Principal Project Manager - Oregon and Southwest Washington
At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things—delivering impactful engineering, management, and development solutions across more than 150 countries. As a global, employee-owned consultancy of over 20,000 experts, we are united by a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and delivering exceptional outcomes across sectors including Transportation, Buildings, Energy, and Water.
We are entering a critical phase of growth in the Pacific Northwest and are looking for a senior leader to shape the future of our Portland and SW Washington Business.
This is not a traditional project management role. We are seeking a Principal Project Manager who will take a central role in leading, growing, and evolving our presence in the Oregon and SW Washington region.
You will act as a key partner and deputy to the current leadership, with a clear pathway to future office / market leadership, while driving strategic growth, client development, and delivery excellence across a diverse portfolio.
What You’ll Do
- Partner closely with current leadership to run and scale the Oregon and SW Washington Business
- Lead and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary team
- Build a strong internal culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and growth
- Step in as a visible leader internally and externally, with accelerated progression toward office leadership
- Build and expand senior-level client relationships, particularly across the Pacific Northwest
- Lead business development and strategic pursuits, including major opportunities with regional transport, water and energy agencies
- Position Mott MacDonald as a trusted partner across multiple sectors
- Identify and convert a strong pipeline of opportunities into wins
- Provide executive-level oversight and leadership on key projects and priority pursuits
- Ensure delivery of complex infrastructure projects on time, on budget, and at high quality
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, bringing strategic insight beyond delivery
- Work across a diverse portfolio including transportation, infrastructure, buildings, energy, and water
- Bring a connected, cross-sector approach to solving client challenges and creating growth opportunities
What We’re Looking For
- A proven market-facing leader with a strong presence in the Oregon / Pacific Northwest
- Experience operating at a Principal / Director level, balancing leadership, delivery, and growth
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in Oregon and Washington
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline required (Master’s preferred)
- Minimum of 15 years’ experience in infrastructure project delivery, leadership, and business development
- Demonstrated success in:
- Growing client relationships and winning work
- Leading major infrastructure projects or programs
- Managing and developing high-performing teams
- Using various systems and being ISO compliant
- Strong understanding of regional market dynamics, ideally with exposure to major transit, water, energy and public sector agencies
- Ability to operate as both a strategic leader and hands-on contributor
- A multisector mindset, with experience spanning more than one infrastructure domain strongly preferred
Benefits & Reward
At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our 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.
Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.
The expected salary for this position is $185,000 - $226,000
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 client, 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.
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.