Associate Director - Programme Advisory (North & Scotland)

slihrms; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Training & development opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an Associate Director to join our Programme Advisory team, driving PMO setup and delivery across major infrastructure programmes in the UK. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams and influence client PMOs with strategic advisory.

We offer a collaborative, flexible hybrid working culture, with opportunities for professional development and exposure to high-profile projects in nuclear, aviation, defence, and transport sectors.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience across programme lifecycles to setup and deliver within major transformational PMOs.
• Proven leadership of large multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to carry out assurance and maturity assessments of PMOs capabilities.
• Design, develop and implement a PMO inclusive of people, process and systems.
• Deliver strategic advisory services for PMO transformations including organisation design and performance improvement.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management across client environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead PMO delivery across diverse infrastructure programmes.
• Provide strategic advice to clients and internal teams.
• Coach and mentor junior staff and build capability.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and facilitate workshops (in person, virtual or hybrid).
• Support change initiatives and drive performance improvements within ambiguous environments.

Skills

PMO Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Advisory

Analytical Thinking

Change Management

Relationship Building

Multi-disciplinary Leadership

Communication

Education

APM PMQ/PPQ/ChPP; MoP; MSP; PRINCE2; P3O; PROSCI; Lean; Six Sigma

Job description

Job Description

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-leading design, engineering, and project management organisation. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems.

Become a vital member of our Complex Projects, Delivery Partner team, proudly taking on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious projects. Join us, and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents. It's about recognising everyone's contributions equally while delivering excellence together.

Flexible and remote working are central to our culture, so talk to us about what's important to you, from reduced weeks to buying more leave, and how we can make reasonable adjustments for you or support your ambitions outside of work.

Our Programme Advisory team: We have had significant success in the infrastructure market over the last year which has meant that we are now one of the fastest growing parts of the organisation and have ambitious plans to grow even faster in the next few years.

The advisory team supports our Complex Infrastructure clients' sectors in setting up, assessing and transforming some of the largest and complex programmes in UK and beyond, within our Nuclear, Aviation, Defence, Water, Transportation, Power & Renewables sectors.

We pride ourselves on our approach of empowering our clients through trusted collaboration, working with them to solve complex challenges, and building enduring capability that will set them up for the future.

Your role

Are you someone that enjoys a fast-moving environment? Are you willing to roll up your sleeves and make a difference? If yes, then keep reading!

We are looking for an Associate Direct to join our team who is passionate about making a positive change within Client PMOs by influencing and delivering. Our roles are across multiple industry sectors and are in some of the most high-profile complex programmes within the UK. You will be enthusiastic about working with multi-disciplinary teams and in different client environments with diverse challenges.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work across various programmes, with the support of some of the most experienced teams across the global AtkinsRéalis business, to develop your own growth journey.

About you

• Programme Lifecycle: Extensive experience of working across the programme lifecycles to setup and deliver within major transformational PMOs.
• People Leadership: Day to day management of large multi-disciplinary teams.
• Maturity Assessment: Ability to carry out assurance and assessments of PMOs capabilities and maturity.
• PMO Set Up: Ability to design, develop and implement a PMO inclusive of people, process and systems.
• Strategic Advice: Deliver strategic advisory services for PMO transformations including organisation design, project design and management, improving efficiencies and performance, etc.
• Stakeholder Management: Effective communication and stakeholder management skills and ability to tailor the message and liaise directly with the required client or audience including facilitating multi-media workshops (in person, virtual or hybrid).
• Analytical Skills: Logical thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Pro‑active Approach: High personal motivation and drive, able to work and thrive in and deliver high quality advice/solutions in complex and ever-changing environments.
• Leading Change: Demonstrable evidence of leading/ supporting change initiatives and achieving tangible/successful results within ambiguous environments.
• Relationship Building: Able to build lasting relationships with clients and wider team members alike.
• Technical Excellence: Industry recognised specialist in leading successful PMO's for complex infrastructure projects.
• Professional certification: Hold relevant certifications such as APM PMQ/PPQ/ChPP; MoP; MSP; PRINCE2, P3O, PROSCI, Lean, Six Sigma.

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