Project Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Project Manager to join their dynamic team in Newcastle. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead diverse infrastructure projects, ensuring successful delivery from inception to completion. The ideal candidate will possess a strong engineering background, with proven experience in project management and contract administration. You will be at the forefront of innovative projects across various sectors, working closely with clients and multi-disciplinary teams. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Several years of multi-disciplinary infrastructure project delivery experience.
• Experience managing design projects from inception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of project management and contract administration through the project life cycle.
• Leading the project team and ensuring safety is prioritized throughout delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Contract Administration

Design Management

Risk Management

Client Engagement

Team Leadership

Organizational Skills

Education

Engineering Background

APM PMQ or Equivalent

Tools

NEC3/4 Contracts

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Take our vision into the future.

The AtkinsRéalis Infrastructure Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is the centre of excellence for the delivery of infrastructure projects and combines the best in project management and design management to provide a full suite of services to clients in the public and private sectors. The team is responsible for delivery of design services across our markets of Water Infrastructure, Defence Infrastructure, Nuclear, Aviation, Energy, Rail (stations), and Urban Developments.

Take our vision into the future.

The AtkinsRéalis Infrastructure Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is the centre of excellence for the delivery of infrastructure projects and combines the best in project management and design management to provide a full suite of services to clients in the public and private sectors. The team is responsible for delivery of design services across our markets of Water Infrastructure, Defence Infrastructure, Nuclear, Aviation, Energy, Rail (stations), and Urban Developments.

We have an exciting vacancy and are seeking an enthusiastic and confident Project Manager to join our North, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (NS&NI) practice, based from the Newcastle office. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a talented individual looking to take the next step in their career and take responsibility for projects from inception through to completion. You will be an established Project Manager within the infrastructure sector; this role offers the chance to develop your career and expand your experiences across a wide range of challenging and exciting projects across varied markets. The position is likely to combine agile working from our NS&NI offices with time at client offices and sites.

Our need to recruit comes from the success of our division and our pipeline and expected growth within the Northern regions across a variety of sectors.

A role within the Infrastructure PDP offers the opportunity to work on the full suite of projects AtkinsRéalis delivers; be it refurbishment and new build projects; nuclear new build, defence, water, D&B projects and many more, which will enable you to demonstrate and progress your project management skills, knowledge and experience.

You are likely to have several years of multi-disciplinary infrastructure project delivery experience, ideally from within a consultancy environment. Working with the support of the PDP team, you will be responsible for delivering schemes to budget and programme through RIBA Stages 0-7 (or the sector equivalent) and be the main point of contact with our clients on these projects.

This is a great opportunity for you to work and develop within an internationally renowned consultancy, working on a variety of projects where your talent and skills can be demonstrated.

Your Purpose

• Delivery of project management and contract administration through the project life cycle. Ensuring that there is a common understanding of requirements and scope, programme, costs, constraints, risk and interfaces across the team.
• Leading the project team – building, motivating, maintaining, coaching, guiding, and developing the team. Communicating, liaising, and engaging with the client on a project-by-project basis.
• Deliver governance arrangements for projects within corporate and business policies, directives, guidance, and procedures to ensure a robust outcome.
• Ensure safety is prioritized throughout delivery. Manage the project within client and AtkinsRéalis agreed budgets.
• Management of Risk (and Opportunity) for the project from inception through to completion.
• Administer and negotiate change control from inception through to completion.
• Manage approved sub-contractor procurement processes.
• Clear and accurate monitoring and reporting of project performance against programme, technical quality, financial and KPI targets; both internally and externally.
• Mentoring and developing of Assistant Project Managers and other team members, as required.
• Cognisant delivery of projects and tasks in accordance with the AtkinsRéalis Values; Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation and Excellence.
  
  

What You Can Bring

• An Engineering background, with design management, project management and contract administration experience.
• Experience in a Project Management position.
• Experience of managing design projects or assisting in the management of projects from inception to completion.
• Experience of working closely with multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate a proactive and flexible working attitude, is adaptable and responds positively in response to challenges APM PMQ (or equivalent) recognised level of competence in Project Management – desirable.
• Understands and has experience in deploying various forms of construction contract, in particular NEC3 or 4 and/or bespoke forms of contract.
• Experience of working closely with multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Strong client facing and customer service skills, with the ability to understand clients’ requirements.
• Ability to lead a delivery team in a positive and confident manner, demonstrating an appropriate level of knowledge, skills and attitude.
  
  

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

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 promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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