Senior Project Manager

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Recruiter contact: Maria Marchidan 

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the business unit 

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across a number of sectors including thermal generation, hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. 

Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design, to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About the role

Mott MacDonald are seeking a senior Project Manager to join our growing energy team in Europe. The Senior Project Manager will provide project management and engineering input in the delivery of technical Advisory and Owner’s Engineer roles on large scale thermal power generation projects. The suitable candidate would also be able to take on the role of technical director.
As Senior Project Manager, you will be an integral part of a large multidisciplinary, multi-skilled team of engineers working on thermal power generation projects worldwide. The clients and projects can be located anywhere in the world, so the role is challenging and interesting. Our work is varied in its nature and the role will primarily include Feasibility Studies, Owner's Engineering (technical specifications, tenders’ evaluations, design review, construction supervision, project management), Technical and Advisory for investors and developers. International travel will be a part of the role, including site visits and client meetings. There will be opportunities for short-term and long-term assignments.
 

Your key responsibilities will be:
-     Manage and lead thermal projects from feasibility stage through, design to completion
-    Manage and direct the technical delivery of projects
-    Control and monitor contractual, commercial aspects of the services
-    Mentoring and development of junior engineers;
-    Supporting Account leaders in business development and tendering;
o    Contribute to the preparation of proposals and/or cost estimates for energy projects
o    Contribute to the tender preparation and assessment process for owner’s engineer projects
-    Providing management and engineering input into projects at all stages (development, procurement, design, construction, operation, sale and acquisition)
-    Leading technical discipline meetings;
-    Project management and budget control;
-    Attend project sites to:
o    Lead technical progress meetings
o    perform quality assurance inspections of mechanical equipment during the installation phase;
-    Ability to work on international projects and understand and manage country and region-specific factors
-    Flexibility to travel internationally;
-    Support in the management of interfaces between the main contractors
-    Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients
-    Manage and actively identify all critical risks, issues and impacts of the project specifically the adequate application of and adherence to both statutory and corporate health, safety and environmental requirements
 

Candidate Specification 
Essential:

•    Fluent in English
•    Degree Qualified engineer with extensive experience in Large thermal energy projects using gas turbines. 
•    Strong background in plant performance, preparation of technical specifications for large power plants
•    Demonstrable experience of Project Management
•    Demonstrable experience in client facing roles
•    Ability to manage and motivate a wide range of specialists
•    Demonstratable knowledge of project contractual and commercial management
•    Understanding of technical due diligence process
•    Ability to monitor and control project budgets
Desirable:
•    Member of a suitable Professional Institution
•    Experience of providing technical support to Lenders
•    Available to start within one month of application

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking 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 can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.