Let’s find your next opportunity​

{{ job.job_posting_title }}
{{item.trim() }} {{item.trim() }} {{item.trim() }}
{{ job.job_posting_title }}

{{ job.is_cms_job ? (job.cities.split(';').length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) : (job.location_mappings.length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) }}

saved
viewed

Global Strategic Pursuits & Partnerships Director

London, England, United Kingdom

Please note this role can be based out of any of our global major hubs.

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's leading design, engineering, and project management consultants, with over 38,000 employees worldwide. We are leading and delivering some of the world's most complex, challenging and exciting projects across a broad range of market sectors including Mission Critical, Technology, Aviation, Defence, Energy, Industrial, Buildings and Places, Education, Transport and Water.

Our company culture, values and staff value proposition ensure that we provide an environment for individuals to learn, develop and to make a tangible difference to the work we do across all our markets.

Role Objective:

The role is responsible for leading the development and execution of winning strategies for high-value, complex bids that drive long-term growth. Focusing on game changing opportunities, the role and wider team will direct and orchestrate all aspects of bids, ensuring alignment with client needs, business strategy, and commercial outcomes. They will bring deep expertise in deal shaping, win strategy development, and stakeholder engagement, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and pursuit teams. In parallel, this team will identify, develop and manage strategic partnerships that position us to win high priority pursuits.​

Reports to Chief Growth Officer.

Role Accountabilities:

Strategic Leadership ​​

  • Work with Global Market Leads and KAMs to develop robust plans for major pursuits ​
  • Support prioritisation discussions and business readiness assessments for major pursuits in target markets​
  • Provide thought leadership on competitive positioning aligned to specific opportunities​

Bid Leadership & Management

  • Lead cross-functional teams to develop and execute winning bid strategies, ensuring clear roles, robust governance, and compliance throughout the process​
  • Oversee the creation of client-focused proposals, manage pricing and commercial models to achieve profitability targets​
  • Act as the primary liaison and key contact for senior leadership and clients​
  • Foster strong stakeholder relationships to drive successful outcomes​
  • Ensure risk mitigation, adherence to legal and contractual requirements at all times ​

Bid Assurance ​​

  • Provide independent challenge and advice to regionally led major bids​
  • Develop and implement a bid readiness assessment to drive early activity and optimal positioning​
  • Participate in gate reviews to ensure best practices are being adopted and advise on corrective actions where required​

Pursuit Excellence & Continuous Improvement​​

  • Establish a best practice framework and methodology for delivering high value, complex bids​
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement in bid approaches, processes, and technology​
  • Mentor and develop major bid teams in regions​
  • Develop and embed a process to analyse bid outcomes and implement lessons learned​
  • Ensure the latest tools and technology are being fully utilized in major pursuits​

Strategic Partnerships ​​

  • Shape and develop differentiated value propositions tailored to client challenges and market demands​
  • Work with marketing and practices to ensure propositions are insight-driven and commercially compelling​
  • Oversee and guide the scaling of propositions beyond regional boundaries to maximize impact and returns​
  • Develop and manage a value propositions repository (or similar) to provide quick access to bid and client teams​

Key Stakeholders:

  • Global Market Leads ​
  • Regional Growth Leaders​
  • Key Account Teams ​
  • Marketing

Performance Metrics:

  • Win rates >$100m​
  • Revenue Contribution ​
  • Compliance ​
  • Stakeholder Satisfaction
Business Management & Executives

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-142518

Salary range

-

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.

video thumbnail

Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis

Our supportive, collaborative culture inspires us as a global community every day.

Watch this short film and imagine what you could achieve here, too.

Related jobs

Senior Project Engineer - Secondary
Linxon Full time
Senior Project Engineer - Secondary

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Dry Utility Lead Engineer
Full time
Dry Utility Lead Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Global Strategic Pursuits & Partnerships Director
Business Management & Executives Full time
Global Strategic Pursuits & Partnerships Director

London, England, United Kingdom

Principal Engineer - Utilities
Transportation Engineering Full time
Principal Engineer - Utilities

Dublin, Ireland

Project Controls Lead
Transportation Engineering Full time
Project Controls Lead

Dublin, Ireland

Commercial Manager
Transportation Cost, Commercial & Procurement Full time
Commercial Manager

Dublin, Ireland

Senior Planner
Transportation Architecture & Planning Full time
Senior Planner

Dublin, Ireland

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Pre Contract
Project, programme & cost management Full time
Senior Quantity Surveyor – Pre Contract

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Project, programme & cost management Full time
Senior Quantity Surveyor

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Proposal Manager
Corporate Business Development Full time
Proposal Manager

Various locations

Senior Structural Engineer - Water Infrastructure
Water Engineering Full time
Senior Structural Engineer - Water Infrastructure

Various locations

Chief Process Mechanical Engineer
Engineering Full time
Chief Process Mechanical Engineer

Various locations

Related blogs

Man in a navy blazer and white shirt posing for a professional portrait.

Shaping the future of mobility: My career as a project manager

From aeronautics to a leading role on Québec’s REM project: How Réjean Perreault found purpose as a civil engineer and project manager at AtkinsRéalis.

Card link for Shaping the future of mobility: My career as a project manager
Headshot image of Josée

Behind the scenes at the symphony: My career as a director of operations at Montréal’s leading concert hall

Discover Josée’s career journey from Scenic services manager to Director of Operations at the Maison symphonique de Montréal, where she ensures everything runs in perfect harmony.

Card link for Behind the scenes at the symphony: My career as a director of operations at Montréal’s leading concert hall
Accessibility that empowers: Giridhar’s story at AtkinsRéalis

Greatly and Brightly: Thriving as a woman in engineering

Irene Seo, P.Eng shares her woman in engineering career journey from an early role in civil engineering to a director role with global influence.

Card link for Greatly and Brightly: Thriving as a woman in engineering
Accessibility that empowers: Giridhar’s story at AtkinsRéalis

Building roads and a career: My Journey as a Woman in Civil Engineering

From supervising to leading highway operations: Catherine’s career journey speaks of teamwork, growth, and the value of women in civil engineering.

Card link for Building roads and a career: My Journey as a Woman in Civil Engineering
a man standing on a beach.

Mechanical engineering jobs in nuclear: What it's like starting out.

Here's how I turned two summer placements into a full‑time career in mechanical engineering in nuclear.

Card link for Mechanical engineering jobs in nuclear: What it's like starting out.
Picture of Chinmay sitting on a chair

My early career in the heart of the nuclear renaissance: Chinmay’s journey at AtkinsRéalis

From campus to clean energy innovation — Chinmay’s story captures what it means to start your career at AtkinsRéalis. As a young engineer, he’s helping shape the future of nuclear technology through curiosity, collaboration, and purpose-driven work.

Card link for My early career in the heart of the nuclear renaissance: Chinmay’s journey at AtkinsRéalis
AtkinsRéalis carbon training is shaping careers in sustainable engineering

How global carbon training boosts my sustainable leadership at AtkinsRéalis

I joined carbon training for the skills – and left with a whole new perspective on leading across borders.

Card link for How global carbon training boosts my sustainable leadership at AtkinsRéalis
Padraic

Bringing my carbon tool to life with expert global colleagues

Discover how carbon training at AtkinsRéalis helped me grow my expertise and helped create a carbon quantification tool now used across transportation projects.

Card link for Bringing my carbon tool to life with expert global colleagues
Tony

Why Ireland Is the Place to Build Your Engineering Career

Are you ready? How leaders can break past the ceiling, take on bigger roles, and deliver Ireland's most ambitious programmes.

Card link for Why Ireland Is the Place to Build Your Engineering Career
Tackling the carbon challenge: My part in sustainabillity at AtkinsRéalis

Tackling the carbon challenge: My part in sustainabillity at AtkinsRéalis

Imagine leading change, building carbon solutions with our global AtkinsRéalis team.

Card link for Tackling the carbon challenge: My part in sustainabillity at AtkinsRéalis
Careers in Defence: Project Management, Cybersecurity and More

Building a brilliant career in defence

Breaking barriers and building a rewarding career in defence – here's how I did it.

Card link for Building a brilliant career in defence
Kevin

Engineering jobs in Ireland: Build your legacy on major projects

Join AtkinsRéalis Ireland to work on Metrolink, Dublin Airport, Water Supply Project and more. Explore engineering jobs, leadership opportunities, and career growth.

Card link for Engineering jobs in Ireland: Build your legacy on major projects