Principal Specialist Advisory

About the Role

As a Principal Specialist, you will support Mott MacDonald’s delivery of multidisciplinary engineering solutions across energy, water, transportation, buildings, and utility‑infrastructure projects. You will apply your extensive background in electrical engineering, commissioning, EV infrastructure, utility coordination, MEP systems, and sustainability to help shape complex project designs from concept through construction, testing, commissioning, and operational handover. You will work collaboratively with design teams, contractors, clients, and regulatory agencies to deliver resilient, sustainable, code‑compliant infrastructure that aligns with Mott MacDonald’s engineering excellence, community impact, and long‑term asset performance objectives. • Lead commissioning planning, performance testing, field observations, and issue resolution for electrical, mechanical, and integrated MEP systems. • Oversee functional performance testing and conduct site surveys, condition assessments, and inspections to verify compliance and operational readiness. • Provide engineering oversight for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and renewable system designs and review construction documents. • Conduct site assessments, evaluate existing systems, prepare condition reports, cost estimates, and upgrade recommendations. • Ensure designs comply with NEC, building and energy codes, MEP best practices, and relevant regulations. • Manage electrification projects including EV charging infrastructure, PV/renewable generation, grid‑connected battery storage, and microgrid components. • Lead utility coordination for service upgrades, interconnections, load forecasting, and large‑scale charging or hybrid power projects. • Integrate LEED BD+C strategies, conduct energy assessments, and coordinate sustainability goals with architects and owners. • Provide expertise on renewable energy systems, PV integration, battery storage, and resilience strategies to support client sustainability targets.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸commissioning
• ▸performance testing
• ▸design oversight
• ▸ev infrastructure
• ▸utility coordination
• ▸leed integration

What You Bring

• Require a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or related) and 15+ years of progressive experience in electrical engineering, MEP project management, or commissioning. • Must have strong knowledge of NEC, building and energy codes, and proven experience in large‑scale commissioning on complex infrastructure. • Preferred experience with water utilities, transit agencies, EPC contractors, public‑sector owners, and electrification/energy transition projects; LEED AP BD+C credential required. • Excellent communication, technical writing, and stakeholder coordination skills; proficient with commissioning protocols and energy systems. • Hybrid work model requires at least three days per week on‑site to foster collaboration.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸15+ years
• ▸nec
• ▸leed ap
• ▸commissioning
• ▸communication

Benefits

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. At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company‑paid life insurance. Collaboration is at our core; our hybrid approach centers on an in‑office culture with most time spent collaborating face‑to‑face and a minimum of three days per week in the office, balancing flexibility with connection. • Offer competitive salary of $160,000–$197,000, performance bonuses, 401k, medical/dental/vision coverage, disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company‑paid life insurance.

Work Environment

Hybrid