Senior Project Engineer - Transmission, Substations Utility Infrastructure

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Location(s):
The Woodlands, TX, US

Contract Type:
Regular (US only)

Work Pattern:
Full Time

Market:
Energy

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At Mott Mac Donald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott Mac Donald in North America.

Mott Mac Donald is a leading provider of engineering, advisory, program management, and technical consulting services supporting electric utility infrastructure throughout North America.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer to provide technical leadership across transmission, substation, protection & controls, and power system infrastructure projects. This role is ideally suited to an experienced engineer with deep expertise in electrical utility systems and a proven track record delivering complex utility infrastructure projects for investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, renewable developers, and industrial clients.

The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for guiding engineering teams, ensuring technical excellence, mentoring developing engineers, and supporting the successful delivery of utility infrastructure programs that improve grid reliability, resiliency, renewable integration, and system performance.

This role is best suited for an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong collaboration, client-facing capabilities, and a passion for developing both people and engineering solutions that support the evolving electric utility sector.

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will provide technical leadership on some of the Southwest’s and North America's most critical utility infrastructure projects.

You will help shape engineering solutions, mentor technical professionals, support multidisciplinary project teams, and contribute to the continued growth of Mott Mac Donald's Energy practice.

Success in this role will be measured through:

• Technical quality and engineering excellence
• Development of engineering talent
• Client satisfaction
• Contribution to technical innovation
• Growth of Mott Mac Donald's utility engineering capability
• Effective communication with clients and team members

• Serve as a senior technical lead for transmission, substation, power systems, and/or utility infrastructure projects and serve as Subject Matter Expert in one or more Utility disciplines.
• Provide engineering leadership throughout planning, studies, conceptual design, detailed design, procurement support, construction support, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Establish technical approaches, engineering methodologies, and design strategies for complex utility infrastructure projects.

• Review and seal design packages to ensure compliance with client and industry standards and Mott Mac Donald QA/QC procedures.
• Review, seal, and approve engineering calculations, technical reports, specifications, studies, drawings, and design documentation.
• Support development and implementation of engineering standards, best practices, quality processes, and technical guidance across the business.

• Partner closely with Project Managers and discipline leads to support successful project execution.
• Support development of project execution plans, engineering schedules, staffing plans, and technical delivery strategies.
• Coordinate technical disciplines and…