Associate Director

AtkinsRéalis

Join AtkinsRéalis as Associate Director in cost, project management, or building surveying. Deliver excellence through client relationship management and mentoring in Oxford & Cambridge.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeOxford • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Delivery of the full range of services through a project life cycle.
Management of the day‑to‑day client relationship.
Deliver governance arrangements for projects within business policies and procedures to ensure a robust outcome.
Manage commissions within client and AtkinsRéalis agreed budgets.
Negotiate and administer change control in accordance with the contract.
Management of risks through the project life cycle.
Clear and accurate monitoring and reporting of project performance against programme, technical quality, financial and KPI targets, both internally and externally.
As a leader, build, motivate, guide and develop teams.
Work across all disciplines to support growth of the Oxford & Cambridge teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

MRICS/APM Chartered status required.
Sound technical knowledge and significant delivery experience.
Experience managing clients, with a strong understanding of profitability, business development and sound commercial awareness.
Experience in mentoring, training and coaching team members.
Full understanding of Health and Safety requirements and Statutory Compliance.
Excellent time management, punctuality and commitment to getting the job done.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementrisk managementchange controlmonitoring and reportingtechnical quality assessmentfinancial managementKPI trackingbusiness developmentprofitability analysisstatutory compliance

Soft Skills

leadershipteam buildingmotivationmentoringtrainingcoachingtime managementpunctualitycommitmentclient relationship management

Certifications

MRICSAPM Chartered status