Operations Director
- Cork, Galway, Dublin
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Atkins Ireland is a member of SNC-Lavalin, one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.
Atkins in Ireland is seeking to recruit an Operations Director, based in Dublin, Cork, Galway or Dundalk.
As Operations Director you will have responsibility for the operational excellence of all projects within the Irish business. You will coordinate across divisions to improve the way that we meet or exceed targets whilst enhancing our reputation with clients, ensuring both project quality and effective communication at project level.
In this role you will need to effectively balance the demands of the short and long-term performance of the business and successfully communicate these issues to the teams delivering the projects.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Manager Director for Atkins Ireland, you will:
- Contribute to the overall market strategy and execution of the annual business plan.
- Contribute to performance reviews of the Infrastructure and Transportation markets.
- Assist in planning and maximising short term external and internal performance.
- Identify and manage portfolio risks, and properly escalate and report key decisions to the Managing Director.
- Assure that the whole business complies with governance policies and procedures.
- Work with Project Directors and Project Managers to coordinate all projects with an objective to improve profitably and client satisfaction.
- Review the performance of Project Managers and Project Directors.
- Assist in defining resource requirements for the Irish market and build strong relationships with the wider UK&E practices and Global Technology Centre (GTC).
- Communicate regularly with wider Atkins teams to improve the consistency of resourcing.
- Work with other stakeholders to implement strategic initiatives to develop our people.
- Develop and improve risk management of the business.
- Ensure that global framework management plans are implemented.
- Assist in driving best practice for Health and Safety, QSSE and Sustainability on projects.
Requirements:
- Experience of leading high performing teams and ability to build trust, influence and motivate others.
- Demonstrable experience of financial and commercial management including negotiating.
- Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders.
- Extensive contractual and commercial knowledge.
- Knowledge of the Irish market.
- A well-rounded leadership and management background with demonstrable management of project portfolio experience.
- Degree level or equivalent professional qualification.
- Strong internal and external client skills.
What we offer:
At Atkins, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:
- Competitive salary
- Car allowance
- 25 days annual leave
- Flexible working
- Pension contributions
- Health Insurance
- Bonus scheme
At Atkins we put Sustainability at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.
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