Senior Energy Project Manager – FEED & Detailed Design in Leicester

The Energy Transition team within our Energy unit is looking for multiple Project Managers to run our major multidisciplinary FEED and Detailed Design projects in this growing portfolio, supporting Clients in the UK and across Europe as part of the energy transition. This position will play an active role in improving our project management processes and approach, driving both delivery excellence and efficiency in our business.

The primary responsibility of this position is to successfully lead the delivery of multi-disciplinary design projects including civils, process, electrical, mechanical protection and control and secondary design disciplines.

• Deliver Project Management for complex Energy projects such as OCGT and CCGT projects at feasibility, FEED and detailed design phases.
• Delivering project scope to time, quality and cost.
• Building and managing strong relationships with senior client representatives as well as internal stakeholders.
• Establishing effective communications across the whole project delivery team.
• Taking the lead on problem solving and decision making.
• Controlling internal and external commercial aspects of the project under the contract arrangements.
• Managing risk to the business and to the client.
• Work effectively on several projects concurrently to deliver to tight deadlines.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our business. We promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

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• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues; Health cash plan; Access to Peppy for menopause support; Wellbeing program including family access; Flexible benefits to tailor health options including family coverage.
• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%; Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to 6x); Income protection and other benefits; Flexible benefits including life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, will writing.
• Additional: Annual bonus schemes; Hybrid working policy to support wellbeing and flexibility.

• Proven success in the delivery of Energy sector design projects working for a designer, a contractor, or major industry client within the energy sector.
• Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in contract administration.
• Knowledge and experience in change management, risk management, schedule and cost management, and other aspects of project management.
• Ability to make complex decisions, ensure policies and procedures are adhered to, and take responsibility for own actions.
• Creates a work environment which promotes health, safety, and wellbeing; relevant engineering or management degree or relevant successful experience in project management of energy sector projects.
• Proven delivery of multidisciplinary design projects.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to adapt and work on multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative skills: ability to work with cross-functional teams potentially located in different countries.

• Experience within the Energy sector.
• Experience across all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Relevant PM qualifications (e.g., PMQ, PMP, Prince 2).

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 industries delivering work that defines our future and societal impact. We are an employee-owned business and support collaboration, learning, and growth. We strive to create space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks, providing integrated engineering and project management across the project lifecycle.