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      Mott MacDonald

      Engaged Employer

      Mott MacDonald reviews

      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (3,221 total reviews)
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      James Harris

      89% approve of CEO

      63% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      Mott MacDonald has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,221 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mott MacDonald employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      2.0
      Oct 28, 2025

      Flexible but unsupportive

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      -Smart / agile working. -Wide variety of projects. -Diverse and friendly team at peer level. -Reasonable benefits package, including health insurance.

      Cons

      -Poor quality IT support. -Clunky admin systems. -Very high stress levels amongst employees. -Bullying and pressure to overwork is common from middle managers. -Despite many wellbeing initiatives, the actual support provided at the point of need is poor and issues are usually addressed too late. -HR attitude is dismissive. -Criticising or challenging management is not tolerated. -There is much emphasis on graduates and early career professionals, but lesser appreciation of more experienced colleagues, and many are leaving as a result. ("Whizz-kid" culture). -Almost constant management and team restructures, resulting in a lack of long-term cohesion amongst colleagues. -So called 'Employee-owned' status is misleading, as this is only available above certain grades. 'Management-owned' would be a more accurate description.

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      Mott MacDonald Response
      8mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are glad to hear that you appreciate the flexibility, variety of projects and the collaborative team environment, as these are important aspects of our culture. We understand your concerns about IT support, admin systems, stress levels and management practices. These are important areas, and we want to reassure you that there are resources available to help. Our Employee Assistance Programme offers confidential support for wellbeing, and our internal platforms provide guidance on managing workloads and accessing HR support. We also have dedicated channels for raising concerns and sharing feedback, and we encourage you to use these so that issues can be addressed promptly. Your feedback is invaluable and helps us focus on improving systems and support for all colleagues. Thank you again for taking the time to share your perspective.
      1.0
      Sep 19, 2025

      Poor Management

      It analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Company and decent salary

      Cons

      Poor work life balance Careless HR policies Clueless management Policies change every 2 months

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      Mott MacDonald Response
      9mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are glad to hear that you recognise the company’s strengths and have found the salary to be fair. We are sorry to hear that your experience with work–life balance, HR policies and management has been frustrating. That is not the culture we aim to create. We encourage you to make use of the internal support available, including your line manager, HR and our confidential employee assistance programme, all of which are there to help address concerns and offer guidance. We appreciate your feedback. We will continue working to ensure our policies and leadership practices support a consistent and respectful working environment.
      3.0
      Jul 23, 2025

      The slow claw back

      Project manager
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good socials and networking for younger employees - Decent culture - Fairly flexible working - Good opportunity for industry accreditation - Guaranteed annual review of salary and bonus

      Cons

      - Wages are slipping compared to total market as the business benchmarks only a small number of companies - Benefits are a bit stagnant compared to market trends - Only a small quartile of upper management actually own shares in the company, and calling it employee owned is a bit of white lie. It's employee owned because it sounds better than management owned. - Benefits that were once taken for granted are now being clawed back, a reduction in overall opportunity per year for additional training, work outside of borders, some teams are returning more into the office, pay increases have been at or below inflation, even more limited opportunity now to own shares, etc.

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