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Highways & Active Travel Practice Manager

Glasgow, Scotland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | Edinburgh, Scotland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | Belfast, Scotland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Overview

Shape a faster, smarter, safer future.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. You'll be part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally. We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.

As a Practice Manager within our Highways and Active Travel team, you'll be pivotal in implementing ideas that shape the future of how we move. Our Major clients include Highways England, Transport Scotland, Department for Infrastructure, Local Authorities, TfL, Network Rail, design and build contractors and other niche clients. You'll feel a great sense of pride in shaping high-quality civil and structural designs across new build, renewal, maintenance, and assessment works. Collaborate with national and international design teams, using your insight and leadership to generate positive, sustainable impacts on society and the environment.

We offer flexible working where you will typically be working from any of the AtkinsRéalis offices like Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast for 2-3 days per week.

Your Role

  • Grow the team in Scotland and Norther Ireland, working with the market and business development teams to engage with Clients and actively sell our technical capabilities.
  • Enthuse and motivate our people through effective performance and development plans that align to their career opportunities.
  • Work with the Design Transformation and Net Zeros programmes to develop our capability.
  • Contribute to the successful delivery of budget requirements, including productivity, management of overheads and headcount through effective management of resources.
  • Act as Hiring Manager for the team and ensure a flexible workforce is employed either through permanent staff or supply chain.
  • Support the flow of work to the GTC based in India.
  • Liaise with the Practice Director to ensure we have sufficient resources with the right skills to deliver our current and future market strategies.
  • Support the technical development of staff within their practice team and encourage knowledge sharing.
Transportation Business Management & Executives

Location

Various locations

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-144840

Salary range

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Vinayak Daddi

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About you

  • Use your experience of successfully leading a team and individual performance, to lead the practice teams in a manner that it is recognised for technical and delivery excellence, embracing digital innovations and ability to flexibly respond to business needs.
  • Provide line manager supervision, overseeing career & talent development for the practice.
  • Strong collaborative behaviours to interface with Practice Director, other Practice Managers, Market teams, and other stakeholders.
  • Undertake technical delivery or project management as appropriate.
  • Identify work opportunities and foster great client relationships, maximising additional/repeat/follow-on work from clients.
  • Involvement with bidding activities through coordination with the market and Win Work teams and provide technical input from the practice to support strategic bids.
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.

Reward & 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.

Be rewarded. Find out more.

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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.

Find out more.

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.

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