Senior
Senior Project Manager
Job Description
Overview
AtkinsRéalis is redefining how transport networks are designed, delivered, and experienced. As a leading global consultancy with over 80 years of engineering excellence, we work on some of the UK's most high-profile infrastructure programmes across public and private sectors.
We are looking for a Project Manager to play a key role within our growing partnership in Herefordshire. Whilst we offer flexible working policies, this role would require you to be based in our client’s office in Hereford a minimum of 2 days per week. This is a unique opportunity to work client-side, embedded within a collaborative delivery environment, where your decisions directly shape outcomes for communities.
As a Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of highway improvement and maintenance schemes, working within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and specialists. You'll take ownership of project performance, stakeholder engagement, and delivery excellence, ensuring programmes are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.
Your role
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Lead the end-to-end delivery of work packages within a infrastructure programme.
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Provide expert project and programme leadership, ensuring best practice standards.
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Act as a trusted advisor to clients on cost, schedule, risks, and delivery strategy.
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Build and maintain strong stakeholder and alliance relationships.
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Produce clear, insightful monthly reports (programme, financials, risk).
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Drive effective communication and collaboration across project teams.
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Proactively identify opportunities to add value and improve delivery outcomes.
About you
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A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a degree in a related discipline and practical experience of Civil Engineering or Structures projects.
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A professional qualification such as (CEng/IEng) and membership of the ICE or IStructE or a professional Project Management Qualification.
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Practical experience of managing transportation projects.
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Experience working with key clients such as local authorities or major Contractors and Developers.
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NEC 4 Project Management Accreditation or demonstratable experience managing NEC 4 Projects.
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Experience of bidding and winning work.
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Strong interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of clients, stakeholders and colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.
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Good project management skills, commercial awareness, financial control and ability to deliver across a range of contract types. This will include an ability to manage stakeholders, e.g. specialist suppliers, independent checkers and local authorities.
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.
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.
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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.
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