Project Manager

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking a Project Manager to lead multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects from concept through construction. You will set objectives with the SPM/PD, manage cost and schedule, and coordinate with clients and subcontractors.

You will guide a project team, ensure safety training, and deliver on time with quality. Travel flexibility is expected to support a broad portfolio of major programmes.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or Architect, or working towards chartership.
• Experience managing design commissions for large infrastructure projects.
• Familiar with Value engineering, risk registers and change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects against programme, budget, quality, safety and client satisfaction.
• Identify objectives with the Senior Project Manager or Project Director and develop a clear strategy.
• Manage contractual and commercial risks early, defining tasks and responsibilities.
• Provide regular cost, schedule and KPI reports and implement mitigation actions.
• Lead the project team, foster an inclusive environment and ensure health and safety training.
• Close out projects, archive documents and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Earned Value techniques

Co-ordination and leadership

Team mentoring

Education

Chartered Engineer or Architect

Tools

BIM

3D modelling tools

Job description

Job Description Overview

The AtkinsRéalis UK Infrastructure Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is the centre of excellence for the delivery of infrastructure projects and the home unit for our project management staff. The team is responsible for the delivery of design services across our Markets of Water Infrastructure, Defence Infrastructure, Aviation, Energy and Transport. These may be delivered as single major projects or as programmes of smaller projects. Our clients include Welsh Water, Wessex Water, Severn Trent, Thames Water, AWE, Babcock, Balfour Beatty, DIO, EDF, the Environment Agency, Stansted, Heathrow and Birmingham Airport, High Speed 2, and many more. We have exciting new opportunities in our Project Delivery Practice for Project Managers. These individuals will be responsible for delivering multi-disciplinary projects or packages of work on larger projects from concept through to construction, supporting our expanding portfolio of the biggest and most challenging projects across all Market Sectors.

Your role

Deliver projects successfully against agreed targets, including programme, budget, quality, health and safety, sustainability and client satisfaction. Identify and agree project objectives with the Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Project Director (PD) and develop a clear strategy for achieving them. Identify, eliminate and manage any matters that could pose a contractual or commercial risk to AtkinsRéalis at the earliest opportunity, setting objectives, defining tasks for the project team, delegating authority and agreeing how risks will be shared with the SPM/PD as necessary. Actively manage the project, both technically and financially, in accordance with corporate and business policies, directives, guidance and procedures. Monitor and report performance against programme, technical quality, financial and KPI targets, taking or advising the SPM/PD on any necessary mitigation actions to prevent targets being missed. Control change and manage an effective change control process. Lead the project team by building, motivating, maintaining, coaching, guiding and developing team members. Provide regular feedback, support an inclusive and collaborative working environment, and ensure staff have the necessary health and safety training to discharge their design duties. Define clear lines of communication and responsibilities for co-ordination within the project. Close out the project on completion, archive project documentation, update market information, capture and share lessons learned, and ensure that a Client Satisfaction survey is initiated. Facilitate communication, co-ordination and information flow with the client and within the project team, including subcontractors and internal or external partners. Agree resource levels, project personnel and milestones internally with the project delivery team and externally with the client and other project contributors. Establish a bottom-up estimate of project costs. Assemble and own the project delivery programme and delivery plans. Provide project reports on a regular basis to convey cost and schedule information in a timely manner, as required internally or externally. Protect the commercial interests of AtkinsRéalis, including timely and accurate invoicing and effective credit control for optimal cash flow, with support from the finance team. Compare revenue with predicted costs and identify risk allowances, margin and provisions at project set-up and monthly thereafter, including Earned Value reporting.

About you

Chartered Engineer or Architect, or working towards chartership, with experience of working on design commissions for large infrastructure projects. Market sector experience in one or more of Water Infrastructure, Stations, Aviation, Defence Infrastructure and Energy projects would be advantageous. Familiarity with Scope Definition Papers, Project Execution Plans, Risk Registers, Change Control Logs and Client and Stakeholder Management Plans. Experience of managing small and medium-sized design projects to time, cost and quality objectives, with familiarity in programming and Earned Value techniques. Familiarity with BIM and an understanding of 3D modelling tools for design and co-ordination purposes, including the associated information attributes that can be assigned and managed within the model. Flexibility to travel for project purposes if required.

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. Be rewarded. Find out more.

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.

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. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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. Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.