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Associate Director
AtkinsRéalisAssociate/Associate Director role leading complex infrastructure projects and multidisciplinary teams. Overseeing project delivery while ensuring alignment with client and business priorities at AtkinsRéalis.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading large-scale infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with client requirements and business priorities while managing risks and financial performance. Proven ability to build trusted relationships and develop high-performing teams through effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Project ManagementNEC3 And NEC4 ContractsRisk ManagementStakeholder EngagementChartered Project Professional (ChPP)
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Hard Skills
Project ControlsFinancial ManagementEarned Value ManagementGovernanceForecastingContractual AcumenDelivery FrameworksResource PlanningProject Lifecycle ManagementCommercial Risk Management
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsNegotiation SkillsPresentation SkillsCoaching And MentoringRelationship Management
Certifications & Qualifications
Chartered Engineer (CEng)Chartered Scientist (CSci)
Industry Keywords
Infrastructure ProjectsMultidisciplinary TeamsBusiness DevelopmentClient InterfaceDelivery Efficiency
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic leadership as an Associate
- Operate at Director level on major, complex, and multidisciplinary infrastructure projects and programmes
- Oversee delivery from inception through to completion
- Lead the successful delivery of projects against agreed objectives
- Ensure alignment with client requirements, AtkinsRéalis business priorities, and market sector strategies
- Establish and maintain robust governance, programme controls, and delivery frameworks
- Act as the primary client interface
- Build trusted relationships and provide strategic delivery advice
- Identify, assess, and manage contractual, commercial, operational, and delivery risks
- Lead, inspire, and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams
- Drive effective communication, stakeholder engagement and coordination
- Develop and maintain integrated delivery programmes, resource plans and project execution strategies
- Manage and report on project financial performance
- Support business development activities, strategic pursuits, and framework opportunities
- Lead project close-out activities
Requirements
What you’ll need- Relevant degree, professional qualification, or equivalent experience in project management, engineering, science, construction or a related discipline.
- Professionally qualified, recognised professional accreditation, such as Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Scientist (CSci), or equivalent membership/accreditation through an appropriate professional body.
- Substantial experience leading the delivery of large-scale, complex infrastructure projects and programmes across one or more major infrastructure sectors.
- Willing and flexible to travel to our projects.
- Demonstrable experience leading multidisciplinary design and construction teams through all stages of the project lifecycle, from inception and design through to construction, handover and close out.
- Extensive experience administering and delivering projects under NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, with strong commercial and contractual acumen.
- Demonstrable expertise in project controls, risk management, governance, financial management, forecasting, and Earned Value Management techniques.
- Strong stakeholder and client relationship management skills, with demonstrable experience influencing senior decision-makers, managing expectations, resolving issues and building trusted relationships across clients, delivery partners, supply chains and regulatory bodies.
- Commercially focused, with experience managing project profitability, business performance and commercial risk, while identifying opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, enhance client outcomes and support sustainable growth.
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to coaching, mentoring and developing others, helping build capability across project teams and supporting a culture of continuous learning and professional excellence.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to operate confidently at senior client and stakeholder levels.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Enjoy competitive salaries
- Employee rewards
- Brilliant range of benefits
- Tailor benefits to suit health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices
- Opportunities for training and professional development
- Hybrid working culture
- Flexible holiday allowances