Job Description

How would you like to work on some of the most exciting and prestigious projects around the UK? Join our collaborative multi-disciplinary Buildings & Places team covering Oxford & Cambridge, where everyone has a voice, and together, we deliver excellence for people and the environment. We are currently seeking an Associate Director in any of the following disciplines – Cost Management, Project Management, Building Surveying.

This role has excellent career prospects for an individual who enjoys working within a vibrant team, has experience in managing client relationships, enjoys variety across all areas of their discipline, and will provide a first‑class service to our prestigious clients.

As well as technical competence, we are looking for someone with strong commercial awareness and who can inspire clients and mentor junior colleagues with their client relationship and communication skills.

You will be central to supporting the growth of the Oxford & Cambridge team, using your local connections and building on our existing client base. This position would be an excellent opportunity for someone who has a couple of years experience in a Senior position wanting to make the next step to Associate Director.

Your Role

• Delivery of the full range of services through a project life cycle.
• Management of the day‑to‑day client relationship.
• Deliver governance arrangements for projects within business policies and procedures to ensure a robust outcome. Manage commissions within client and AtkinsRéalis agreed budgets.
• Negotiate and administer change control in accordance with the contract. Management of risks through the project life cycle.
• Clear and accurate monitoring and reporting of project performance against programme, technical quality, financial and KPI targets, both internally and externally.
• As a leader, build, motivate, guide and develop teams.
• Work across all disciplines to support growth of the Oxford & Cambridge teams.
• Cognisant delivery of projects and tasks in accordance with the AtkinsRéalis Values, Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation and Excellence.

About You

• MRICS/APM Chartered status required.
• Sound technical knowledge and significant delivery experience.
• Experience managing clients, with a strong understanding of profitability, business development and sound commercial awareness.
• Experience in mentoring, training and coaching team members.
• Full understanding of Health and Safety requirements and Statutory Compliance.
• Excellent time management, punctuality and commitment to getting the job done.

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.