Principal Creative

AtkinsRéalis; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working hours

Friendly, inclusive and supportivework

Variety through national projects

Work-life harmony

Multidisciplinary teams

Involvement with technicallychallenged

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Creative Design in Australia is seeking a Principal Creative to lead strategic growth and client engagement across national projects. You will align creative leadership with business development, engaging with executives and technical teams to shape opportunities and deliver measurable value.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, client engagement and collaboration with global Creative Design colleagues to leverage expertise and drive innovation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a creative, communications, stakeholder engagement, marketing or design leadership role.
• Strong strategic thinking 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Creative leadership

Strategic thinking

Client engagement

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Portfolio evidence

AI tools understanding

Tools

AI tools

Job description

This 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.

Job Description

Overview

This 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 & benefits

Explore 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 AtkinsRéalis

We'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.

Find out more.

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.