Project Principal

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 global industries, delivering impactful transport projects. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. This role is based in the Transport and Mobility Solutions (TMS) team supporting Highway projects for predominantly contractor clients across the UK.

Responsibilities

• A Project Director will be part of the project senior leadership team with primary accountability for the overall technical, financial, and commercial performance of projects.
• Lead Design and Build or contractor-led projects from tendering and contract negotiation to detailed design and construction site services and may work on other highway projects as required.
• Liaise closely with multiple stakeholders, coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams, approve reports and tender documents, oversee cost and schedule, and have accountability for Health & Safety and Quality Assurance aspects of projects.
• Contribute to a technical team and be a key member of the project team, liaising directly with the client, project sponsors, and key stakeholders.

Key duties include:

• Lead highway design and build or contractor-led design projects in a project director or other management role.
• Establish and develop the project team, ensuring overall project success per company directives and contractual arrangements, including NEC.
• Establish tender budgets, monitor budgets throughout delivery, and resolve cost overruns with cost reduction or revenue gain measures.
• Act as principal point of contact with the client’s senior leadership teams for all commercial and contractual aspects.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Designer’s obligations under the CDM Regulations.
• Travel to client sites or alternative offices when required, possibly for extended periods.

Candidate specification

Essential

• Significant experience on highway design and build or contractor-led design projects in a project director or other management role.
• Attained chartership with a recognised engineering or project management institution.
• Experience establishing and leading the project team and driving overall project success under various contractual arrangements, including NEC.
• Experience establishing tender budgets and monitoring budgets throughout delivery.
• Ability to resolve cost overruns and identify cost reduction measures and/or revenue gain.
• Experience acting as the principal point of contact with the client’s senior leadership teams for all commercial and contractual aspects.
• Understanding of the Designer’s obligations under the CDM Regulations.
• Flexibility to travel to client sites or alternative offices as required.

Desirable

• Degree in Civil Engineering (or a related subject).
• Project Management Qualification or working towards such qualification.
• Working knowledge of risk management in project delivery.
• Experience managing projects throughout their lifecycle.

Note: offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

Agile working

We offer a hybrid working policy that supports flexibility, wellbeing, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com for assistance.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues, health cash plan for everyday health costs and treatments, access to Peppy for menopause support, wellbeing program for you and your family, flexible benefits to extend health options to family.
• Financial wellbeing: Employer contributions to pension between 4.5% and 7%, life assurance up to 4x basic salary, with option to increase to 6x, income protection and return-to-work support, flexible benefits including life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, will writing, share in the company’s financial success through annual bonus schemes.
• Lifestyle: 33-35 days holiday per year, with buy/sell options via flexible benefits; entitlement grows with service, holiday entitlement increases after 5 years of service, employee saving schemes and retailer discounts, enhanced family and carers leave, 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave, shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay, up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription, opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development, join diverse employee networks and contribute to community impact.