Job Description
Overview
Here at AtkinsRéalis its an exciting time to join our Building & Places business, in this new role.
You’ll lead our North based, multidisciplinary practice at the heart of Buildings & Places — a powerhouse of architects, engineers, designers, planners, project managers and specialist advisers shaping places that deliver real social, environmental and economic value.
You’ll energise a high‑performing team, drive capability growth, champion technical excellence and client delivery, and play a pivotal role in realising our bold 2030 Ambition.
You’ll help to create a unified, collaborative partnership with the Practice Directors across the region, to bring consistency, alignment, and shared ambition across disciplines. Along with the Practice Director for the wider region, you’ll help steer success; strengthening cross‑market delivery, ensuring cohesive operational performance, and shaping a culture where teams thrive and clients feel the benefit.
In the office three days a week, you can be based in either Newcastle, Stockton, Leeds, Liverpool or Manchester.
Your role
Operational leadership
* Lead a technically excellent and agile practice, responsive to evolving business needs
* Provide strategic leadership to a team of staff across multiple office locations
* Collaborate with the Market Director to foster cross-market and cross-divisional alignment, regional sales focus and resource planning.
* Ensure business activities align with the Business Management System (BMS) and maintain acceptable risk levels.
* Lead the capability planning aligned to the practice, driving value through resource strategies
Practice and capability development
* Drive technical best practices, knowledge sharing, and process standardisation.
* Ensure the practice’s skills and capacity align with target market needs through targeted recruitment, staff development, and engaging external alliance partners.
* Maximise delivery of work through our Global Technology Centre.
People and Culture
* Motivate and develop managers and team members, so they are challenged, stretched, and supported with clear succession plans.
* Promote a collaborative and inclusive culture
Operational and Financial Management
* Manage practice group performance to meet or exceed productivity targets and maintain low break-even rates
* Liaise with Market Directors (via COO/MD) to forecast resource demand and align with business resource managers.
* Ensure efficient delivery of business-as-usual (BAU) bids and provide technical experts for strategic pursuits.
Innovation and Excellence
* Create and deliver innovative service offerings for clients through our market teams and lead or contribute to cross-practice initiatives in collaboration with other discipline leads.
About You
* With a degree-level or equivalent professional qualification, you have proven experience in a related leadership role with a reputation for technical excellence and high-quality delivery in relevant disciplines.
* A dynamic and inspirational leader with a proven ability to align, motivate, and develop high-performing teams, you’re a supportive mentor committed to continuous improvement
* You’re calm under pressure, self-driven, and adaptable, with strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills
* Customer‑centric with a collaborative, culturally aware approach you can build strong relationships
* Passionate about shaping new a new practice with curiosity, kindness, and purpose.
* Recognised for delivering environmental, economic, or social value and outcomes.
Reward & Benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
Be rewarded.
About AtkinsRéalis
We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
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 creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular
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