Principal Creative

AtkinsRéalis Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working hours

Friendly, inclusive work environment

Variety across national projects

Work-life harmony

Collaborative multidisciplinary teams

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Sydney seeks a Principal Creative to lead strategic design efforts, engage high‑level clients and drive business development across Australia. You will align creative strategy with client goals, collaborate with global teams, and shape solutions for infrastructure, transport, energy and environment projects.

Responsibilities include advisory leadership, opportunity identification, and contributing to pipelines while balancing commercial priorities and client expectations in a

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a creative/communications leadership role.
• Strong ability to translate client challenges into strategic solutions.
• Proven track record in building client relationships and growing opportunities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with senior stakeholders.
• Portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a creative advisor to clients and help communicate complex projects.
• Build relationships across AtkinsRéalis to identify new opportunities and growth.
• Develop engagement strategies that deliver measurable value for clients.
• Collaborate with global Creative Design teams to leverage expertise.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, digital adoption and service development.
• Contribute to business planning, forecasting and pipeline development.
• Represent Creative Design in meetings, workshops and pursuit activities.
• Support proposals and strategic client conversations to drive growth.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Client engagement

Business development

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Portfolio of strategic work

Digital and AI tools

Job description

### **Job Description**## OverviewThis is an exciting opportunity for a Principal Creative to play a leading role in growing Creative Design's presence across Australia.We are seeking an experienced creative leader who can engage confidently with clients, develop compelling communication strategies, identify new opportunities and help position Creative Design as a trusted partner across the broader AtkinsRéalis business.You will work closely with business leaders, technical teams and global Creative Design colleagues to develop solutions that support infrastructure, transportation, energy, environmental and community projects. While creativity remains an important part of the role, the primary focus is on strategic thinking, client engagement and business development.Your role* Act as a creative advisor to clients, helping them communicate complex projects and ideas effectively.* Build strong relationships across AtkinsRéalis and with external clients to identify new opportunities and grow the Creative Design offering.* Develop communication and engagement strategies that create measurable value for clients and projects.* Work collaboratively with global Creative Design colleagues to leverage expertise, resources and best practice.* Identify opportunities for innovation, digital adoption and service development.* Contribute to business planning, forecasting and pipeline development activities.* Champion high-quality delivery while balancing commercial objectives and client expectations.* Represent Creative Design in internal and external meetings, presentations, workshops and pursuit activities.* Support proposals, bids and strategic client conversations that contribute to business growth.## About you* Significant experience in a creative, communications, stakeholder engagement, marketing or design leadership role.* Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to connect client challenges to practical and innovative solutions.* Experience building trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.* Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, influence decision-making and contribute to business growth.* Strong communication and presentation skills with confidence engaging senior leaders and clients.* A portfolio of work demonstrating strategic thinking, communication outcomes and creative problem-solving.* Experience developing communication, engagement or marketing strategies that deliver measurable results.* Understanding of digital communications, design and emerging technologies, including the practical application of AI tools.* Commercial awareness including project scoping, budgeting and resource planning.* Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve problems proactively and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.* A passion for design, innovation and helping clients communicate complex information more effectively.## Rewards & benefitsExplore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.This includes:* Competitive remuneration* A flexible environment including flexible working hours to help make life easier* A friendly, fun, inclusive and supportive work environment* Loads of variety through exposure to a range of national projects* A company that genuinely lives and breathes work-life harmony* Approachable and talented multidisciplinary teams.* The ability to be involved with technically challenging and large projects.Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.## About AtkinsRéalisWe're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.