Associate Principal Engineer

Help us turn vision into reality.

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. And when you join us, you'll be a 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 an Associate Principal Engineer Highways in our Transportation team, you'll be pivotal in implementing ideas that shape the future of how we move. We work on a large variety of significant and challenging projects across the UK and Ireland. 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 our Belfast office 2-3 days a week and with an intermittent travelling to the Dublin office as per the need of the business.

Your purpose:

• Providing technical guidance on highway infrastructure projects.
• Mentoring and coaching team members and taking responsibility for the technical development of staff.
• Checking and reviewing the work of others.
• Liaise with key clients and be capable of discussing design / technical solutions to stakeholders including technical and non-technical Clients.
• Liaising with Practice Managers to ensure projects are sufficiently resourced.
• Delegating work to team members, programming deliverables and monitoring progress.
• Identify and respond to project commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support the business in work winning including representing the business at networking events, preparing bids and tenders.

What you can bring:

• Experience in highway alignment design including links and junctions.
• A thorough comprehension of technical standards relating to highways design with experience in identifying and seeking approvals for departures in standard.
• Experience of client interface in conjunction with other senior staff.
• Proven ability to advise clients on technical matters.
• Proven ability to coach and develop team members including planning, monitoring and control.
• A willingness to work flexibly to deliver projects to time and budget.
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently as well as within a larger multi-discipline team in leading and managing packages of work to completion.
• A supportive and encouraging approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team.

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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