Energy Transformation Lead

At Mott MacDonald, we are driven by purpose and powered by brilliant people. As a trusted engineering, management, and development consultancy, we work with clients to solve complex challenges and deliver sustainable outcomes that make a meaningful difference for the communities we serve.

When you join us as an experienced professional, you will bring your expertise to work that matters while continuing to grow your career. You will collaborate with talented colleagues across disciplines and geographies, contribute your perspective, and help shape better outcomes through technical excellence, innovation, and integrity.

Build on your experience while helping shape what comes next. At Mott MacDonald, you'll work alongside talented people on complex and rewarding projects that make a real difference. We value fresh perspectives, encourage collaboration, and provide opportunities to expand your skills, take on new challenges, and grow your career. Whether you're deepening your technical expertise, broadening your leadership experience, or exploring new opportunities across our business, you'll be supported by a team that is committed to helping you succeed.

The Energy market is at a critical stage, undergoing rapid and dramatic changes with a renewed focus on resilience, reliability, transformation, and supply and demand. Mott MacDonald's Strategy & Transformation Group has developed market-leading recognition in their ability to advise; structure and support clients navigate such challenges. To continue to deliver to our clients, we have set ourselves the challenging growth ambitions to further increase our market share and diversify our service offerings.

We are seeking a Principal Specialist to take a leading role in developing and leading our energy advisory services. This role is ideal for a consulting professional with an engineering / technical background and a passion for shaping teams, delivering world class projects that driving sustainable development for our communities.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of professional experience in the sector providing consulting services in the following:

• Energy master planning
• Decarbonization strategies
• Feasibility studies (techno-economic)
• Technology pathways
• Energy procurement
• Distributed energy resources
• Energy efficiency and management

As the Energy Transition leader, you are responsible for the growth of the service and the eventual business function of that discipline in Mott MacDonald California, as well as providing technical expertise to support energy advisory growth in our wider United States business. You will be responsible for working alongside leadership to develop opportunities, lead pursuits, grow the team and oversee the delivery of the technical work.

As a project technical lead you will manage delivery of project work, supervising and directing the work of others within the project team to deliver high quality technical work.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the growth of the energy transition business within California and contributing technical expertise to support growth across our United States market.
• Developing a pipeline of opportunities within USA
• Leading multi-disciplinary proposals
• Developing and analyzing decarbonization pathways, and evaluating and recommending low-carbon technologies and solutions for public and private sector clients.
• Lead assessments such as feasibility studies, technoeconomic analysis, scenario modelling, and risk evaluations.
• Manage the regional discipline business function, growing the team and managing projects within the discipline, and driving integration and collaboration across geographical and organizational boundaries
• Implement the energy transition business growth plan, monitor performance and meet the annual budget, strategic recruitment, resourcing, salary and promotion decisions for staff within the discipline
• Be a champion and technical leader for energy masterplanning and transition services regionally and globally
• Maintain strong engagement with Units and Divisions
• Plan for succession and appoint deputies and technical leaders as required
• Appoint individuals from the Early Career Professional community to support the energy transition discipline
• Manage targeted client relationships to grow the business and identify the technical resources needed to pursue, win and deliver projects.

Candidates who can demonstrate the following skills and experience will be considered for the role:

• Undergraduate and advanced degree in relevant field
• Experience advising large energy users to develop electrification, energy transition, and/or decarbonization strategies.
• 15+ years of relevant experience with both public and private sector clients
• PE in California is required
• Experience of delivering Net-Zero strategies required
• Will have exemplary client management skills and will be able to easily maintain relationships while simultaneously growing the business and winning new work and clients.
• Extremely commercially aware.
• Have an existing network of contacts for potential projects.
• Proven record of bidding and winning work.
• Experience of managing teams of M&E Engineers and acting as project director for major projects.
• Work with other directors to shape the future of the business and develop effective strategies to further grow the business unit.

Preferred:

• Sector experience: ports, aviation, buildings, transportation
• Demonstrated capability in financial modelling (IRR/NPV) and scenario planning
• Experience structuring PPAs/VPPAs
• ILFI, LEED, WELL, or Envision accreditation preferred.

Bring your expertise, curiosity, and drive to make a difference. If you are ready to join a collaborative consultancy where your perspective is valued, your growth is supported, and you are empowered to lead with integrity, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits & Rewards

The expected salary for this position is $160,000 - $197,000.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

In addition to base salary, Mott MacDonald offers performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package, giving employees a direct connection to our success.

Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support the health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional growth of our employees. Eligible employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, FSA and HSA accounts, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and a competitive 401(k) plan with company matching. We also provide paid time off, paid holidays, caregiver leave, employee referral bonuses, professional registration and membership reimbursements, and tuition assistance to support continued learning and career development.

Collaboration at Our Core

At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we're together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet clients, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek 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 have the opportunity to contribute.

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