Mott MacDonald

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.

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 Energy Unit is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer – Energy Storage to work within our Energy Advisory business line. The successful candidate will support clients with developing their energy/battery storage (grid scale) projects across the world. The role will be based within Mott MacDonald’s Energy unit and will involve working with specialists in Mott MacDonald’s renewables, transport and built environment practices.

Main Duties

• Electrical design (preparation of concept design reports and drawings for MV/HV systems).
• Specification of battery storage solutions
• Managing the delivery of projects, ensuring adherence to our quality assurance system.
• Acting as lead interface with clients.
• Supervision and mentoring of junior staff.
• Involvement in proposals and supporting submissions for new opportunities.
• Preparation of reports and deliverables, including presentations to senior client contacts on the outcomes of the work.
  
  

About You

The successful applicant will have the following attributes:

• Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering, with extensive post graduate experience in the industry.
• Strong demonstrable working knowledge of energy storage systems and related specialism such as transmission and distribution networks network design and renewable network design.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills (English).
• Sharp analytical skills and the ability to present quantitative knowledge to non-experts.
• Self-motivated and diligent, with ability to meet tight deadlines on simultaneous assignments.
• Attentive to detail, a dynamic listener, with a strong aptitude for the wider picture.
• Prepared to travel, sometimes at short notice, as required by projects and new business opportunities.
• Desired competencies / skills:
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Previous experience in the “integrated energy systems” sector such as green hydrogen and hybrid renewables with co-located BESS assets.
• Previous experience in electrical infrastructure projects as Owner’s Engineer, Lender’s Engineer or similar role.
• Project management and proposals experience.
• Appreciation of project risks and mitigation strategies.
• Appreciation of commercial sphere of project work including contract terms.
  
  

 

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 [email protected] 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.

Location(s):

Madrid, ES Belgrade, RS Genova, IT

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Energy

Discipline: Electrical

Job Ref: 6709

Recruiter Contact: Gillian Wilson