Technical Director, Environment

Your Purpose

Our future depends on water - the world’s most vital and complex resource. Our clients are facing issues such as growing populations, climate change and pollution. So, we’re looking for thinkers and leaders to help us tackle these challenges head-on.

We’ve been designing and building water infrastructure around the world for more than a century. We protect water sources, design water plants, return wastewater safely to the ecosystem, and finalize flood defense strategies. So, you’ll work with environmentally responsible teams who are always pushing research and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Control and management of the whole life cycle of the projects in the Environmental team

• Working within a multi-discipline team of engineers, technicians and other professionals to develop engineering designs from concept to detailed design and specifications
• Liaise with Clients in relation to project progress, decisions and changes to ensure deliverables are met and produced on time and budget
• Be a team leader to develop and grow the team with P&L responsibilities
• Attend design meetings, site meetings and all other project related meetings
• Responsible for business proposal/tendering and commercial negotiations
• Seek for business opportunities across APAC regions proactively

What can you bring?

An ideal candidate should have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor/Master’s Degree or above in Environmental or relevant disciplines
• Be a Member of the HKIEIA, HKIOA, CIWEM or other relevant professional bodies; and
• Have a minimum of 20 years Environmental Consultancy experience
• Proven hands-on experience in environmental impact assessment reports or project management/coordination of environmental studies for multidisciplinary infrastructure development projects
• Solid experience in effective liaison and coordination with regulatory authorities and relevant stakeholders on implementation of environmental monitoring and audit programme for major projects
• Conversant with Hong Kong environmental legislations and regulations, and its application on infrastructure and property development projects
• Have the ability to represent the company, identify and develop business opportunities, manage projects and lead a project team
• Have strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills; and
• Have a good command of written and spoken English.

The role will be based in our Hong Kong Office.

Near native fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential. Ability to speak Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) would be an advantage.

Why work for Atkins?

Our Environmental teams are reinventing solutions for a challenging yet exciting future. 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 organization, 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.

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.

Meeting your needs

When you start with us, you'll enjoy "Total Reward," a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career. 
 
We want you to perform at your best at each stage of our recruitment process and can make adjustments to ensure this. So whether you consider yourself to have a disability or not, or would simply like to know how we can support you better, please contact us.