Location/s: UK-wide
Recruiter contact: Andrea Gaffney
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 Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe and focuses on the delivery of complex buildings projects across a range of sectors. Our work spans health, defence, education, justice, aviation, commercial and mixed-use developments, as well as major and complex buildings programmes within cities and communities. We provide both local delivery and technical leadership across the Group’s buildings portfolio.
Overview Of The Role
The Project Principal is a senior leadership role providing single-point accountability for the successful bidding, mobilisation and delivery of complex, multidisciplinary buildings projects across multiple sectors.
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role sets delivery strategy, assures performance and provides senior oversight across the full project lifecycle. The Project Principal acts as the senior authority on assigned commissions, intervening where necessary to protect programme, commercial, safety and quality outcomes.
The role is particularly suited to individuals with experience operating in Design & Build and contractor-led environments, where strong commercial judgement, governance, and the ability to manage delivery risk and interfaces are critical.
Key responsibilities and duties include:
- Provide end-to-end leadership and accountability for complex buildings projects, from bid stage through mobilisation, delivery and close-out
Demonstrable experience working in Design & Build and/or contractor-led delivery models, including managing design risk and interfacesStrong commercial acumen, including experience of contract management, forecasting, change control and risk managementSound working knowledge of collaborative contract forms (e.g. NEC or equivalent)Experience leading and influencing multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholdersAbility to operate with authority, sound judgement and autonomy in complex delivery environmentsStrong client-facing capability, including managing senior client and contractor relationships
Desirable:
- Experience across multiple buildings sectors (e.g. healthcare, education, defence, aviation, infrastructure-related buildings)
- Experience supporting or leading bids and early project shaping activities
- Chartered status (e.g. APM, ICE, CIOB, RICS or equivalent)
- Experience operating in regulated or security-conscious environments
- Security clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance (subject to project requirements)
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.
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 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.
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.
Location(s):
Birmingham, GB London, GB Edinburgh, GB Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB Glasgow, GB Croydon, GB Manchester, GB Cambridge, GB Liverpool, GB Southampton, GB
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Buildings
Discipline: Project programme and commercial management
Job Ref: 14581
Recruiter Contact: Andrea Gaffney