Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) is hosting an open recruitment evening on Wednesday 7th February 2024 at Sandy Park Rugby Stadium and Conference Centre, Exeter between 6:00-9:00pm. If you are looking for a new challenge with a growing company, come along to meet our team, learn more about our business and career opportunities. Register for the event here. Date: Wednesday 7th February 2024 Venue: Chiefs Suite, Sandy Park Stadium, Exeter, EX2 7NN Time: 6:00-9:00pm. The event will be run in two sessions, kicking off with an introductory presentation about MMB followed by networking – an opportunity to chat to colleagues to learn more about the work we do and career opportunities. Session 1 – 6:00-7:30pm Session 2 – 7:30-9:00pm About us MMB is working with South West Water as one of two suppliers appointed to the company’s multi-million-pound water non-infrastructure programme. Running until 2028, with the potential for a five-year extension, the contract will see MMB bring its track record of innovative project delivery to the south west of England for the very first time. Learn more about how MMB is working with South West Water. Career opportunities There are opportunities across the business, from early careers pathways to senior management roles in all disciplines, including: commercial and site management, design, engineering and construction. Roles include: site managers, engineers, quantity surveyors, planners and design leads. Interested? Come along and chat to our team about career opportunities and learn more about MMB. You’ll find our colleagues in the Chiefs Suite at Sandy Park Stadium, Exeter, from 6pm until 9pm on Wednesday 7th February 2024. Register for the event here. - Find MMB on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) to keep up to date with the latest news from across the business..

Fully integrated design-and-construction company Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) has been awarded an AMP8 framework with Northumbrian Water. This new partnership will see MMB join Northumbrian Water’s new Living Water Enterprise, an innovative vehicle developed to deliver large scale construction programmes in AMP8 and beyond, supporting a £3.6bn workload. Northumbrian Water supplies water and sewerage services to just under 4.4 million people and has worked closely with MMB and JN Bentley since 2001.  In this time, the companies have delivered hundreds of engineering and construction projects together. This new contract will extend the relationship to at least 2030 and see MMB – which harnesses the contracting strength of JN Bentley and the design specialisms of Mott MacDonald - undertake treatment projects across the North East. Operations director for MMB, Tom Lewis, said, "We are delighted to have been named a partner on the Living Water Enterprise with Northumbrian Water. "MMB has a strong track record in the North East of England. Our talented team will bring to the Enterprise innovation and challenge that unlocks lower-carbon, affordable and efficient solutions. "We look forward to collaborating with Northumbrian Water and integrating with our fellow Enterprise partners to deliver record levels of investment in the region, to the benefit of customers and the environment alike." MMB’s current portfolio of UK water sector clients now stands at eight; together with Northumbrian Water, MMB is delivering work with Anglian Water, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Severn Trent, South West Water, Thames Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water. - There are exciting career opportunities across the organisation, including the North East of England. Please visit the MMB recruitment website or contact the recruitment team on 01756 691572 / recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk for details of current vacancies.

Fully integrated design-and-construct company Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) has secured its first ever framework with South West Water. The multi-million-pound AMP8 contract runs until 2028 with the potential for a further five-year extension. It will see MMB bring its track record of innovative project delivery to the south west of England for the very first time. Partnering with South West Water, the company responsible for the water and wastewater services of 1.8 million customers in Cornwall, Devon, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Dorset and Somerset, MMB is one of two suppliers appointed to the water non-infrastructure programme. This will see MMB deliver a variety of schemes at new and existing clean water treatment works across the west of the region, helping South West Water to achieve its record investment programme. Director Nick Fawcett said, “We are excited to be appointed to this new framework with South West Water. “MMB brings to the region a strong track record in the UK water and wastewater sector having delivered hundreds of design-and-build schemes in our 25-year history. “We’ll focus on affordability and innovation as we work collaboratively with South West Water to solve challenges together and deliver on their business plan priorities. “We have already begun to establish our team in the region and look forward to forging a strong working relationship through AMP8 and beyond.” In securing this new framework, MMB brings its current portfolio of UK water sector clients to eight: Anglian Water, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent, Thames Water, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water – and now South West Water. MMB is looking to build its team in the south west, for roles spanning across operational, commercial and design disciplines. It is an exciting time to join an established integrated design and build company that is at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions for its clients. For more details, please visit the MMB website or contact the recruitment team on 01756 691572 / recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk.

Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) took home a grand total of four awards at the CECA North-East Annual Dinner and Awards evening, including Health and Safety and Training Company of the Year. Two MMB trainees were also recognised for their outstanding achievements – Ben Fielden winning Trainee Quantity Surveyor of the Year and Matthew Jameson awarded Trainee Civil Engineer of the Year. Commenting on his win, Ben Fielden said: "When I heard my name announced as the winner, I was shocked! This award represents all the hard work I have put in over the past year and demonstrates what a great support network can help you achieve.” Matthew Jameson, Trainee Civil Engineer of the Year, added: "Winning this award was a point of personal pride for me, as to be recognised in the industry for all my hard work throughout the year. The team environment at MMB allowed me to thrive and grow so much over the last two years, so long may it continue!” The CECA awards celebrate all the fantastic work in the civil engineering industry throughout the past year, providing a platform to both observe a company’s successes and highlight outstanding individual achievements. Hosted in Newcastle, colleagues from the North-East and Skipton attended the event – a total of 19 winners were announced, four of which went to MMB.. The success of MMB colleagues at the CECA awards is a recognition of the company's ambition to strive for success, setting itself as an industry leader in both health and safety and training - whilst creating a supportive environment where trainee colleagues can maximise their potential. At MMB, investing in and supporting early career development has long been a part of the business’ approach to attracting and nurturing talent to build a sustainable future workforce. Over £1 million is invested every year in training and development to support its people in achieving their goals and enjoy a successful career at MMB. The company recently launched its brand new early careers development programme – find out more here. You can check out all award wins on the MMB website. Don’t forget to follow MMB and JN Bentley on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) to keep up to date with the latest news.

Over the festive period, colleagues from across Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) have been organising charitable activities to give back to local communities – part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach to supporting society and charitable giving. Highlights from colleagues across the country include teams based in the Midlands, who raised over £1400 for two local organisations: Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the Dougie Mac Hospice. The teams hosted two Christmas-themed fundraisers for the charities – where all colleagues got involved by competing in a Christmas jumper competition. Dougie Mac is based just down the road from MMB's Strongford site and provides all hospice services free of charge to adults, young adults and children living with a life-limiting illness, also offering supportive care for their families and carers. Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a specialist paediatric centre delivering advanced and complex treatments to over 100,000 children and young people. In the North East, at Springwell - where MMB is engineering a £53m reservoir with Northumbrian Water - colleagues chose to support the Nite Light Charity after being inspired by a Facebook post seeking support to help the homeless. This led to the team getting creative - making sleeping bag linings from recycled crisp packets. It’s a meticulous process: each crisp packet is carefully cleaned, dried, and ironed with greaseproof paper, then fortified with recycled plastic. This innovative initiative goes beyond recycling - it's a commitment to sustainability and providing comfort to those in need. Through its continued CSR approach, the company aims to make a positive difference by giving back to the communities in which it works, by providing skills, time and expertise to support community projects – and these Christmas initiatives are a great example of this. Read more about MMB's approach to supporting society on the company website. Don’t forget to follow MMB and JN Bentley on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) to keep up to date with the latest news.

Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) is expanding its team across the South West of England following its recent AMP8 framework contract award with South West Water. In securing this framework, MMB brings its current portfolio of clients to eight: Anglian Water, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent, Thames Water, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water – and now South West Water. This sees MMB’s operations span the length and breadth of the UK, from the North East, across to Wales, East Anglia and the Midlands, Thames Valley and now to the most south easterly point of the country, all the way across Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. Following this framework success, we are looking to build our teams in the south west, for roles spanning across operational, commercial and design disciplines. Roles we are currently recruiting for are: Operational roles Site manager Contracts manager Site engineer Commissioning engineer Planner Commercial roles Quantity surveyor Design roles Senior electrical design engineer Project leader Process engineer Design lead As MMB begins work on the framework in the new year, it will continue to grow its teams across all disciplines. If you’re interested in a role that isn’t listed above, please keep an eye on current vacancies for new opportunities – or send a copy of your CV to the recruitment team on 01756 691572 / recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk. Please note: the business will close at 4pm on Wednesday 20th December and reopens on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Don’t forget to follow MMB and JN Bentley on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) to keep up to date with the latest news.

JN Bentley has committed to becoming net zero for all emissions by 2040. The company has also committed to becoming net zero for all scope 1 and 2 (direct) emissions by 2030. The commitments cover JN Bentley, Mott MacDonald Bentley and JBA Bentley. The UK Government target is to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with the UK water sector committing to net zero operational emissions by 2030. With over 50% of UK carbon emissions sourced directly or indirectly from infrastructure, the time to act to reduce the impacts of climate change and protect the planet for future generations is now. There are six strands to the carbon approach. These steer the company’s route to net zero: 1. Leadership 2. Learning 3. Compliance with PAS 2080 4. Operationally Green 5. Low carbon solutions 6. Measures and targets The company is putting the finishing touches to its roadmap to 2040 and will share further details over the coming months. Acting now will protect the planet for future generations and help deliver improved value for clients as they too strive to achieve their own carbon goals. Whilst the task in hand requires great collective effort from stakeholders across industry, launching the carbon commitments is an important step for JN Bentley. Doing carbon ‘well’ will focus minds on innovation, collaboration and thinking that little bit differently – all things on which the organisation prides itself. Although today marks the launch of the commitments, work is already well underway towards achieving them. A number of projects can boast impressive low carbon credentials and a dedicated carbon working group is focusing on areas of the organisation that can make an immediate impact, including a constant review of the mix of vehicles on the company fleet, alternative fuels and office energy consumption. Keep across the company’s social media channels for examples of work already underway during the next week.

JN Bentley has published its latest annual review. The Annual Review takes a look back at 2021 in the world of JN Bentley, Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) and JBA Bentley. Throughout 2021 we continued to adapt to new ways of working whilst striving to consistently deliver high quality and meaningful engineering projects. Given it was another challenging year, we achieved a lot of great things, from environmental milestones and digital development to award-winning projects and employee excellence. The review covers the key areas of the business: people, money, and safety – with an overview of our most innovative projects from the year and a round up of other important themes such as digital, carbon, and social value. We hope you enjoy the read. Read the 2021 Annual Review here. Printed copy? We have a small number of printed copies of the annual review available. To request a copy, please email communications@jnbentley.co.uk

A team of Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) colleagues took part in the Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) Project again this year, partnering with 6th Form students to set them a real life engineering design task. Aimed at promoting STEM, the EESW project sees engineering businesses partner with a team of 6th Form students from local schools and colleges to set them a project brief related to a real problem facing the company. During the project, students research and design a solution to produce a final proposal, model or working prototype. Students then present their designs to a panel of assessors for a chance to win one of four awards for: Best Use of STEM, Best Written Proposal, Best Application of Engineering and Technology and Best Use of Mechanical Engineering Principles. MMB have been involved in the EESW project since 2016. This year, our team comprising of Prys Roberts, Prithula Roy Choudhury and Evan Lewis, partnered with two teams of 6th Form students from Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy and set them a project brief to design sustainable site cabins. Evan Lewis, one of MMB’s Civil Engineers supporting the project said: “The students were asked to develop methods of making an often repeated design such as the installation of a site set up more sustainable, an incentive aligned with the UKs move to carbon zero. This reinforced the critical role engineers have to play in the battle against climate change and illustrated an opportunity for how they might play their small part.” After an initial presentation at the school to set the brief, the students set out to investigate the problem and come up with different solutions – with the MMB team on hand to answer any queries throughout. Both student teams delivered great solutions by investigating the existing technology, coming up with innovative solutions and considering a wide range of impacts. Their efforts saw each receive an award – one for Best Use of STEM for Sustainability and the Environment and the other for Best Overall Written Report – aswell as a cash prize of £500, awarded at the EESW presentation day earlier this year. MMB’s involvement in the EESW project is not only a chance to promote STEM but provides a platform to showcase careers in engineering and the important role of engineers. Pictured: MMB at a previous STEM event “Through STEM activities, young people are educated on the important role engineers play in facilitating a healthy society whether being through the construction of critical infrastructure, the supply of clean drinking water or the treatment of waste. They also get to understand the potentially rewarding nature of the career through exposure to problem solving activities and seeing their designs evolve from an idea into being.” (Evan Lewis, Civil Engineer, MMB). Prys Roberts (Project Lead), part of the MMB team supporting the project said: “Being involved in STEM schemes, such as EESW, allows us to provide opportunities to the generation of future engineers to see a glimpse of what we do on a day-to-day. “Getting the students involved in a project to tackle and explore real issues is more engaging and gives a different perspective from sitting in a classroom, which we hope will ignite an interest in STEM subjects.” - Find out more about the EESW project here. Remember to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news from around the business.

JN Bentley is supporting this year’s National Apprenticeship Week campaign, running from 6th-12th February 2023. The annual campaign is a nationwide initiative that brings together everyone passionate about apprenticeships to celebrate the value, benefit, and opportunity that apprenticeships bring. This year’s theme is #SkillsForLife, promoting the long-term benefits that apprenticeships bring to individuals by allowing them to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career and to businesses as they develop a workforce with future ready skills. Our apprenticeships Apprenticeships have long been a part of JN Bentley‘s history and our culture of promoting from within. Our apprenticeships provide a gateway into the construction and civil engineering industry. Hands-on from day one, earn while you learn, with dedicated mentors to support your development throughout the course, you'll have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and insight into the real world of work that will help you to build a successful career in the industry. We offer apprenticeships in civil, mechanical, electrical and process (MEP) engineering, quantity surveying and a range of business support roles including Finance, IT and construction health and safety. Get involved During the week we’ll be sharing lots of great content on our LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, including stories and advice from our current apprentices and guidance on apprenticeships from some of the learning providers we work with. Find out more Applications for our apprentice roles are open until Tuesday 28th February. Find all our current opportunities and apply here. You can read more about National Apprenticeship Week – including search for opportunities – on the Government website. Don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter to keep up to date with news from across the business.