Economics Consultant

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit 

Mott MacDonald's Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme and commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients' key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

About the role

This role is within our Management Consulting arm of the business known as Strategic Advisory. Client organisations face increasingly complex and interconnected challenges throughout their business, and our range of strategic advisory capabilities help executive teams to solve these challenges.

Our Economics and Business Case team are seeking a motivated graduate economist to join our talented and growing team in the UK. The successful candidate will have some experience within a similar role and will be actively involved in the delivery of economics and business case services across a range of projects.

We are looking for a dynamic and creative person eager to progress their career and support clients with their funding and financing challenges.

The role will be varied in terms of responsibilities, ranging from supporting the team on internal tasks or business development activities, to graduate support on project delivery.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Support the delivery of business case and economics projects
• Building financial models within MS Excel
• Contribute to successful delivery of projects to quality, time and budget requirements
• Assist senior staff in providing strategic advice to clients with regard their funding and financing options
• Report writing, and supported to present final findings to clients
• Professional excellence – be actively involved in the Strategy and Transformation global practice
• Support preparation of bid submissions
• Demonstrate our PRIDE values in everything you do
• Contribute energy and proactivity to a positive, engaging and growing team

Candidate specification:

Essential: 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate at all levels both within the company, and with client organisations
• Experience working in client-facing roles with well developing consulting skills
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic, with the ability to work as part of a team and independently as required
• Facilitation and communication skills to clearly articulate messages to a wide variety of audiences
• Proficiency in Economics and Business Cases, either through a degree certification or through related project experience
• Degree or Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline

Desirable:

• 'Better Business Case' Trained, or a desire to work towards BBC accreditation
• UK Government security clearance
• Capacity for flexible delivery – ability to think strategically 'big picture' as well a deliver on short-term tasks

**Application deadline is  1st Dec 2025. Please note, we may contact successful candidates before the closing date and may close the advert early, depending on the volume of applications. **

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

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 and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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.

Lifestyle

• 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.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.