Clean Water Process Director: Lead Transformative Solutions

slihrms; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis, a leader in engineering and design, seeks a Technical Director for Clean Water Process to join the UK D&AT Practice. You will lead as a technical expert in water treatment while driving business results, shaping critical UK infrastructure programs for major water clients.

You will influence practice-wide initiatives, govern engineering standards, and oversee bid input, with travel UK-wide and a hybrid work pattern across multiple offices.

Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Leadership within discipline for the national D&AT practice.
• Influence D&AT Practice wide initiatives and recommend best practices to improve internal process and services.
• Serve as a recognised expert and technical authority in Clean Water Process Engineering across the D&AT Practice and wider AtkinsRéalis business.
• Provide visible representation of your and AtkinsRéalis' Clean Water Process Engineering technical expertise to our current and prospective clients.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including internal and external clients, operational staff, project teams, or external stakeholders.
• Recommend and drive improvements to processes, services, and technical practices while ensuring robust engineering governance is consistently upheld.
• Oversee technical input into bid proposals, defining the delivery strategy and working with cross‑functional teams to prepare high‑quality, compliant, competitive submissions.
• Proactively identify opportunities for cross‑selling and business growth, using commercial insight to strengthen and expand client relationships and selling our value proposition to clients.
• Grow, develop, and manage the Clean Water Process engineering capability within the national practice, supporting talent development and succession planning.
• Anticipate emerging business, regulatory, and technology challenges, identifying risks and opportunities early and advising senior leadership.
• Provide strategic oversight across multiple complex, multidisciplinary projects, ensuring technical excellence, safe delivery, and alignment with client and practice objectives.
• Work independently even in the most challenging situations. Act as the point of escalation for the most complex technical matters and exercise personal judgement to find solutions.

Job description

AtkinsRéalis, a leader in engineering and design, seeks a Technical Director for Clean Water Process to join the UK D&AT Practice. You will lead as a technical expert in water treatment while driving business results, shaping critical UK infrastructure programs for major water clients.

You will influence practice-wide initiatives, govern engineering standards, and oversee bid input, with travel UK-wide and a hybrid work pattern across multiple offices.