Senior
Senior Project Manager
Job Description
Overview
We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-leading design, engineering, and project management organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.
Our Complex Projects team are proud to deliver on some of the most prestigious construction projects across the world. It's thanks to our talented people and their diverse thinking, expertise, and knowledge. Join us and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents and expertise.
We have long term and growing contracts across the infrastructure sector, with HS2, Network Rail, National Highways, Combined Authorities nationwide, along with key energy, defence, aviation and utility companies amongst our clients. Our continuous growth is built on our excellent service and expertise of our people.
As a Senior Project Manager, you'll play a pivotal role. Bring your collaborative, motivated, detail-oriented approach to our wide variety of complex projects across the region. Your technical competence, lateral thinking, first-class communication skills, and robust commercial awareness will be crucial in delivering better for our clients and communities, and will enable you to thrive in our vibrant, supportive team.
AtkinsRéalis is renowned for the expertise, experience and excellence of its people - we place great emphasis on succession planning and training.
When it comes to work-life balance, AtkinsRéalis is a great place to be. So, let's discuss how our flexible and remote working policies can support your priorities.
We're passionate about our work and value each other equally. So, ask us about some of our recent pledges for Women's Equality and being a 'Disability Confident' and an 'Inclusive Employer.
Your role
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Provide high-quality project and programme management standards across the whole project lifecycle.
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Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, budgets, resources, and milestones.
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Advise clients on the project cost, programme, risks and issues.
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Lead and manage multi-disciplinary professional teams on various sectors such as defence, aviation, water, highways and rail.
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Lead communications and relationships with clients and their stakeholders.
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Produce monthly reports including project programmes, risk registers etc.
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Implement effective and efficient communication tools.
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Develop delivery plans for projects, involve others and ensure objectives are met.
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Challenge the status quo and perform to a high standard in changing environments.
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Constantly pursue performance improvement.
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Mentor and provide feedback to junior colleagues.
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Conduct project reviews and implement corrective actions.
About you
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Highly motivated to deliver market leading project and programme management services for our clients, and support colleagues to achieve the same.
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Experienced in effectively managing multi-disciplinary teams.
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Knowledgeable, passionate and experienced in the use of best practice Project & Programme Management techniques.
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Full construction project life-cycle knowledge and experience.
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Strong leadership, communication and time / priority management skills.
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Highly capable in stakeholder management.
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A proven problem solver and positive working relationship builder.
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In-depth contract administration knowledge and experience, namely the NEC suite of contracts.
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Hold appropriate Project Management Qualifications with the APM, RICS, NEC or similar.
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Chartered, or working towards chartership with the APM, RICS or similar.
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Experience in regulated environments preferable.
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.
Rewards and benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis
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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