Project Principal

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that's defining our future. It's our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support. Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you'll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.Role Purpose: Appointed by the Division General Manager and reporting to the Account Leader, the Project Principal provides oversight, independent of the project team, for single or multiple projects, ensuring that the project is delivered successfully for the client and for Mott MacDonald. Successful technical delivery and maintenance of trust between Client and the company is key to commercial and financial success for Mott MacDonald. The Project Principal oversees one or several Project Managers, challenging PMs and Mott MacDonald management as well as mentoring and coaching as necessary with the prime aim of ensuring the projects are able to deliver a successful outcome.Key Accountabilities - Project Principals are ultimately accountable for the successful completion of all projects under their oversight. Success means commercial, financial, technical success and realisation of client benefits agreed at WIN stage. Broken down it means:Accountable for commercial success. This means ensuring contract terms and risk mitigations from WIN are put into practice; that terms and risk are challenged during WIN to ensure project is feasibleAccountable for financial success. This means challenging and supporting the PM to contest for sufficient resources to deliver and challenging interventions from P&L owners which reduce the ability to deliverAccountable for client satisfaction. This means supporting the PM to ensure that suitably skilled staff are made available by the GMs and Resourcing Managers and that action is taken to resolve significant relationship or issues of trust. It means managing the tension between internal and external needs.Accountable for sound project governance. This means instigating formal reviews and application of lessons learnt within the project, assessing whether project structure is fit for purpose, that risks are reviewed and mitigations put in place, and that the PPW is actively used to manage the project.Ultimately accountable for Health, Safety and Welfare. This means working to Mott MacDonald's global standards and reviewing Health Safety and Welfare alongside project commercials and risk.Develop and Lead operations within the Project team by working with key stakeholders to develop strategic business plans and budgets in due consultation with Account Leaders, Practice Leaders and Resource ManagersGrow and nurture external relationships with key clients. Assist Account Leaders in finalising and implementing CEPs for Key AccountsAssist Practice Leader in implementing Practice Plan, which will help the business in becoming more efficientAssist Project Principals in managing on-going projects- profitability, change orders, stakeholder management and working capitalEnsure adequate staffing as per business requirements with utilisation as per budget with necessary support from the Division Resource ManagerIdentify the emerging risks and opportunities on projects and escalate to Divisional General Manager with the correct strategies to mitigateEstablish and nurture an innovative, challenging, collaborative and high performing work environment, which supports and fosters the Mott MacDonald values and culture.Candidate SpecificationQualification: B. Tech (Civil/ Mechanical/Chemical) and should have worked on delivery of high end complex design projectsLed and managed driver's teams - Project/ Technical/ Operational and multi-disciplinary teamsExperience in driving resource utilisation/ cost optimisation and meeting the project timelines and deliverables.Proactive and quality oriented, with a client-centric outlook, together with ahigh sense of accountability.A demonstrable track record of meeting exacting technical standards .Good commercial awareness Flexible workingAt Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience: Agile workingCritical illness and compassionate leavePaternity LeaveGroup term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverageCareer mobility optionsShort and Long-term global employment opportunitiesGlobal collaboration and knowledge sharing