Overview
Our Water Management Consultancy operates at the interface between people and the water environment. One of the key specialisms of our water management team is in water resources planning and option appraisal. We are particularly well-regarded for delivering innovation in water resource planning and clients see us as a driving force to improve the way that things are done. In the face of increased risks to water resources from more extreme and changing climate conditions and other future uncertainties, our work ranges from helping clients understand the challenges through investigations and modelling to identifying and developing solutions. You will take an important role in managing projects across our extensive client portfolio and in so doing, enhancing our reputation for technical excellence. Your day-to-day activities will include:
Responsibilities
* Project and programme management, including managing resources, budgets and programmes and coordinating with other disciplines.
* Working closely with technical specialists from across the business, to ensure we have the right people working on our projects.
* Identification of work winning opportunities, liaising with Framework Managers and Client Directors to promote Key Account Management.
* Supporting work winning opportunities, including managing tenders in accordance with business procedures.
* Maintaining and developing relationships with clients, strengthening your own and AtkinsRéalis reputation and supporting future opportunities.
Qualifications
* Experience of working in the UK water industry and demonstrable experience of leading water resource projects.
* Client-facing experience; be comfortable leading projects and managing the day-to-day client relationship.
* Ability to build strong relationships with clients through excellent collaborative working skills, ensuring understanding of the client needs, and development of work winning opportunities.
* Experience of running a number of projects simultaneously, with responsibility for project management and contract administration through the project life cycle, including project finances and financial reporting.
* Experience of following project governance procedures and ensuring business policies are followed.
* Ability to manage risk through the project life cycle, including negotiation and administration of change control in accordance with the contract.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical discussions with colleagues and clients in a logical and coherent manner.
* Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure a common understanding of requirements and scope, programme, costs, constraints, risk and interfaces across the team.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English), with a flexible approach to changes and the ability to multi-task and prioritise.
* Relevant degree or vocational qualification, preferably in an environmental science or engineering subject area.
* Chartered with a relevant professional institution (i.e. ICE or CIWEM), would be advantageous.
About AtkinsRéalis
As a major engineering, environmental and design consultancy, AtkinsRéalis offers opportunities for talented consultants to work on a wide variety of high-profile projects. We support our clients in making the right strategic investment decisions for critical infrastructure in areas as diverse as water resources, flood management, green infrastructure and transportation. We work for clients across the UK and overseas, including central government, regulators, the water industry, NGOs and local authorities.
Our highly respected Water Management Consultancy team has been at the forefront of managing the challenges of providing resilient and sustainable water supplies for the future. Our key projects include supporting clients to deliver Water Resource Management Plans (WRMPs), Drought Plans, commitments through the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and Strategic Resource Options (SROs).
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.
We’re committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We’re proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.
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