Associate Director

Your Purpose:

• Taking a strategic lead role as PM or PD on large and/or complex multi-disciplinary projects. Ensure successful delivery to agreed targets, identifying and agreeing project objectives and developing a strategy for achieving these Identifying and managing any matters that could pose potential contractual/commercial risks to AtkinsRéalis, as well as those of our clients and project stakeholders.
• Leading the project team – building, motivating, maintaining, coaching, guiding and developing the team, contributing to team management, growth and development.
• Facilitating communication, co-ordination, and information flow with the Client and within the project team, including any subcontractors and partners (internal and external).
• Assembling and owning the project delivery programme and delivery plans.
• Form strong working relationships with other AtkinsRéalis disciplines, external design consultants, clients and stakeholders comparing revenue with predicted costs and identifying risk allowances, margin and provisions, including Earned Value reporting.
• Closing out the project on completion, archiving project documentation, updating market information, ensuring that lessons learnt are captured and disseminated internally and ensuring that a Client Satisfaction survey is initiated. Support business development activities in line with our market strategies and governance.

What you can bring:

• Relevant qualification (Bachelor or Masters). Chartered Engineer/Scientist/PM or equivalent with demonstrable experience managing design commissions or design and build contracts on large infrastructure projects.
• Market sector experience across a range of Water and/or Defence infrastructure projects is an advantage. Experience in deploying various forms of contract, in particular NEC3 or 4.
• Experience of managing design projects to time, cost and quality objectives and familiar with earned value techniques.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities. Customer focused with excellent client relationship management skills.
• A supportive and encouraging approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

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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