Associate Director Civil Engineer ( Flexible across various locations in UK)

AtkinsRéalis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career progression

Flexible benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an Associate or Associate Director Civil Engineer to join its Civil Engineering team in the UK. The role focuses on delivering innovative and sustainable civil engineering solutions across major infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, aviation and development projects.

You will mentor engineers, shape technical solutions, and progress into senior technical, project or people leadership roles within a collaborative, global practice with hybrid working in offices

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering design and project delivery.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered or Incorporated status with ICE or equivalent, or ability to achieve within 12 months.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary project environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to innovation, sustainability and technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design and delivery of civil engineering solutions across a diverse project portfolio.
• Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to develop integrated sustainable outcomes.
• Support project delivery from feasibility through detailed design and construction.
• Build relationships with clients, stakeholders and project partners.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to developing engineers.
• Champion innovation and adoption of new technologies.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Project delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Innovation & sustainability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

ICE Chartered/Incorporated status

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Apply Your Expertise Across One of the Industry’s Most Diverse Project Portfolios

At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK’s most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

We are looking for a motivated and capable Associate or Associate Director Civil Engineer to join our growing Civil Engineering team, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across major infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, aviation, and development projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced engineer to apply their expertise on major projects and strategic frameworks, shaping technical solutions, mentoring others, and progressing into senior technical, project, or people leadership roles.

Working alongside a collaborative community of experts, you will contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from local residential and commercial developments to some of the UK’s largest and most complex infrastructure programmes. This breadth of work provides outstanding opportunities to expand your experience, strengthen your technical expertise, and accelerate your career progression.

When you join us, you’ll become part of a collaborative community of experts who challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries of engineering excellence.

You’ll benefit from:

• Opportunities to work across a wide variety of sectors, projects and clients.

• Exposure to a diverse range of engineering challenges, from local developments to complex nationally significant infrastructure programmes.

• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.

• Opportunities to influence project outcomes from concept through to delivery.

• A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.

• Clear career progression pathways and professional development opportunities

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position can be based from any of our major offices of London Nova, Epsom, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, or Glasgow. It can also be based in our regional offices of Leeds, Newcastle, Peterborough, Exeter, Derby, Cardiff, or Swansea.

Your role

The role offers broad project exposure, technical development, and clear opportunities for progression within a collaborative and growing team.

You will:

• Oversee the design and delivery of civil engineering solutions across a diverse project portfolio.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple disciplines to develop integrated and sustainable outcomes for clients.

• Support project delivery from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction.

• Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and project partners.

• Provide guidance and mentoring to developing engineers.

• Champion innovation, continuous improvement and the adoption of new technologies within the business.

• Help identify opportunities that create additional value for clients and communities.

About you

We’re interested in people who are technically strong, commercially aware and genuinely enjoy collaborative working.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience in civil engineering design and project delivery.

• A degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.

• Chartered or Incorporated status with Institute of Civil Engineers or an equivalent institution OR extensive experience and the ability to become chartered with the ICE within 12 months.

• Experience working within multidisciplinary project environments.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• A passion for solving complex engineering challenges.

• A commitment to innovation, sustainability and technical excellence.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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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.

Additional information

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 creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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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.