Divisional General Manager, London & Southeast, Buildings & Cities Unit

The Divisional General Manager (DGM) for the London & Southeast (LSE) division is a key senior leadership role in the Buildings & Cities Unit (BNC) leading an established and successful team of 550 people across 6 offices in the region. It is the largest of the 5 Divisions within BNC and supports the wider Mott MacDonald (MM) Group on projects in places such as North America and the Middle East.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build upon a successful foundation, growing our presence and establishing MM as a leader in the London market whilst building on our international success. You will identify and set the strategy, direction and lead on culture for how the LSE Division will deliver against ambitious profitable sustainable growth targets over the next 2-3years, with a primary focus towards the Buildings market.
As DGM, you will be an ambassador and voice for Mott MacDonald across the South of England and the Buildings Sector, articulating and representing our purpose, brand, vision, and value proposition, and be responsible for managing several complex relationships and priorities. You will drive inclusivity and be a natural leader, demonstrating visible leadership & accountability for health, safety & wellbeing.,

• Prepare and deliver Divisional strategic plans, feeding into both Unit and Sector Plans, and ensure the Division achieves its objectives and optimises financial performance and operational productivity.


• Be accountable for overall delivery of budgetary targets, striving for continual improvement across the Division's business and project performance, and productivity through the utilisation of sound financial management principles and a continual review of appropriate management information.


• Grow and nurture external relationships, build and maintain strong networks with key clients, business partners, and competitors, driving joint initiatives where appropriate and using these networks to influence and impact the growth and direction of the business.


• Ensure sufficient resourcing across the Division to meet the business requirements, engaging with Resource Managers and key stakeholders where appropriate.


• Maintain and grow a diverse and collaborative Divisional executive to deliver leadership and services to our people, clients across LSE, the wider BNC Unit and MM Group.


• Establish and nurture an innovative, challenging, collaborative, and high performing work environment, which supports and fosters the Mott MacDonald values and culture.


• Continually improve employee engagement, retention, wellbeing, and career development opportunities for all in the Division by utilising appropriate people management processes and principles, thereby contributing towards making Mott MacDonald the employer of choice.


• Manage and lead the Division in compliance with established company policies and Business Management Systems as well as ensuring compliance with all relevant legislations and regulations to ensure the business is operating legally and to the requirements and directives of the Group.


• Drive value through support functions ensuring appropriate use demonstrating collaboration, effectiveness, and efficiency., We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor's top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.


• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.


• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.


• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.


• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.


Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.


• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.


• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.


• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.


• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
  
  A proven leader in the buildings/built environment space with a credible & detailed understanding of the challenges associated with growing and delivering a highly effective Buildings business.


• P&L management experience of a multi-£m business, adept at operating in an organic matrix structure.


• An inspiring and growth focused people leader of sizeable divisions, with a team oriented and collaborative focus.


• Able to work closely with peers, delegate, motivate and empower individuals and teams effectively.


• Proven track record in having delivered business growth sustainably in the London market across public and private sector clients, with a desire and experience to support opportunities and projects across the UK and internationally.


• An established voice in the buildings sector, with a strong aptitude representing brand, vision, and value proposition to develop market presence and be responsible for managing several complex relationships and priorities.


• Specific experience in driving, co-ordinating and motivating highly technical minded individuals with a particular focus towards the building sector, across MEP, structures, and engineering science disciplines.


• Experience of integrating advisory skills and engineering domain skills to deliver improved client outcomes.


• Robust commercial acumen & appreciation of risk and mitigations to protect MM.


• Ability to exercise sound technical and commercial judgement and decision making in complex, often high-profile situations.


• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills


• Ability to maintain confidentiality, trust, and strong business ethics.


• Registered or accredited professional and membership of a relevant professional institution.
  
  Mott MacDonald is a multisector consultancy providing engineering, management, and development services on projects in 150 countries. We are one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, with over 20,000 of the best people working on a diverse range of challenges. We're helping our clients deliver sustainable infrastructure and development solutions. We pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our talented consultants.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
We have a collegiate and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace. Together, we are opening opportunities with connected thinking.
Buildings & Cities is a 2,000+ people business Unit operating across 37 offices in UK and Europe. Core services delivered include building services, building sciences, building structures, architecture, place economics and placemaking, civils and local infrastructure, technical advisory, and urban design.


• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.


• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.


• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.


Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.


• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.


• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.


Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.


• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.


Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.


• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.