Senior UX Designer: Remote UX Strategy & Design Systems

Snc-Lavalin; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom seeks a UX Design subject matter expert to lead UX strategy across bids, proposals, and projects. You will guide interaction design, information architecture, service design, accessibility, and design systems, shaping solutions for clients.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, ensure accessibility and usability, and promote user-centered design practices across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Expertise in creating high-quality UX artefacts, roadmaps, and plans using a range of design tools.
• Expertise in assessing user experience and design needs across complex products and services.
• Experience owning and improving experience quality metrics (usability, accessibility, satisfaction).
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Advocacy for users and driving meaningful digital and service design changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide UX guidance across the full design lifecycle (interaction design, IA, service design, accessibility).
• Shape UX approaches and experience visions for bids and proposals to meet internal and external demand.
• Promote UCD and UX capabilities across projects, clients, and AtkinsRéalis teams.
• Manage client relationships and provide regular progress updates, addressing inquiries and risks.
• Provide design assurance ensuring usability, accessibility, and alignment with business objectives.
• Lead and coach multidisciplinary teams, fostering UCD thinking and mentorship.

Skills

UX artefacts

User-centered design

Accessibility

Design systems

Stakeholder comms

GDS experience

Data synthesis

Team leadership

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom seeks a UX Design subject matter expert to lead UX strategy across bids, proposals, and projects. You will guide interaction design, information architecture, service design, accessibility, and design systems, shaping solutions for clients.

You will mentor multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, ensure accessibility and usability, and promote user-centered design practices across the organisation.