Technical Consultant / Project Manager (Nuclear Energy)

Location/s: Utrecht, NL
Recruiter contact: Erinda Hazizi

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit 

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including 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.

Overview of the role

We – the Energy Unit, specifically the Nuclear, Defence and Civil division – are looking to recruit a Technical Consultant/Project Manager to join our team in the Netherlands. The role will cover a number of areas, including the growing nuclear sector in the Netherlands, current projects under construction in the Netherlands and Belgium, and opportunities to work on projects globally supporting our energy business across Europe and the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team with plenty of opportunities for career progression and the chance to make an impact on the development of the Energy Unit. 

In this role, you will act as a link between our technical engineering teams and both internal and external programme leadership.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Contributing to consistent, high‑quality deliverables across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and client expectations
• Advising developers, clients, and investors on project risks, progress, cost and schedule impacts, and strategic considerations
• Coordinating and aligning multidisciplinary technical inputs to support programme decision-making
• Supporting the development and monitoring of project execution strategies and project controls activities

Candidate specification

We are seeking a proactive, analytically strong professional who brings: 

• Demonstrated experience delivering results within complex projects in highly regulated industries—especially nuclear—but also experience in the energy sector and others such as transportation, oil and gas, and pharma
• Strong organisational awareness and stakeholder sensitivity
• Solid project controls competencies; confident, resilient, and able to challenge where needed
• Strong advisory skills and experience in technical consultancy
• Ideally, demonstrable project management experience or a project management
• A Master’s degree with a nuclear focus or a degree in an engineering / science subject
• Postgraduate experience
• Professional fluency in both Dutch and English
• Team-working and collaboration skills
• Excellent communication skills appropriate for client-facing interactions as well as interactions with colleagues of various levels and disciplines
• Commercial awareness
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Alignment with Mott MacDonald’s core values

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

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.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

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