Senior Manager - Smart Cities

Atkins Acuity provide front-end advisory to equip our Clients with essential strategies that will set clear direction for the delivery of their projects and programmes. Our Digital Advisory division is seeking a Senior Manager - Smart Cities to expand its growing Smart Cities practice.

The successful candidate will be based in Dubai/Riyadh and will lead the growth of smart cities services across the Middle East region.

The key responsibilities for the role include:

• Lead the delivery of digital transformation and smart city projects across the region. develop
analysis, run and engage client teams and stakeholders, and deliver high-quality work products.
• Provide technical and expert support in the design and preparation of particular actions and
inclusive urban development/future city processes
• Offer innovative approaches to future city actions by developing Smart City Masterplans and processes, based on global trends but considering local contexts, demands and place-sourced opportunities;
• Identify traditional urban infrastructure assets (both physical and social) and enhance this with elements of future technology urban infrastructure assets including datasets, networks,
connected devices, and sensors, for future smart services and applications;
• Work alongside our Land Use & Built Environment Masterplanning and Urban Design teams to identify a portfolio of smart city solutions with potential to improve the quality of life and address dimensions such as Smart Economy, Smart Environment, Net Zero Agenda, Smart Living, Smart Mobility, Smart People and Smart Governance.
• Establish relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels to cultivate and manage
business development opportunities and to be able to develop the appropriate Business Case
and next steps to Project realisation.

Required Skills and expertise:

• Experienced in all phases of digital transformation and smart city project more more than 10 years
• Familiar with Masterplanning and Urban Design processes
• Experience in developing digital strategies and implementing digital transformation in large organisations
• Strong understanding and experience in an asset intensive industry i.e. Aviation, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Rail, Highways and Marine/Ports
• Proven ability to work in a customer facing/consulting environment
• Experience leading projects through all phases of the lifecycle
• Strong appreciation of the ‘Smart Cities Landscape’ in the Middle East and have networks within the supply chain/vendor environment
• Strong analytical skills, creativity and communication skills to encourage clients to execute their digital roadmap.
• Strong Presentation skills
• Manage and mentor individuals and teams
• Play an active role in support our company values include ED&I, Safety, Integrity & Collaboration

Rewards and Benefits
 

We offer an excellent package which includes:

• A competitive tax-free salary

• Accommodation allowance

• Transportation allowance

• 22 days annual leave

• Medical and life insurance cover

• Company gratuity scheme

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• Annual flight allowance to point of origin

• Employee Assistance Program – 24-hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants