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About the Role

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to join our New York City office to lead the delivery of major infrastructure programs. This senior leadership role requires an experienced seller-doer to drive project delivery, support work-winning efforts, strengthen client relationships, and grow the civil engineering practice.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with transportation leadership, project principals, and business development teams to define and implement the delivery strategy, technical direction, and growth objectives for the civil engineering team in New York City.
• Lead the successful delivery of complex roadway, transit, bridge, utility, and urban infrastructure programs, providing strategic oversight, technical leadership, and project governance.
• Identify capability, capacity, and resource gaps within the New York City civil engineering team and address them through recruitment, workforce planning, mentoring, and staff development.
• Drive business development by developing key client and industry relationships, leveraging market intelligence to identify opportunities, and informing business strategy to secure project wins.
• Lead and sponsor major pursuits and strategic initiatives, providing technical, commercial, and delivery leadership to position the firm for long-term growth in priority transportation markets.
• Strengthen client partnerships, collaborate across regions and disciplines, and champion best practices in quality, project controls, risk management, and technical excellence.
• Stay informed of evolving transportation agency priorities, funding programs, design standards, and digital delivery requirements to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Mentor and develop engineering, project management, and technical staff, strengthening leadership capability, succession planning, and team performance.
• Leverage the firm's broader resource and skills network to assemble and lead high-performing multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading delivery of civil projects/programs in New York City (typically, 20+ years).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, including staffing, mentoring, and performance management.
• Proven project/program management leadership, including scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, change control, and performance reporting.
• Contract and commercial management acumen with respect to scope clarity, deliverables, payment milestones, claims/change management, and contractor performance oversight.
• Strong client-facing leadership and communication skills; able to engage effectively with senior stakeholders, partners, contractors, and internal teams.
• Familiarity with Federal Highway Administration, New York State and New York City Departments of Transportation, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and/or the Port Authority of NY & NJ standards and procedures.
• High-quality interpersonal skills, including organizational and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Skills

• Civil Engineering
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Client Relationship Management
• Team Leadership
• Technical Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Risk Management
• Quality Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Principal
• Senior Leadership
• 20+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
• Advanced degree preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in New York State required

Salary/Compensations

• $190,000 - $232,000

Benefits

• Personal and group performance bonuses
• 401k
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Paid holidays
• PTO
• Parental leave
• Company paid life insurance

About the Company

• Mott MacDonald is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, providing engineering, management, and development services.
• They support multisector project work in over 150 countries with a network of over 20,000 talented consultants.
• Sustainability and innovation are central to their sectors in North America, including Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
• They believe in empowering employees to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities for career-defining work in a collaborative environment.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.
• Mott MacDonald seeks to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
• They encourage individual expression and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.