Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Water Resources Alternative Delivery Lead to join our team in Tampa, FL.

We are seeking a Senior Water Resources Alternative Delivery Lead to help lead the procurement and successful delivery of alternative-delivery, design-build and other complex major projects across the full spectrum of our water business. The position will support projects throughout the United States, including water-related components of transportation and infrastructure programs, flood-risk reduction and resilience initiatives, stormwater and drainage systems, and other major water projects. Working with clients, contractors, teaming partners, and multidisciplinary technical teams, the successful candidate will help shape pursuit and procurement strategies and guide projects from early planning and proposal development through design, construction, and closeout. The candidate will be expected to reside near one of our major operating hubs in Florida, Texas, or another mutually agreed U.S. location that supports this national role.

Your role

• Help lead the pursuit, procurement, and delivery of alternative-delivery and complex major projects across the national water business.
• Develop procurement and pursuit strategies, including teaming approaches, win themes, technical solutions, scopes, schedules, cost estimates, risk allocations, and proposal content.
• Serve in project leadership roles from planning and procurement through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with public- and private-sector clients, contractors, developers, teaming partners, and key stakeholders.
• Integrate multidisciplinary teams supporting water-related transportation and infrastructure programs, flood-risk reduction and resilience initiatives, stormwater and drainage systems, and other complex water projects.
• Lead and mentor engineers and project professionals in developing innovative, practical, and constructible solutions.
• Plan and review engineering investigations, models, planning studies, reports, drawings, specifications, procurement documents, and technical requirements.
• Evaluate project alternatives and delivery strategies, balancing technical performance, cost, schedule, risk, operations, maintainability, and long-term value.
• Identify technical, commercial, contractual, and delivery risks and work collaboratively with project teams to develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Provide technical oversight and quality leadership, review work performed by others, and promote consistent delivery standards and lessons learned across projects.
• Travel as needed to support clients, pursuits, project teams, and major assignments throughout the United States.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

About you

• B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline, with substantial progressive experience leading complex engineering projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional Engineer license is required.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the pursuit, procurement, and delivery of major projects using alternative-delivery methods such as design-build, progressive design-build, construction manager at risk, public-private partnerships, or similar collaborative delivery models.
• Broad understanding of water-related infrastructure, including transportation drainage, flood-risk reduction, resilience, stormwater management, water resources, conveyance, and other major civil works.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with owners, contractors, developers, teaming partners, and technical disciplines throughout procurement, design, and construction.
• Ability and willingness to support national projects and travel throughout the United States as assignments require.
• Residence near a major AtkinsRéalis hub in Florida, Texas, or another mutually agreed U.S. location is expected.
• Strong leadership, client relationship, negotiation, technical writing, presentation, and verbal communication skills.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

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.

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Additional information

Expected compensation range is between $135,000 - $198,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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