Principal Consultant - Programme Advisory - Scotland

AtkinsRéalis; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training and professional development opportunities

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Glasgow is looking for a dynamic candidate to contribute to major transformational projects across various sectors. The role involves engaging with stakeholders and utilizing data to ensure project success.

The ideal applicant will possess expertise in process mapping and strategic advisory, along with relevant professional certifications. The position offers competitive salaries, hybrid work culture, and various career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading mobilisation and delivery of major transformational projects and PMOs.
• Expertise in developing best practices and guidance for programme teams.
• Experience providing strategic advice on business transformations and portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute across full programme lifecycle for transformational projects.
• Lead stakeholder engagements and build strong relationships.
• Collect and analyse data ensuring accurate reporting.

Skills

Programme lifecycle

Process mapping

Strategic advisory

Stakeholder management

Data & reporting

Driving change

Technical excellence

Business development

Leadership

Education

Professional certifications such as APM PMQ/PPQ/ChPP, MoP, MSP, PRINCE2, PROSCI

Job description

Overview

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. Our Programme Advisory team works with Delivery Partner clients on some of the largest and most complex programmes in the UK and beyond – across the Nuclear, Aviation, Defence, Water, Power & Renewables, and Transportation sectors. We pride ourselves on empowering clients through trusted collaboration, helping them solve complex challenges, transform their organisations, and build an enduring capability for the future.

Are You Someone Who

• Thrives in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment and is driven to make a real impact.
• Is passionate about contributing to transformational change across major infrastructure sectors.
• Enjoys solving complex challenges and delivering innovative solutions.
• Is motivated by working within multidisciplinary teams across different client environments.
• If you answered "yes" to these questions, this role could be an excellent fit for you!
• This role will allow you to work across various programmes, with the support of some of the most experienced teams in the global AtkinsRéalis business while developing your own career journey.

About You

• Programme lifecycle: Ability to contribute across the full programme lifecycle, leading mobilisation and delivery of major transformational projects and PMOs.
• Process mapping: Expertise in developing and documenting best practices, processes, and guidance for programme teams and PMOs, such as creating PMO handbooks.
• Strategic advisory: Experience providing strategic advice on business transformations, maturity assessments, organisational design, portfolio management, P3M recovery, and improving programme efficiencies to deliver performance.
• Stakeholder management: Ability to lead commissions & build strong relationships with key stakeholders, tailoring communications to specific audiences and facilitating effective workshops (in‑person, virtual, or hybrid).
• Data & reporting: Application of strong analytical thinking to collect, organise, and analyse data, ensuring accurate reporting and recommendations.
• Proactive approach: Take initiative in delivering high‑quality solutions in complex and evolving environments.
• Driving change: Demonstrated success in leading or supporting change initiatives with tangible, positive outcomes.
• Technical excellence: Ability to leverage your area of expertise to deliver exceptional service to clients, ensuring that both clients and internal teams benefit from your technical knowledge and insights.
• Business development: Use your client‑management skills to enhance the AtkinsRéalis brand position and build connections with current and future clients.
• Leadership: Contribute to the ongoing success of our practice by working with junior members of the team on their professional development and programme advisory skills.
• Professional certifications: Hold or be working towards certifications such as APM PMQ/PPQ/ChPP, MoP, MSP, PRINCE2, PROSCI, Lean, Six Sigma or similar qualifications.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a broad range of benefits you can tailor to suit your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Take advantage of training and professional development opportunities, a hybrid working culture, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job with a fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organisation committed to leading our clients across various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. With a global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.

Additional Information

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. We provide a range of family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees.

Security Clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If necessary, this will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of five years or longer. If applying to this role, please do not reference any current or previously held security clearance in your application or CV.