FM Consultant Associate Director

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-leading design, engineering, and project management organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. 

Our Project & Programme Services team are proud to deliver on some of the most prestigious construction projects across the world. It's thanks to our talented people and their diverse thinking, expertise, and knowledge. Join us and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents and expertise. 

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Become a vital member of our Project & Programme Services team, proudly taking on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious projects. Join us, and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents. It's about recognizing everyone's contributions equally while delivering excellence together.

Flexible and remote working are central to our culture, so talk to us about what's important to you, from reduced weeks to buying more leave, and how we can make reasonable adjustments for you or support your ambitions outside of work.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Senior Consultant or Associate Director who will work with our team to deliver our facilities management services and support on asset management services.  The right person will have a passion for facilities management, asset management and sustainability and be excited by the opportunity to influence change simultaneously across these disciplines. Your permanent location will be our London offices, though we have a flexible working approach. The role may require travel to clients’ offices/ sites throughout the UK. Achievement of UK security clearance is required. Capability: You will be responsible for delivering consultancy across all consulting disciplines related to facilities management.  Whilst we wouldn’t expect all the below to be addressed in detail by one individual, we would anticipate reasoned advice to be provided across the board:

Your purpose:

• Have a deep understanding of operational standards including statutory, mandatory and best practice industry standards for maintenance and building operation across a number of sectors.
• Be able to demonstrate experience and technical excellence in maintenance planning, optimisation, and risk management.
• Have experience of managing and liaising with technical resources allied with an ability to articulate complex technical issues in a simple pragmatic manner.
• Development and implementation of facilities management strategies.

An excellent working knowledge of:

FM Market Research. Benchmarking. Contract Scope development. Commercial Modelling. Sourcing & Negotiation. Mobilisation and Stabilisation Support.

The provision of reasoned advice pertaining to:

Compliance Auditing. Contract Management Monitoring. Contract Performance Reviews, including performance remediation. Systems and process development and implementation.

Maintenance planning and optimisation:

Asset surveying (capture, validation, assessment). Resilience, business continuity and risk management. Operational FM advice. Knowledge of the Asset Lifecycle through Design, Build, and Maintain to drive a systematic approach to managing assets.

It would be helpful for the individual to have a good awareness of Asset Management, including:

ISO55000 advisory. Estate strategies and optimisation. Operating model development, change planning and management.

Responsibilities:

• Proven ability to lead projects teams whilst being part of delivery.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver proposals/bids.
• Ability to be flexible and to be able to multi-task and prioritise when necessary.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to initiate, build and maintain strong business relationships with internal and external clients.
• Confident with an ability to assimilate within a team and maintain/develop the business.
• Commercial awareness and confident in preparing bid documents and managing resources, deliverables and budgets on projects.
• Able to facilitate workshops with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Be strongly analytical, with the ability to identify, define and articulate client requirements and apply logical thinking to design and present solutions.
• Be a team player - you enjoy collaborative working and create a great framework for teams to work within.
• Be able to develop strategies and put them into action through a good understanding of how to plan for and deliver successful projects and programmes of change.
• High level of energy with lots of drive and enthusiasm and a can-do attitude.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Join our Project & Programme Services team and expand your career on some of the industry's most exciting and newsworthy construction projects – from Sizewell C to the world's tallest hotel, London's Heathrow Airport to Europe's first eco-friendly mosque. You'll enjoy invaluable exposure to international expertise as well as innovation in local niche areas. Communities are at the heart of our work and our people are proud to be working towards a Net Zero Carbon future and regenerating cities across the UK.

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AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

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Meeting your needs:

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs.

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview, and we’ll discuss any adjustments you might need.

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis.  It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:

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Additional Information:

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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