Principal Electrical Engineer in Tadley

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 incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve.

Our Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension.

Join our Energy Unit’s Nuclear: Defence and Civil division as a Principal Electrical Engineer. You’ll play a key role in managing and delivering projects for the nuclear industry while contributing to technical excellence and collaborating with a successful team across the UK. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work on and lead a diverse portfolio of exciting frameworks ranging from nuclear, defence, and other energy and infrastructure projects, tackling complex challenges in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment!

• Manage and execute electrical building services work on projects, following company and project procedures.
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards, meet project schedules, and stay within budget.
• Scope and plan electrical building services work for various projects.
• Lead and mentor electrical building services teams across our project portfolio.
• Provide input into project planning and execution, including budgeting and manpower requirements.
• Assign tasks with clarity on scope, quality, and deadlines.
• Review and approve deliverables to ensure they meet required standards.
• Attend engineering meetings and liaise with clients and other disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including CDM, safety, environmental, and site license conditions.
• Review and check the work of other engineers.
• Participate in design reviews and HAZOPS, providing expert advice.
• Collaborate with project and engineering managers and maintain strong client relationships.

• Experience in influencing engineering practices and outcomes.
• Extensive engineering design experience within a regulated industry (preferably nuclear).
• Previous experience supervising engineering staff.
• Up-to-date knowledge of building regulations, legislation, and standards.
• Proficiency in Hevacomp, Dialux, Amtech Power, AutoCAD, and IES (Revit experience is a plus).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Degree in a technical or engineering-related subject (preferred).
• Chartered status and membership in a professional body (preferred).

• Work on innovative projects in the nuclear industry.
• Collaborate with a skilled and supportive team.
• Advance your career while contributing to impactful engineering solutions.

If you’re ready to lead and make a difference, apply now to be part of our team!

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.