I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (London, England) in Jan 2023
Interview
60 minutes long interview with technical personnel. Questions were mainly technical, although there were few human relations related questions. The interviewers were very polite and tried to make a pleasant atmosphere.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Singapore) in Jun 2025
Interview
Was interviewed by 2 professional engineers. They were very straight to the point and asked more technical questions on how you would go about designing the cooling load calculations. They will also test regulatory knowledge and ask for specific numbers which an experienced engineer should know
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the chapter number on the scdf code fore fire alarm
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Glasgow, Scotland)
Interview
It was easy in the beginning but the technical questions was what threw me off. I think if I was a bit more prepared for the physics questions I would have got the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about how I would deal with stakeholders and what is my commercial experience.
I interviewed at Mott MacDonald (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Interview
Single stage interview. Started with a career summary. Then progressed on to Technical questions, competency questions, commercial questions. Interviewers then asked me to expand on certain aspects of my experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if your deliverable may be delayed?
Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Mott MacDonald with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mott MacDonald overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mott MacDonald as a Mechanical Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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