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About the Role

The Principal Digital Consultant is a senior leader and trusted advisor responsible for helping clients define and deliver their digital transformation ambitions. This role provides strategic guidance and innovative solutions that enable organizations to achieve measurable business outcomes through technology, optimized processes, effective governance, and data-driven decision-making. Working closely with clients, project teams, and technical specialists, the Principal Digital Consultant serves as the critical link between business objectives and digital solutions, ensuring organizations realize the full value of their digital investments.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement digital transformation strategies aligned with client objectives and industry best practices.
Assess organizational digital maturity and create actionable roadmaps that support technology adoption, operational improvement, and change management initiatives.
Advise clients on digital operating models, governance frameworks, and technology-enabled business transformation.
Lead the delivery of complex digital initiatives, ensuring successful outcomes across scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
Provide oversight of governance frameworks and ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and organizational standards.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate digital solutions into large-scale infrastructure and capital projects.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and executive stakeholders, influencing strategic decision-making and fostering long-term client relationships.
Lead workshops, executive briefings, and stakeholder engagement sessions to align digital priorities with business objectives.
Support business development activities, including proposal development, client presentations, and thought leadership initiatives.
Monitor emerging technologies, industry trends, and market developments to identify new opportunities for clients and the business.
Champion innovation, process optimization, automation, and data-driven decision-making across projects and organizations.
Promote continuous improvement by identifying and implementing best practices in digital delivery and transformation.

Requirements

Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor consultants and technical professionals.
Strong interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach and a positive, solutions-oriented mindset.
Exceptional communication, writing, facilitation, and presentation skills, particularly when engaging senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable digital solutions.
Expertise in digital strategy, technology advisory, and digital delivery frameworks.
High degree of business acumen and stakeholder management capability.
Minimum 10 years of consulting experience, preferably in technology or digital consulting supporting infrastructure projects within sectors such as transportation, water, energy, or the built environment.
Minimum 10 years of project management experience, including familiarity with both traditional and agile delivery methodologies.
Minimum 15 years of experience developing, implementing, or leading digital solutions, with progressive leadership responsibility and experience leading teams, programs, or transformation initiatives.
Demonstrated data literacy, including experience with business intelligence, data management, analytics, visualization, information security, and requirements management.
Proven track record of delivering digital transformation and advisory projects within infrastructure, construction, engineering, or enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of digital ecosystems, cloud technologies, data governance, and BIM-enabled project delivery.
Experience supporting organizational change, digital adoption, and operational transformation initiatives.

Skills

Digital transformation strategies
Digital maturity assessment
Digital operating models
Governance frameworks
Technology adoption
Change management
Technology-enabled business transformation
Project leadership
Complex digital initiatives delivery
Security compliance
Regulatory compliance
Organizational standards
Multidisciplinary team collaboration
Client engagement
Strategic decision-making
Client relationship management
Workshop facilitation
Executive briefings
Stakeholder engagement
Business development
Proposal development
Client presentations
Thought leadership
Emerging technologies monitoring
Industry trend analysis
Market development analysis
Innovation
Process optimization
Automation
Data-driven decision-making
Best practice implementation
Cross-functional team leadership
Mentoring
Interpersonal skills
Collaborative approach
Solutions-oriented mindset
Communication skills
Writing skills
Facilitation skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Problem-solving capabilities
Business needs translation
Scalable digital solutions development
Digital strategy expertise
Technology advisory expertise
Digital delivery frameworks expertise
Business acumen
Stakeholder management capability
Project management
Traditional delivery methodologies
Agile delivery methodologies
Digital solutions development
Digital solutions implementation
Digital solutions leadership
Team leadership
Program leadership
Transformation initiative leadership
Data literacy
Business intelligence
Data management
Analytics
Visualization
Information security
Requirements management
Digital ecosystems understanding
Cloud technologies understanding
Data governance understanding
BIM-enabled project delivery understanding
Organizational change support
Digital adoption support
Operational transformation support

Location

North America

Work Type

Hybrid
In-office culture
Minimum three days per week in the office

Experience Level

Principal
Senior leader
Minimum 10 years of consulting experience
Minimum 10 years of project management experience
Minimum 15 years of experience developing, implementing, or leading digital solutions
Progressive leadership responsibility
Experience leading teams, programs, or transformation initiatives

Education Level

Relevant post-secondary education in a related discipline
Professional certifications in project management, agile delivery, digital transformation, cloud technologies, or related disciplines are considered an asset

Salary/Compensations

$158,000 - $194,000

Benefits

Personal and group performance bonuses
Stake and voice in the business

About the Company

Mott MacDonald is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, providing engineering, management, and development services.
We support multisector project work in over 150 countries.
We have a network of over 20,000 talented consultants.
Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.
We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work.
We foster a collaborative environment where ambitions are united.
We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience.
We support employee growth and career advancement.
We are shaping an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Equal Opportunity

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.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).
Mott MacDonald Canada Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.