Senior Project Manager

Mott MacDonald•The Woodlands, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 electrical utility infrastructure throughout North America. We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of multidisciplinary consulting and engineering services for major electrical transmission, substation, and grid infrastructure projects. This role will serve as the primary interface between clients and our technical delivery teams, ensuring successful execution of complex programs while expanding trusted client relationships and Mott MacDonald's presence across the energy sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and managing teams delivering services that span the entire transmission line and substation project lifecycle, including integrated system studies, route selection, survey, permitting, GIS, geotechnical investigations, design and engineering, protection and controls, and construction monitoring. This role is ideally suited for a project delivery professional who combines strong commercial and client leadership capabilities with extensive experience with how major substation and transmission line projects are developed, permitted, engineered, and constructed. Your Impact As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead multidisciplinary teams supporting some of North America's most significant transmission, substation, and grid modernization programs. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality services, maintaining strong client relationships, ensuring commercial success, and integrating Mott MacDonald's technical capabilities into seamless client solutions. Success in this role will be measured by client satisfaction, project delivery performance, repeat business, account growth, and the successful development of multidisciplinary project teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
10+ years of experience delivering multidisciplinary services supporting electrical utility, power systems, transmission, distribution, substation, and/or energy infrastructure projects.
Strong understanding of utility capital project development, including planning, routing, permitting, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning processes.
Experience managing project budgets, schedules, contracts, and commercial performance.
Exceptional communication, leadership, client relationship, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage complex project portfolios.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or PMP certification.
Experience supporting major transmission and substation programs, including infrastructure at 138kV, 230kV, 345kV, or higher voltage classes.
Experience working for or supporting investor-owned utilities, public power entities, cooperatives, municipal utilities, renewable developers, or large industrial clients.
Established relationships within the utility sector.
Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, GIS platforms, project controls systems, and digital delivery technologies.

Responsibilities

Serve as Project Manager for complex transmission, substation, and utility infrastructure projects, coordinating multiple technical disciplines and workstreams across project development and execution.
Lead the successful delivery of consulting, planning, environmental, engineering, advisory, and construction support services from project initiation through closeout.
Develop and maintain project execution plans, resource plans, budgets, schedules, forecasts, and staffing strategies.
Manage project scope, fee, commercial performance, risk, quality, and contractual obligations.
Establish project governance, reporting, and decision-making frameworks that support successful project outcomes.
Serve as the primary point of accountability for project delivery performance and client satisfaction.
Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, developers, industrial clients, and energy infrastructure owners.
Serve as a strategic partner to clients delivering grid modernization, reliability, resiliency, load growth, renewable integration, and system expansion programs.
Understand client capital programs, regulatory drivers, operational challenges, and long-term infrastructure plans.
Identify opportunities to expand Mott MacDonald's service offerings across planning, engineering, environmental, advisory, and program management disciplines.
Lead executive-level project reviews and key client meetings.
Maintain accountability for project profitability, resource utilization, forecasting accuracy, invoicing, and financial performance.
Develop fee proposals, budget forecasts, staffing plans, and delivery strategies.
Lead scope negotiations, change management efforts, and contract amendments.
Monitor project performance metrics and proactively identify and mitigate emerging risks.
Ensure projects are delivered safely, profitably, and in accordance with client and contractual requirements.
Support strategic pursuits, proposals, interviews, and capture planning activities.
Collaborate with account leaders and market leaders to strengthen client relationships and expand account penetration.
Identify opportunities to position Mott MacDonald's capabilities across transmission, substation, distribution, renewables interconnection, grid modernization, and utility program delivery.
Contribute to the continued growth of Mott MacDonald's North American Power and Utilities business.
Lead multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineers, planners, environmental specialists, permitting professionals, project controls personnel, construction support staff, and technical specialists.
Mentor developing project managers, discipline leads, and early-career professionals.
Promote a culture of safety, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.