Practice Director - Intelligent Technology and Infrastructure

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. in the United Kingdom seeks an inspiring, commercially minded leader to guide the IT&I practice within Transportation.

You will lead a 220+ professional team, shape strategy, expand service offerings, strengthen client relationships, and deliver lasting value through growth and transformation. You will collaborate with market, client, and technical leaders, oversee delivery excellence, workforce planning, and risk management, and foster an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of growth and performance improvement.
• Ability to translate strategy into measurable business, client and people outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver IT&I growth strategy aligned with Transportation objectives.
• Identify opportunities and translate client needs into innovative services and solutions.
• Strengthen client relationships and unlock new business opportunities.
• Lead a 220+ professional practice ensuring delivery, quality, safety and risk management.
• Oversee workforce planning and resource deployment to meet demand.
• Develop future leaders through coaching, mentoring and succession planning.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Strategy-to-outcomes

Influence senior leaders

Communication

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Lead delivery with vision.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally. We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.

Your Role

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of IT & Intelligent Infrastructure (IT&I) within AtkinsRéalis Transportation. Leading a practice of over 220 professionals, you will drive growth across digital, technology, asset management, and business transformation services while developing the capabilities needed to meet evolving client and market demands.

Working closely with market, client, and technical leaders, you will define strategy, expand service offerings, strengthen client relationships, and build a high-performing, future-ready team. This role combines strategic leadership, commercial growth, operational excellence, and people development to deliver lasting value for our clients and business.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Growth & Market Leadership

• Define and deliver the growth strategy for IT&I, aligned with Transportation business objectives.
• Identify emerging market opportunities and translate client needs into innovative services and solutions.
• Collaborate across AtkinsRéalis to strengthen client relationships and unlock new business opportunities.
• Build future capability by developing the skills, expertise, and capacity required for sustainable growth.

Operational & Commercial Excellence

• Lead a high-performing practice of 220+ professionals, ensuring excellence in delivery, quality, safety, and risk management.
• Oversee workforce planning and resource deployment to meet current and future demand.
• Partner with Client and Market Directors to support strategic pursuits and deliver integrated solutions.
• Drive strong operational performance, productivity, and commercial outcomes.

People & Culture

• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture where people can thrive.
• Develop future leaders through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Promote innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the practice.
• Create opportunities for professional growth while maintaining a strong focus on employee engagement and wellbeing.

About You

We are seeking an inspiring and commercially minded leader with a passion for growth, people development, and delivering exceptional client outcomes.

You will Bring:

• Proven experience leading and developing large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of business growth and performance improvement.
• Ability to translate strategy into measurable business, client, and people outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• A collaborative, client-focused approach with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Commitment to technical excellence, quality, safety, and effective risk management.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with a passion for developing talent.
• Experience within digital, technology, asset management, business transformation, transportation, engineering, advisory, or professional services environments.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Reward & 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.

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.