Principal Architect

Company: Mott MacDonald

Location: Belfast

Posted: April 11th, 2026

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

About the Business Unit

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross‑sector skills across five key sectors: Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Overview Of The Role

The architecture team is part of the Buildings and Cities unit within Mott MacDonald and delivers services at all RIBA/RIAI stages on a wide variety of projects. You will be part of a growing Architecture practice based in Ireland or the UK. Our main subsectors are Aviation, Industrial and Transportation, but we have a diverse portfolio of challenging projects covering most building typologies in the UK, Europe and globally. We have an exciting opportunity for an Architect to join us in Belfast to help us grow whilst developing your own career. We work for a number of clients within Ireland, UK, Europe and elsewhere and cover all aspects of the project life cycle.

Candidate Specification

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking 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 can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

Financial wellbeing

Lifestyle

Enhanced family and carers leave

Learning and development

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

Location(s): Belfast, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Buildings

Discipline: Architecture

Job Ref: 11843

Recruiter Contact: Andrea Gaffney

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