Karen Keast

Principal Account Leader @Mott MacDonald

Edinburgh, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2025 — Present

Principal Account Leader @Mott MacDonald

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Edinburgh, GB

As Principal Account Leader, I am responsible for overall delivery of Mott MacDonald projects for our clients – Scottish Water, Northern Ireland Water, Uisce Ėireann and United Utilities.Key responsibilities:Client relationships: building trust with clients and key stakeholdersProject delivery: ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality.Commercial success: ensuring Mott MacDonald’s commercial success through effective project and risk management.I am responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of these client accounts and am accountable for operational delivery.

EDUCATION

1992 — 1998

Heriot-Watt University

Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil and Environmental Engineering

SKILLS

Contract ManagementProject ManagementCivil DesignFeasibility StudiesWater & Wastewater DesignHydropowerWater SupplyBusiness PlanningCivil EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentTeam LeadershipWater ResourcesAsset Planning

ABOUT KAREN KEAST

As Principal Account Leader, I am responsible for overall delivery of Mott MacDonald projects for our clients – Scottish Water, Northern Ireland Water, Uisce Ėireann and United Utilities.Key responsibilities:Client relationships: building trust with clients and key stakeholdersProject delivery: ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality.Commercial success: ensuring Mott MacDonald’s commercial success through effective project management.I am responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and operational delivery of these client accounts and am the point of escalation for our clients. As Business Development Manager for the Buildings and Cities business in Scotland and Ireland, I was responsible for developing and driving the business strategy within our market, for delivering the Business Plan and sales targets. As Area Director for Edinburgh City region and south east Scotland I was responsible for leading a team of circa 50 engineers, consultants, project managers and support staff delivering projects in the education, health, roads & bridges, rail and water sectors.Technical background is in the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects predominantly in the water sector but also in renewable and power sectors.Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

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