Costain has announced it has increased its 2025 graduate, apprentice and internship intake, while ScottishPower also revealed it has accepted its largest early careers cohort ever.
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Neom: Satellite imagery reveals more details and Motts joins as city infrastructure engineer
More details have been identified at Saudi Arabia’s the Line mega project, which Mott MacDonald has joined as city infrastructure engineer.
What does industry need from government to improve public sector procurement?
With the government’s ambitious building programme, including 1.5M new homes, a wave of new schools and hospitals and other major infrastructure upgrades, successful procurement must be a key enabler for success.
Why there is so much more to innovation than just having a good idea
Decarbonisation, productivity, digitalisation – there are so many factors driving change in the infrastructure and construction sector and many people look to innovation teams to solve all these issues. Yet, developing a new approach to existing problems and making that idea become business as usual is not as simple as…
Motts technical director: Cop16 showed biodiversity has a seat at the global infrastructure table
UN Cop16 proved that organisations from around the world understand that there is a critical need to improve biodiversity with new developments, according to Mott MacDonald’s nature services lead.
The importance of data maturity in cultivating a data-driven culture
In today’s increasingly competitive business landscape, organisations across various different industries are continuing to turn to data analytics to enhance their decision-making processes and by extension, their bottom line. Naturally, there are some organisations whose use of data insights far exceeds their competitors, and what really sets them apart is…
Saudi Arabia calls reports of 21,000 construction worker deaths ‘misinformation’
A Saudi Arabian government health and safety body has said that the reporting of 21,000 worker deaths associated with construction in the country since 2017, including at Neom, is “misinformation”.
How valuable is light rail? Why current valuation methodologies overlook key public benefits
Transport infrastructure benefits are often considered purely in terms of moving people from one place to another. The reality, however, is far more complex, especially when it comes to permanent physical infrastructure, which offers important but intangible benefits such as driving investment into an area. Yet government guidelines for assessing…
Women in engineering discuss how and why to improve the sector’s gender balance
There are multiple benefits to a more gender-balanced engineering sector, but barriers to improve workplace conditions for women must first be overcome.
Engineering a sustainable future: Uniting for global impact
It’s 2024, and a pivotal time for climate action and a mindset shift in the purpose and practice of engineering. As we hit the halfway mark of the 2030 sustainable development goals set by The United Nations, a stark reality is emerging: 37% of the goals outlined are either stagnant…