AtkinsRéalis UK Transportation business brings together the capabilities of our Rail, Highway and Local Transport teams, into a single business of 3,000 talented professionals. The unique breadth of services in Transportation, combined with our scale, makes AtkinsRéalis the major UK transportation infrastructure consultancy. We create a culture and environment to inspire our people, ensure collaboration with our clients and continue to shape the future of mobility.
AtkinsRéalis is playing lead roles in projects to upgrade existing transport networks to deliver future demand and facilitate sustainable economic growth.
The Transport Advisory & Consulting practice provides strategic advisory and technical consulting capability to support clients across all modes of transport.
We work in the front end of transport infrastructure and service operation planning and much of the work we undertake ultimately unlocks funding for, and shapes the projects and delivery models, that drive our engineering design and operations and maintenance revenue. We also have world-leading capability in rail infrastructure planning, rolling stock design, transport master planning and asset management.
Transport Advisory & Consulting consists of six sub-practices: Advisory; Asset Management; Digital and Data Intelligence; Intelligent Mobility & Smart Technology; Movement and Place; and Rolling Stock Delivery.
The Advisory Practice serves as a bridge between traditional engineering consulting responsibilities and management consulting. We advise our clients on how best to engineer a better planet. Specializing in finding solutions to the most complex strategic problems, which often involve future company plans, service delivery models, the use of technology, and investment decisions. From early consulting services at the feasibility stage all the way through service delivery, we offer a complete life solution. Our practice is made up of 150 staff across the UK.
We offer high impact strategic advice that solves complex challenges for our clients. Each of the teams within the business focus on specific target areas whilst simultaneously collaborating with each other to elevate each team's strengths. This provides the opportunity for a truly high value offering to our clients that goes beyond traditional remits.
Advisory’s Rail Operations and Timetabling business is committed to providing and integrating comprehensive operational readiness to guarantee seamless, high-performing rail systems from the start. Through close collaboration with all stakeholders, they prepare every operational aspect including people, processes, and technology to meet real-world demands and complex regulatory standards. Their approach focuses on identifying potential risks early, optimising efficiency, and minimising downtime, ensuring that systems are launched smoothly, perform reliably and benefits realised. The business boasts extensive expertise and a dedication to quality. We empower our clients to achieve resilient, sustainable rail operations that are designed for success from the start.
We currently have a vacancy for a Practice Manager to manage our Rail Operations and Timetabling business. We are seeking a dynamic leader – who is passionate and knowledgeable about people management and rail operations. The Practice Manager will work alongside a team of four other practice managers reporting to Steven Fraser, Advisory Practice Director.
The Practice Manager will be expected to work collaboratively with this senior team to drive growth, support the development of our people, improve operational performance and ensure technical excellence across the whole of the Advisory Practice.
Our Transportation business is structured according to Practices and Market teams. The Practice Manager will work closely with Market and Client Directors accountable for each of our key client accounts.
Role Responsibilities:
This is a key leadership role covering the following areas:
- The Practice Manager is responsible for directing the practice day to day, providing, pastoral care to staff, guidance and support to the team on career development, collaborating with other parts of Advisory for resource management for bids and projects, recruitment, and leveraging growth through staff development and recruitment.
- Work winning and delivery - aligning the practice to client accounts identified in the Advisory business plan.
- Technical leadership - ensuring that our Rail Operations and Timetabling business deploys and continually develops the best technical and management solutions for our clients, and that we strive for and promote technical excellence - this is expected to include taking roles as Project Director or Technical Reviewer on our most strategically important commissions.
- Ensuring we have sufficient resources with the right skills to deliver our current and future market strategies.
- Promote Transportation and wider AtkinsRéalis externally.
- Support the Advisory Practice Director in delivering the performance targets.
- The Practice Manager role is expected to blend client-facing project delivery and work- winning activities with operational management and overall practice leadership. The role will work as part of the Advisory Management team, supporting the delivery of our core service lines as part of a national business.
Requirements:
- Proven experience in a leadership role.
- Authentic leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of growing teams and developing and harnessing talent in a consultancy environment.
- A performance driven person with strong collaborative behaviours to work closely with the Advisory Practice Director, Service Line leaders, Market Directors, and other key stakeholders to meet business targets.
- Customer focus with excellent relationship management skills.
Why work for AtkinsRéalis ?
Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.
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 promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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