Project Scientist
At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation 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. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.
If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.
Mott MacDonald is an employee-owned, international engineering, management, and development consultancy, with a dedicated and rapidly expanding environmental division. Our environmental team supports a diverse range of clients across various sectors and regions. Our Environmental team is rapidly expanding and is seeking a talented and experienced Environmental Engineer/Scientist to join the team. This position will be based out of our office in Los Angeles, CA. The successful candidate will report to Mott MacDonald’s environmental lead in Los Angeles, CA.
Responsibilities include:
- Support project management activities, including budgeting and scheduling for various environmental projects across California.
- Provide technical expertise in environmental permitting, compliance, remediation, and/or air quality management for diverse projects.
- Overseeing and preparing environmental approvals, technical assessments, feasibility studies, permitting and licensing documentation, and management plans, ensuring all deliverables meet high standards.
- Conducting site inspections and documenting environmental compliance findings, including air quality, noise, or stormwater pollution prevention plan inspections and reporting of deficiencies.
- Collaboration with contractors, regulatory agencies, and clients to ensure adherence to project-specific environmental regulations (e.g., SCAQMD Rule 1166).
- Work collaboratively as part of integrated project teams.
- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, partners and clients.
We invite applications from candidates with the following experience and capabilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant environmental science, engineering, or a related discipline; a master’s degree is a plus.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in environmental consulting, engineering/sciences.
- The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple tasks. They should possess strong scientific background with writing skills and be familiar with environmental policies (e.g., CEQA, NEPA), permitting, and/or a specialized resource area such as air quality, wetland science, biology, archaeology, paleontology, geology, soils, or hydrology).
- Experience permitting small to large-scale transportation, utility, renewable, water, infrastructure, and/or energy projects and conducting field surveys/monitoring.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills (both oral and written) are essential, along with proficiency in technical documentation, and analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and interpret complex reports, diagnose issues, and develop and evaluate effective solutions is required.
- Demonstrate an ability to work on diverse projects simultaneously, possess a high level of self-motivation, and demonstrate ability to successfully execute field tasks.
- Be enthusiastic about being part of a growing team and providing excellent outcomes for clients!
Mott MacDonald offers:
- Employee Ownership: Benefit from our employee-owned structure, which fosters a collaborative culture and provides opportunities for profit-related rewards.
- Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary packages with annual reviews.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, income protection, and employer-matched retirement savings plans.
- Flexible Benefits and Wellbeing: Including additional holidays, paid parental leave, health and wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits.
- Work-life Balance: hybrid and flexible working arrangements including options for remote or hybrid work and flexible scheduling.
- Career Growth and Professional Development: Opportunities for career growth, ongoing training, and support for continuing education (courses, certifications/memberships), and a collaborative environment with company-wide support, mentoring, and coaching.
- Community and Social Engagement: Opportunities to join employee networks, participate in volunteering, and support sustainability and environmental causes.
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 $110,000 - $134,000
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.