Business Planning Director

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

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AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty and Egis Road Operations UK are part of a consortium, creating Connect Plus Services, a unique partnership with a collective strength in highways asset care from finance, through to design, build, maintenance as well as day to day operation.

As part of our 30-year remit to manage and improve the capital’s orbital motorway network, we deliver major improvement projects, such as widening 38 miles of the M25, refurbishing tunnels and bridges, and installing hundreds of variable messaging signs and gantries, helping to maximise the use of the network and deliver more reliable journeys. We also manage the Dartford River crossing and operate and maintain 440 kilometres of motorway providing our customer and road user with a world-class highway service.

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic, and innovative organisation.

Role Purpose:

This role is to provide leadership and management as a core member of the CPS Senior Leadership Team.

The Business Planning and Performance (BP&P) team is responsible for leading the definition and management of the CPS strategy and priorities, ensuring risk management and setting the budget, commercial plans and considering the relationship with stakeholders while understanding the complexities of our hand-back responsibilities

Role:

• To set the overarching direction for CPS and drive digital capability improvements to ensure successful delivery of CPS contract handback obligations.
• Guide the Performance Quality & Improvement team to effectively achieve designated business objectives.
• Oversee establishment of new CPS business Enterprise Risk Management to ensure business continuity is assured.
• Maintain the relevance of the Customer and Business Strategies to address the evolving demands of the network, our clients (National Highways and Connect Plus), JV Parent Companies and our road users.
• Prioritise client management and relationships, aiming to extract maximum value and alignment with the Parent Companies within the JV Partnership.
• Stand up the new BP&P team by March 2025.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for standing up and empowering the new BP&P team by end of Mar_2025.
• Foster, empower and sustain a high-performing team dedicated to exceeding contract performance expectations.
• Define and regularly review CPS business plans considering current challenges, future opportunities, and evolving stakeholder requirements.
• Lead the enhancement and delivery of data and digital capability for CPS​.
• Develop business performance management and risk reporting, tracking business performance trend analysis against plans and address issues promptly and efficiently.
• Manage Stakeholder and Customer relationships, including NH, CP and road users.
• Prepare and review annual plan to manage Handback and contractual obligations.
• Ensure Enterprise Risk is appropriately managed and communicated to the executive level within CPS (Senior Leadership Team and CPS Board).
• Build change capability across CPS and support the delivery of major change programmes.
• Building strong working relationships with fellow senior managers to enhance collaboration across teams.
• Holding business leaders accountable and closely monitoring performance and risk against our customer satisfaction, strategic business and contractual obligations.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of safety and wellbeing standards and able to communicate with enthusiasm and credibility to inspire and energise the team towards achieving our goals.

Qualifications/ skills/ experience:

• A relevant professional qualification and ideally Chartered / Incorporated status with a recognised and relevant UK institution.
• Proven competencies in setting successful business strategies in a dynamic environment.
• Proven capability to deliver digital change.
• Detailed knowledge of Digital Information techniques in an asset management environment.
• Experience in building collaboration in teams for continuous improvement.
• Experience of asset management in critical infrastructure environment.
• Proven experience of delivering effective risk-based decision strategies.
• Experience of working in a Joint Venture or similar arrangement (desirable).

Personal attributes:

• Strategic thinker, problem solver and decision maker.
• Strong leadership skills to nurture and develop teams to deliver targets.
• Strong planning and organisation skills to deliver continuous improvement.
• Effective strategic communicator.
• Business and politically astute.
• Resilient and flexible.

Behaviours:

• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to building trust and meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Focus on Excellence: Willing to go the extra mile to exceed expectations. Continually searches for ways to add value and take performance to the next level.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Proactively builds knowledge through sharing ideas and expertise with others for the benefit of customers and suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Respect: Recognise and value our customers and people by encouraging and engaging.
• Trust: Be open and honest, reliable and predictable.
• Influential: Builds commitment to act through winning hearts and minds. Is respected by colleagues and seen as role model by others.
• Change Leadership: Champions innovative ideas and initiatives, taking appropriate, managed risks to achieve a recognised benefit.

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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