Senior Principal​/Technical Principal Engineer

Senior Principal / Technical Principal Engineer

Location:

Altrincham, Birmingham, Cambridge, Croydon, Leeds, UK
Recruiter contact:
Madeleine Knight

Mott Mac Donald 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 people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues (revenue, procurement, environmental legislation) to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

We are seeking Chartered Civil or Highway Engineers with experience in light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit design and planning, to be part of our Transport and Mobility Solutions Division in the UK. You will be required to deliver technical leadership, a collaborative approach and inspire engineering teams to deliver projects to a high quality, within budget and timescales.

You will be offered, and be expected to take on, a degree of autonomy and responsibility and able to contribute to growing the technical capability of the Urban Transit and Mobility team's profile and work portfolio through successful project delivery and participation in business development.

Although there are roles available in a number of locations across the UK, you will be expected to collaborate with our Urban Transit and Mobility Practice across the world and the wider global Mott Mac Donald business.

The role offers the successful applicant the opportunity to develop their skills and progress their career working as a part of a Global Award Winning team of innovative engineers and specialists.

• Delivering and planning the development, design and implementation of light rail, tramway and bus rapid transit projects
• Demonstrate technical leadership and provide mentoring while ensuring adherence to H&S policy and procedures
• Leading the engineering solutions of tasks on multi-disciplinary project teams across a portfolio of complex projects, ensuring delivery to client requirements, programme and budget
• Managing technical interfaces and integration of multiple disciplines in a co‑ordinated manner to deliver coherent solutions
• Ensuring a high level of quality in all deliverables through diligent checking and collaboration with discipline experts
• Provision of inputs to bid proposals and submissions
• Active involvement in business development through attentive customer care when working with clients
• Mentoring and developing junior staff

• Degree qualified (B.Eng Hons or equivalent) in Civil or Highway Engineering or related discipline, or Masters degree qualified (M.Eng or equivalent), or extensive equivalent experience
• A Chartered Engineer with a proven record of technical leadership on light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit infrastructure projects
• Experienced in working on multi‑disciplinary design projects, including planning technical schedules with resources, leading teams of multi‑disciplinary engineers and ensuring integration
• Sound understanding of light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit standards and guidance, and experience of working at a strategic level taking a lead at the highest level with clients
• Able to communicate confidently and professionally in English with colleagues, fellow professionals and clients at all levels (written and verbal)
• Experience in preparing fee proposals, contributing to business development, and building successful client…