Senior Project Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Employee rewards

Training and professional development opportunities

Flexible holiday allowances

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks a Senior Project Manager in Southampton to lead the delivery of significant projects, ensuring high standards and tight schedules. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, and drive business development efforts. The role emphasizes strong communication, strategic thinking, and leadership capabilities.

Join a company committed to your professional growth, offering competitive salaries, rewards, and a flexible work culture, allowing you to balance work and personal life effectively.

Qualifications

• Good experience in project management, especially in development projects.
• Aspirations to achieve Chartered Project Manager status.
• Strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of projects.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Identify and mitigate project risks.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership abilities

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Project Management qualifications (APM or RICS)

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's leading design, engineering and project delivery consultancies, helping to create sustainable buildings, places and communities that positively impact people's lives. Within our growing Buildings & Places business, we are seeking an ambitious and client‑focused Senior Project Manager to join our Southampton team and play a key role in delivering projects that shape the built environment across the South Coast and beyond. Our Southampton team works with an established and growing portfolio of public and private sector clients, delivering project management and advisory services across a diverse range of property and development sectors. The office combines strong local client relationships and regional delivery with the opportunity to collaborate with specialists from across the UK and internationally.

Reporting to the Project Management Lead, you will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of projects for several key regional clients, managing multidisciplinary teams, building trusted client relationships and contributing to the continued growth of our Project Management offering.

Your role

Project Management

• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, tracking progress and performance against established milestones and objectives.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, implementing effective risk‑management strategies to minimize disruptions and delays.
• Coordinate project teams, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of goals, priorities, and deliverables.

Project Performance

• Project finance – be accountable for the financial and commercial management of your projects, including monthly forecasting, invoicing and monitoring of sub-consultant spend.
• Delivery excellence – be accountable for delivery excellence, ensuring our delivery meetings meet our internal governance standards.
• Client feedback – support our ongoing client relationships, encouraging client feedback and, where necessary, ensuring positive client interaction and lessons learned.
• Digital capability and innovation – embrace and support the roll‑out of market‑leading innovations and digital platforms.

Communication and Collaboration

• Mentoring – provide a mentoring or pastoral role for junior colleagues, supporting the local leadership team with QA and professional advice, and demonstrating leadership capabilities.
• Facilitate clear and effective communication among project stakeholders, fostering collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Act as a liaison between internal teams, external partners, and clients, ensuring all parties are informed and engaged throughout the project lifecycle.
• Cultivate positive working relationships with clients, community stakeholders, and other key stakeholders, promoting a culture of trust, respect, and collaboration.

Support to PM Lead with business development

• Assist the Lead in identifying new business opportunities and expanding the consultancy's portfolio of work.
• Contribute to the development of proposals and presentations for prospective clients, showcasing the consultancy's expertise and value proposition.
• Provide input and support in strategic planning, resource allocation, and business‑development initiatives to drive growth of the team into 2024/25.
• Act as an ambassador for our brand in all communications (internal and external).

About You

• Good experience in project management, with a focus on development projects involving buildings, property and places.
• Aspirations to develop existing project management qualifications and progress to Chartered Project Manager status with either APM or RICS.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex client organisations, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas and information to diverse audiences.
• Strong leadership abilities, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving results in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive and solution‑oriented mindset, capable of identifying opportunities and implementing innovative solutions to achieve project goals.

Rewards & benefits

Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a range of benefits you can tailor to suit your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. Combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance. Offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, the requirement will be discussed 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 or include in your application or CV details of any current or previously held security clearance.

Equal Opportunities Employer

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. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. We are a Disability Confident Leader and 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.