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 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 MacDonald's Energy practice.
Success in this role will be measured through:
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 $139,000 - $170,000.
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.
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.
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.
