Electrical Engineer

At Mott MacDonald, 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 MacDonald in North America.

Mott MacDonald is the consultant of choice for a wide range of power clients. We offer world-leading engineering services across the realm of power delivery including owner's engineering and detailed design. We're looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our Substation Physical team.

With guidance from a professional engineer, your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:

• Developing conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for HV substations for utilities and connection of renewable generation
• Attending site visits to gather information and assess site conditions for substation design.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to ensure design consistency and proper alignment across all engineering outputs to meet project requirements.
• Actively participating in project, client, and team meetings
• Reviewing, preparing, and modifying designs
• Prepare design drawing, specifications, and reports
• Assist in proposal and manhours estimation
• Ability to use CDEGS and WinIGS (Grounding studies per IEEE80)
• Ability to design lightning protection per IEEE
• proficiency in AutoCAD
• Gaining exposure to project, commercial, and client management
• Undertaking a ‘digital by default’ approach in deliverables
• Actively participating in our ‘Early Careers Professional’ Network
• Supporting our ‘Purpose’ in everything you do

You are a team player who is comfortable liaising with stakeholders internally and externally with an exceptional ability to communicate orally and through written correspondence. You have a strong work ethic and take pride and accountability in your duties and accomplishments as an individual. You are a multitasker who can work on multiple projects at once. You enjoy fast-paced, dynamic projects and teams, and have the following qualifications.

• A minimum a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree in electrical engineering, with an emphasis in high voltage power engineering preferred.

• Demonstrable interest in energy projects through relevant experience, such as your field of study, internships, volunteering, or relevant association memberships.

• Methodical approach to problem solving to undertake tasks efficiently and independently.

• Excellent verbal communication skills, which allow you to confidently liaise with clients and team members.

• Wonderful written communication and attention to detail, with an ability to facilitate the preparation of accurate technical drawings and with strong technical writing skills.

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) preferred.

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is $80,000 - $89,000

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.