Engineering Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to oversee technical delivery in Transportation projects. This role involves leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring project success while adhering to regulations and safety standards. The ideal candidate should have an engineering degree, chartered status, and proven managerial experience in highways projects.

Qualifications

• Proven technical management experience of multi-disciplinary highways project Design and Construction.
• A comprehensive understanding of safety standards and regulations associated with the Highways sector.
• Experience of handling technical responses to pre-qualification, proposals, and tenders.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical delivery of multi-disciplinary Transportation projects.
• Supervise engineering work for Highways projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients.

Skills

Project control framework stages

Technical leadership

Multi-disciplinary project design

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Education

Engineering or other relevant numerate degree qualification

Chartered or Incorporated Status

Job description

Join us as a Senior Engineering Manager in our Transportation Project Delivery Practice team, and you'll have the opportunity to manage the technical delivery of an exciting variety of multi-disciplinary Transportation projects. You will oversee Engineering Management on our Strategic and Regional Highways and Local Transport projects alongside having the opportunity to support other markets including Rail & Transit. You'll collaborate on projects across all stages of the project lifecycle and support our clients, which include National Highways, Combined and Local Authorities, Design & Build Contractors and many others. With such size, scope and scale, you'll have plenty of opportunities to keep yourself challenged. Your purpose:

• Technical Leadership of Major Projects and Programmes in Transportation.
• Supervision and preparation of engineering work for all types of Highways projects through the full range of Project Control Framework stages.
• Undertake the role of Engineering Manager / Technical Leader on a range of projects.
• Leadership in delivery of CDM requirements and acting as Principal Designer where instructed by the client.
• Creating a cohesive design team including local, national & international resources.
• Ensure successful delivery of projects by co-ordinating cross-discipline interfaces.
• Utilisation of systems thinking and systems engineering approaches to delivery assurance.
• Building and maintaining close working relationships with our clients.
• Preparation of pre-qualification responses, proposals and tenders.
• Growing the Engineering Management workbank and seeking new opportunities. Proven technical management experience of multi-disciplinary highways project Design and Construction with particular emphasis on the management and co-ordination of design activities.
• Proven experience of a technical leadership role on a range of Highways Major Projects, Highways Improvements, Public Realm & Integrated Transport projects with Clients including Design and Build contractors.
• Experience of highway scheme promotion through statutory orders and/or Development Consent Orders (DCO).
• An Engineering or other relevant numerate degree qualification.
• Chartered or Incorporated Status within your core engineering discipline.
• A comprehensive understanding of relevant safety, standards and regulations associated with the Highways sector including expert knowledge of MCDHW, DMRB and other design guidance such as Manual for Streets.
• A proven track record of growing and maintaining your workbank.
• Experience of handing technical responses to pre-qualification, proposals and tenders, including pricing elements.
• Proven ability to mentor and support more junior colleagues in technical engineering design excellence.