Overview
The AtkinsRéalis Infrastructure Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is the centre of excellence for the delivery of infrastructure projects. It combines project management, commercial, and design management to provide a full suite of services to public and private sector clients across Water Infrastructure, Defence Infrastructure, Nuclear, Aviation, Energy, Rail (stations), and Urban Developments.
We have an exciting new opportunity for an Associate Director to join our North, Scotland and Northern Ireland (NS NI) practice, based from our Stockton office. The role spans delivery from inception to completion, combining agile work from NS NI offices with time at client sites and offices. The position is for an established Associate Director/Associate or Senior Project Manager with proven experience successfully delivering projects.
Your role
* Deliver the project to agreed targets, including programme, budget, and quality. Identify and agree project objectives and develop a strategy for achieving these.
* Identify and manage any matters that could pose a potential contractual/commercial risk to AtkinsRéalis, and identify opportunities.
* Lead the project team—building, motivating, maintaining, coaching, guiding and developing the team toward solving problems and making decisions.
* Facilitate communication, coordination, and information flow with the client and within the project team, including subcontractors and partners (internal and external).
* With input from the Discipline Leads, agree commercial trading arrangements and communication plans for working with other teams across the business, including Global Technology Centres (GTC) in Bangalore and New Delhi. Assemble and own the project delivery programme and delivery plans.
* Protect the commercial interest of AtkinsRéalis, including timely and accurate invoicing and effective credit control for optimal cash flow. Compare revenue with predicted costs and identify risk allowances, margin, and provisions at project set‑up and monthly thereafter, including Earned Value reporting.
* Close out the project on completion, archive project documentation, update market information, ensure lessons learned are captured and disseminated internally, and initiate a client satisfaction survey.
* Ensure delivery of projects and tasks in accordance with AtkinsRéalis Values: Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, and Innovation.
About You
* Chartered Engineer/Architect/Project Manager or equivalent with demonstrable experience managing design and/or construction on large infrastructure projects. PMQ (or equivalent) recognised level of competence in Project Management – desirable.
* Market sector experience across a range of major projects. Understands and has experience deploying various forms of construction contract, in particular NEC3 or 4 and/or bespoke forms.
* Experience of managing design projects to time, cost, and quality objectives and familiar with programming and earned value techniques.
* Familiar with BIM and understands 3D modelling tools for design and coordination purposes and the associated information attributes that can be assigned and managed within the model.
* Customer focused with excellent client relationship management skills, including the ability to understand client requirements and bring together AtkinsRéalis capabilities to develop a solution. Strong understanding of principles of assurance and compliance as defined and applied within the relevant industry environment.
* Identifies new opportunities and growth propositions and brings value into the business by seeing these through to new work for themselves and others.
* Competent and confident to define the best way forward in a dynamic working environment. Self‑motivated and able to work both independently and within a larger multi‑discipline team.
* Hard‑working and flexible, a team player, with great attention to detail, reliability, proactivity, and initiative while able to remain calm under pressure and meet demanding deadlines.
* Ability to manage and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities, including delegation without ambiguity. Supports and encourages mentoring of less experienced team members.
* Ability to adapt to different cultures and working environments to build rapport with clients. Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills both verbal and written. Collaborative approach to delivery of projects and stakeholder management. Willing to travel across the UK and work away from home on client sites when required.
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. 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.
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