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Engineering Management Capability Lead, Decommissioning

Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Overview


As Engineering Management Capability Lead, you will provide leadership for the Engineering Management discipline across the Decommissioning market, ensuring the discipline has the people, expertise and capacity required to support current and future delivery. You will lead the discipline team, maintain oversight of resource availability and capability health, and work closely with the Engineering Capability Lead, Engineering Delivery and Project Managers to align discipline capability with portfolio priorities and sustainable growth.


Your role


  • Responsible for leading the Engineering Management discipline and maintaining clear visibility of its capability, capacity, expertise and workforce requirements. You will manage the discipline team, maintain professional expectations and capability arrangements, and ensure people-management practices are consistently applied and aligned with Engineering and Nuclear EMEA requirements.
  • Lead discipline workforce planning, recruitment, succession and capability development. You will maintain accurate capability information, identify resource shortfalls, surpluses, competence gaps and succession risks, and provide robust inputs to Engineering-wide capability and workforce plans.
  • Coordinate deployment of discipline resources in response to project resource requests, matching the most suitable available people to opportunities while balancing delivery priorities, competence, development and succession needs. You will support mobilisation, resolve discipline resource constraints and maintain the long-term health and readiness of the discipline.

How will you contribute to the team?

With a high level of accountability, you will build, develop and sustain a capable, engaged and resilient discipline team. Your contribution will include:

  • Providing visible leadership of the discipline team and representing its capability, capacity, expertise and workforce considerations within Engineering Capability.
  • Maintaining visibility of discipline capability, capacity, expertise, resource availability and utilisation, identifying shortfalls, surpluses and emerging workforce risks.
  • Coordinating deployment of discipline resources to support project and opportunity requirements, matching the most suitable available capability while balancing business priorities and development needs.
  • Maintaining discipline expertise requirements, professional expectations and working practices, ensuring alignment with Engineering and Nuclear EMEA requirements.
  • Leading recruitment, onboarding, succession planning, retention and capability development for the discipline, ensuring suitable and experienced resources are available to meet current and future demand.
  • Leading development planning, mentoring, coaching and pastoral care for discipline personnel, supporting contributor aspirations alongside business and capability needs.
  • Maintaining accurate discipline capability and workforce information, and providing forecasting inputs to Engineering-wide demand, capacity and workforce planning.
  • Identifying and escalating discipline capability, capacity, competence and succession risks, and implementing agreed interventions within delegated authority.
  • Supporting bids, mobilisation and strategic opportunities by confirming discipline resource availability, competence and readiness, and highlighting constraints that could affect commitments.
  • Driving continuous improvement in discipline capability, competence, working practices and effectiveness, and recommending investment in discipline-specific recruitment, training and tools.

Nuclear Engineering

Location

Various locations

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-166580

Salary range

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Shamily Gopal

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About you


  • An experienced Engineering leader with demonstrable experience in multi-discipline engineering & design within a complex, highly regulated environment. You will understand discipline competence, professional expectations, resource management and the technical and management arrangements required to support safe, compliant and effective Engineering delivery.
  • Able to translate project demand and future market opportunities into clear discipline capability, capacity and workforce requirements. You will use reliable information to anticipate resource and competence gaps, inform recruitment and succession priorities, and shape the future capability of the discipline.
  • A visible and inclusive people leader who can build, motivate and develop a discipline team, provide effective pastoral care, and create an environment in which contributor can perform, grow and contribute. You will set clear expectations, provide constructive opportunities for improvement and maintain consistent accountability.
  • An effective collaborator and influencer, able to work with the Engineering Capability Lead, other Discipline Lead, Engineering Delivery Managers, Project Managers and technical communities. You will balance striving priorities, resolve resource constraints and communicate discipline risks and choices clearly.
  • Commercially and operationally aware, with the judgement to connect discipline resource and capability initiatives to mobilisation readiness, utilisation, delivery performance and sustainable growth. You will be experienced making recommendations within delegated authority and escalating significant risks when required.
  • You will drive a requirements-led, systems based approach to engineering and design, ensuring solutions remain aligned to the intended outcomes, are proportionate to risk and can be clearly verified and assured.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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