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 a 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 supervision 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 intermittent travelling to the Dublin office as per the need of the business.

Your purpose:

• Be a recognised Leader within N Ireland, successfully delivering the projects objectives.
• Be a recognised Operational lead for the Client, providing knowledge, resources and being the first point of contact for escalation for issues and opportunities relating to delivery of the services and widening of scope.
• Co-ordinate resources, both local core teams and virtual teams, to deliver the Client’s objectives.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of projects, as Project Director or Project Manager, at all stages of the development life cycle.
• Be an ambassador for driving continuous improvement and innovation and sharing knowledge and lessons learnt across the strategic highways and local transport markets.
• Be a role model for staff, and proactively be involved in their mentoring and development.
• Support the preparation of bids and promoting Atkins’ capabilities in the strategic highways and local transport markets.

What you can bring:

• Experience of building effective networks both internally and external to the organisation.
• Experience of developing strong and sustainable relationships with Clients.
• Highly developed interpersonal and supervision skills with proven ability to build and motivate teams working across the practices.
• Focused on Key Account Management in order to develop strong, long-lasting relationships.
• A disciplined thinker and logical, numerate, problem solver who has strategic judgement and the capacity to think complex issues through and develop effective solutions in a timely fashion.
• A resourceful, articulate and clear communicator who can influence others through the use of sound judgement and good sense – a natural team player.

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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