Overview

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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 work that defines our future and makes a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance and we succeed when they do. With opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are varied. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

About The Business Unit: The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation, and transmission & distribution networks. 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. We help deliver the energy transition globally.

About The Role

Join our Energy Unit’s Nuclear, Defence and Civil division as a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer. You’ll lead and deliver projects for the nuclear industry, contribute to technical excellence, and collaborate with a successful team across the UK.

In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership, guide bids and proposals, and coordinate multidisciplinary resources on a diverse portfolio of projects spanning nuclear, defence, and other energy and infrastructure sectors, tackling complex challenges in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as an Engineering Manager, leading teams to meet client requirements on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
• Oversee electrical building services work on projects, ensuring compliance with company procedures and project standards.
• Maintain adherence to safety and quality standards, manage man-hour plans, and meet cost and schedule targets.
• Scope and plan electrical building services work, assigning tasks with clear goals for scope, quality, and deadlines.
• Lead and mentor electrical building services teams across various projects.
• Provide input on project planning, execution, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Review and approve deliverables, ensuring they meet quality standards.
• Attend engineering meetings and liaise with clients and other disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, safety regulations, environmental considerations, and site license conditions.
• Participate in design reviews and HAZOPS, offering advice and expertise.
• Maintain strong client relationships and collaborate with project and engineering managers.

Requirements

• Significant experience in engineering design within a regulated industry (preferably nuclear).
• Proven ability to influence engineering practices and outcomes.
• Experience leading and supervising engineering teams.
• Familiarity with building regulations, current legislation, and industry standards.
• Proficiency in software tools such as 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 of a relevant professional body.

Location

Locations include Altrincham, Glasgow, Reading, Bristol, Derby, Southampton, and other UK locations as listed.

Employment and Work Pattern

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Work Pattern: Full Time
• Market: Energy
• Discipline: Electrical
• Job Ref: 11151
• Recruiter Contact: Erinda Hazizi

Benefits and what we offer

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy for menopause support for all UK colleagues.
• Wellbeing program with support for you and your family.
• Salary flex benefits to access a range of health benefits for you and family.

• Employer pension contributions matched 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 for long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits including higher life assurance, critical illness insurance, savings, and will-writing.
• Annual bonus schemes and other profit-sharing arrangements.

• Minimum 33-35 days holiday per year, with holiday buy/sell options via flexible benefits.
• Holiday entitlement increases to at least 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Employee savings schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

• 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 (two paid).

• Annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-directed development.

• Join groups including Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Contribute to community initiatives through our social outcomes.

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Security clearance: offers are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration: Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently sponsoring Skilled Worker visas in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes.