict Client data RE pay.

Pros

Nice office and lots of support

Cons

Poor annual leave, difficult to be not pushed down Project management route, low salary

Pros

Great company and amazing culture

Cons

Low salaries compared to competitors

Pros

Good projects, good staff, nice offices

Cons

sometimes boring working conditions, not much socialising

Pros

Civil Engineer Grad scheme (option of 2/3 rotations into different disciplines, if desired) Flexible working (home or other UK offices) Good Pension Excellent engagement between company and ECPs Responsibility from day one Great staff in the Leeds office

Cons

No access to buy shares until you reach a certain grade - senior management (approx. 6 -7 years away from starting as a grad) Behind on technology uptake (although improving)

Advice to Management

Typical day at work – fairly busy, working on projects, meetings or out to site. Learned - A huge amount about managing projects, people and budgets. Giving a great deal of responsibility from day one and learning every day still. Management – Very good so far. Good team dynamic, approachable and always available if needed, both senior managers and directors. Workplace culture – Multi-disciplinary work place with... a large number of ECP’s. Office is ever-expanding with new people starting all the time. Sports and socials are very popular, and events are on throughout the week to suit all tastes. Hardest part – The initial uptake of the vast about of information and project processes can be overwhelming, however support is there is needed, and you make yourself heard. Challenging to manage your deliverables with sometimes stretched resources. Enjoyable part - Multicultural offices, friendly, vibrant and open culture, well what I have seen so far. Motts yearly summer games with the rest of the UK offices!