Job Description

Be trusted to make great things happen.

Atkins Realis is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform infrastructure and deliver sustainable solutions. Our Rail Systems business is at the forefront of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally. We work across the whole project life cycle from development, design, construction and entry into service.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking dynamic and experienced Programme Director to lead a significant programme of Rail Systems projects across the whole project lifecycle. These are high-impact project delivery & leadership roles, responsible for driving strategic client engagement, ensuring delivery excellence, and fostering a culture of innovation, safety, and inclusion.

Your Purpose:

Contributing to bid leadership and developing winning proposals for our largest opportunities you'll provide strategic project leadership across major Rail Systems and infrastructure programmes through:

• Engaging with clients at regional and national levels to build trusted relationships and drive commercial opportunities.
• Utilise strategic thinking with our Clients to focus on outcomes that satisfy the end users expectations.
• Development of New Clients with support of the business development function.
• Leading and developing high-performing teams to deliver world-class engineering and construction solutions on time and within budget.
• Directing project teams to ensure cost-effective delivery across the full project life cycle aligned with client specifications.
• Championing safety, environmental responsibility, and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) across all delivery teams.
• Leading bid development and contributing to winning proposals for high-value opportunities.
• Ensuring robust change management and risk mitigation strategies are in place.
• Promoting digital innovation and new ways of working to enhance project outcomes.

What you can bring:

• Demonstrable commitment to HSQE with strong leadership in HSQE on own projects.
• Great client and stakeholder management skills. Able to build great relationships with Clients to optimise outcomes for Clients and the business.
• Be able to form trusted relationships and have the ability to create a high performing team. Sets SMART objectives and measures performance against these.
• Experience of growing business with new clients in a new marketplace.
• Be able to demonstrate good control of project risk & change management, understanding of the risks and opportunities associated with risk & change.
• Knowledge of different contracting types, especially target cost. Experience of resolving commercial disputes, leveraging contracts to grow opportunities.
• Experience of managing the implementation of systems and multi-disciplinary works through the project life cycle.
• Experience of building and maintaining partners and supply chain relationships.
• A track record of innovation, embracing new ways of working and use of digital tools.
• Track record of delivering projects to budget and improving financial performance.
• Proficient in programme planning and milestone reporting.
• Proficient in initiating and setting goals for programmes/projects according to the strategic objectives of the organisation.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. 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 organisation, 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.

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 promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability."

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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.