Technical Principal

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Tadley, UK/ London, UK , Altrincham, UK
Recruiter contact: Abhijeet Barpanda

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. 

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

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

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. 

About the role

Our Power, Process & Nuclear division is recruiting for a Technical Principal to provide insight and focus to capability delivery for a key defence client within in a highly regulated environment. You'll grow the Systems Engineering capability, build and lead the implementation of the in house developed MBSE approach. You will apply your knowledge and experience of delivery in a highly regulated environment. You will use your management, develop skills and awareness of the functional teams as we aim to build and upskill these functions, informing our recruitment, training needs and business development opportunities.You'll report to the  Capability Director on a key account client project, putting in place appropriate technical guidance, training and knowledge sharing to deliver technical excellence, to the betterment of all the functions and partners within the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop strong and robust client and partner relationships.
• Mentor and upskill delivery teams on the design and safety requirements of the client operators and maintainers to discharge their operational and regulatory needs of nuclear and fissile facilities.
• Challenge designs from the perspective of the customer and the need to maintain assured delivery and agility to deliver change in a highly regulated environment.
• Deliver commercially robust projects and quality outcomes for Clients to budget on schedule.
• Work effectively with the Resource Manager and the Sector/Practice Leaders to bring the right resources to deliver the project to the Client’s satisfaction and meeting Mott MacDonald’s profit or contribution targets. 
• Work with partners to align delivery to client focussed capability outcomes
• Lead appropriate account meetings with client and senior level management involvement 
• Address client’s issues and fulfilling their aspirations on capability delivery, resilience and sustainability .

Candidate specifications: 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related field. 
• Professional certification in Systems Engineering (e.g., INCOSE CSEP) is preferred. 

Experience: 

• Extensive experience in systems engineering within highly regulated environments, preferably in the nuclear or defense sectors. 
• Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget. 
• Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) implementation and leadership. 

Skills: 

• Strong leadership and management skills to grow and develop the Systems Engineering capability. 
• Excellent client relationship management and partnership development skills. 
• Ability to mentor and upskill teams on design and safety requirements. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to challenge designs and ensure robust project delivery. 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for leading meetings and addressing client issues. 

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

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.

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