Project Manager – Design Delivery

AtkinsRéalis; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Project Manager - Design Delivery within its Nuclear New Build business, to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and drive the delivery of complex engineering design packages.

The role focuses on defining design scope, managing time and budget, and ensuring quality and compliance across work packages, with reporting to stakeholders and contributions to bids and mobilisation activities. The position embraces a hybrid working culture in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Be part of our Nuclear New Build business within the Project Delivery Capability team, contributing to the successful delivery of complex engineering projects.
• Lead or support multidisciplinary design delivery across AtkinsRéalis projects and embedded client programmes.
• Define and manage design scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria.
• Take ownership of delivery at work package level, ensuring alignment with time, cost, quality, and performance targets.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines, clients, suppliers, and project interfaces to support integrated project delivery.
• Monitor progress and proactively manage risks, changes, dependencies, technical queries, and corrective actions.
• Support design reviews, assurance activities, approvals, and configuration control processes to maintain quality and compliance.
• Provide clear and accurate reporting to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, while contributing to bids, proposals, and mobilisation activities where opportunities arise.

Job description

Overview

Do you enjoy bringing people, processes, and technical expertise together to deliver complex engineering projects? Are you motivated by creating structure, fostering collaboration, and supporting the successful delivery of designs that will help shape the future of the nuclear industry?

Join us as a Project Manager - Design Delivery, where you'll manage a range of projects across our Nuclear New Build business, including engineering design packages. You'll play an important role in coordinating multidisciplinary teams, maintaining project momentum, and helping deliver safe, high‑quality solutions for our clients.

At AtkinsRéalis, we recognise that great project delivery is driven by a diversity of perspectives, experiences, and strengths. We value collaborative ways of working and provide an environment where you can grow your skills, contribute meaningfully, and make a positive impact.

Your role

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be part of our Nuclear New Build business within the Project Delivery Capability team, contributing to the successful delivery of complex engineering projects.
• Lead or support multidisciplinary design delivery across AtkinsRéalis projects and embedded client programmes.
• Define and manage design scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria.
• Take ownership of delivery at work package level, ensuring alignment with time, cost, quality, and performance targets.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines, clients, suppliers, and project interfaces to support integrated project delivery.
• Monitor progress and proactively manage risks, changes, dependencies, technical queries, and corrective actions.
• Support design reviews, assurance activities, approvals, and configuration control processes to maintain quality and compliance.
• Provide clear and accurate reporting to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, while contributing to bids, proposals, and mobilisation activities where opportunities arise.

About you

We take a strengths‑based approach because we know successful project managers bring a variety of experiences, perspectives, and working styles. You may find many of the following resonate with you:

• You have experience working within structured engineering design lifecycles and managing design packages, projects, or workstreams.
• You enjoy coordinating multidisciplinary teams and creating clarity around objectives, responsibilities, and priorities.
• You understand the importance of requirements management, interfaces, technical assurance, approvals, and configuration control.
• You are motivated by delivering technically complex work to agreed time, cost, quality, and performance expectations.
• You take a proactive approach to managing risks, changes, technical queries, and project dependencies.
• You communicate clearly and confidently with technical specialists, clients, and non‑technical stakeholders.
• You take pride in producing accurate plans, forecasts, and performance reporting that support informed decision‑making.
• You enjoy collaborative problem‑solving, embrace new ways of working, and bring curiosity, resilience, and a commitment to delivering safe and impactful nuclear projects.

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.

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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.

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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.