Project Engineer - Civil & Structural - Energy

The Woodlands, Texas, United States / Houston, Texas, United States

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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 utilities and energy infrastructure clients throughout North America.

Mott Mac Donald is seeking a licensed Project Engineer to support the delivery of civil and structural services supporting transmission line, substation, and energy infrastructure projects throughout the Southwest and North America.

This role is ideally suited for a Professional Engineer with 7+ years of experience delivering civil and structural engineering solutions for electric utility and energy infrastructure clients. The successful candidate will lead engineering tasks and work packages, coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, support direct client interactions, and contribute to the delivery of critical infrastructure that improves grid reliability, system resiliency, renewable integration, and load growth.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical engineering skills with practical project delivery experience and a desire to grow into increasingly complex technical leadership and client-facing responsibilities.

As a Project Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for the civil and structural components of transmission and substation projects that support utility infrastructure modernization across North America.

You will work closely with project managers, engineers, geotechnical specialists, survey and GIS professionals, protection and controls engineers, and utility clients to develop engineering solutions.

Success in this role will be measured through:

• Successful delivery of civil and structural work packages
• Technical quality and delivery performance
• Client satisfaction
• Development of junior technical staff
• Contribution to project pursuits and business growth

Develop and review:

• Engineering calculations
• Technical reports
• Design criteria
• Specifications
• Construction drawings
• Quantity estimates
• Technical memoranda

Ensure engineering deliverables meet client requirements, industry standards, and Mott Mac Donald quality expectations.

Support and lead engineering services including:

• Site grading and drainage design
• Stormwater management
• Erosion and sediment control
• Utility coordination
• Constructability reviews

Coordinate with survey, GIS, environmental, and geotechnical teams to support successful project execution.

Lead design and analysis of:

• Transmission pole and tower foundations
• Equipment foundations
• Control building…