EIA and Environmental Assessment Management Technical Director

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms offering unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search of a rewarding career. At AtkinsRéalis we offer more than just a job. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world to benefit future generations and the environment. We have a strong Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ethos.

Our UK Environment Practice is a vibrant network of approximately 700 people providing world class consultancy and advisory services. We care about outcomes for our clients and the unprecedented challenges they face including climate change, social inclusion and rapid urbanization. The work we do is important and influential: it shapes the way our clients think, enables them to make better decisions and to deliver their projects in a world of disruption and change. Great ideas come from great people when they collaborate and this is our core strength. We are looking for an experienced Technical Director to broaden our successful and progressive team of Environmental Consultants throughout the UK.

The team is strongly integrated with our transport, energy, engineering and design businesses. We are currently providing planning and environmental support on major UK projects for clients. These include a number of water companies across the UK including Yorkshire Water and Anglian Water, significant rail projects including Trans Pennine Upgrade for Network Rail and HS2, in addition to major road schemes for National Highways. We continue to expand our presence in the energy and renewables market where we are building on successes with hydrogen generation (for example Hynet at Ellesmere Port), electricity transmission (e.g. National Grid), floating offshore wind (e.g. Flotation Energy) and supporting Nuclear Waste Services.

The position requires a candidate that combines an excellent track record in environmental assessment with experience in directing and delivering a range of infrastructure and development projects with excellent business and people skills.

Objectives:

• Enhance technical leadership, assurance and governance.
• Grow the EIA and Environment Assessment Management team nationally.
• Act as an ambassador for EIA and EAM internally and externally, with a client focus to win and deliver our portfolio.
• Understand and deliver the mission of AtkinsRéalis as a successful and growing business through EIA and EAM.
• Identify and employ innovation in developing and applying leading-edge processes and technologies.
• Leverage opportunities to build greater awareness of discipline capabilities and value propositions.
• Ensure service delivery quality maintained / improved (via client feedback).
• Support Professional Head of Discipline (PHoD), Network Chairs and Fellows to promote technical excellence and innovation.
• Promote AtkinsRéalis technical capability both internally and externally.
• Support thought leadership to shape markets, introducing our clients to new ways of thinking.
• Champion the development of skills and capabilities within the EIA and EAM team.

Responsibilities:

• Leading technical capability and development in a specific discipline.
• Work with PHoD and Head of Service Line (HoSL) to ensure resources have the right technical skills to deliver our current and future workload.
• Identify and coordinate discipline resources across regional teams.
• Communicate project and client intelligence to generate business growth and enhanced margins.
• Support strategic Service Line development.
• Lead technical excellence and assurance in ‘core’ delivery and management.
• Enhance Global Technology Centre (GTC) collaboration, delivery efficiency and technical capability.
• Coordinate specialist inputs to delivery, ensuring ‘right first time’ is embedded.
• Champion high standards of environmental performance within multidisciplinary engineering projects, influencing project development and delivering optimal environmental outcomes.
• Collate and edit information from a range of sources to provide clear, well written reports.
• Competently undertake own work to an excellent standard, and review the work of others, on time and to budget.
• Lead and support on bid preparation and develop new areas of business for the team.
• Undertake Continual Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with requirements of chosen professional institute.
• Grow an existing team of environmental professionals across the UK.
• Deliver high quality environmental services direct to clients.
• Manage commercial aspects of commissions and/or projects including governance, fee management activities, together with internal job costings and resource requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary bid submissions for major infrastructure and development projects.
• Play a key role in generating repeat business and new business opportunities/market opportunities.
• Manage client relationships and service delivery on a project basis in conjunction with other colleagues.
• Take the lead, setting the pace, and monitoring all work executed, at all stages to ensure that an accurate, professional and quality service is delivered to clients.
• Collaborate with the national environmental team and other AtkinsRéalis teams across the UK to provide services and develop new work.
• Manage colleagues, including undertaking performance and development reviews and mentoring/coaching.

Requirements:

• Inspirational ‘role model’ for staff and an ‘ambassador’ for AtkinsRealis.
• Subject matter expert in a specific discipline.
• Fellow / Chartered professional.
• Able to identify and deliver value creating skills.
• Able to lead the growth of technical and delivery capability in their own specialism; Degree or Masters in an environmental or science subject.
• Chartered for a minimum of 10 years.
• A minimum of 15 years relevant post-graduate experience (ideally within a consultancy environment).
• Demonstrable experience working major infrastructure projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the EIA process and environmental technical expertise.
• Experience of leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills and able to review the work of others to ensure quality.
• Able to prioritise and work effectively under pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate issues and ideas effectively.
• Be flexible, adaptable and prepared to take on new challenges and work from other AtkinsRéalis or client office locations.
• Be highly self-motivated, possessing strong enthusiasm and commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes.
• Bring a growth mindset, and ability to see opportunities that will help the business move forward.

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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