Job Description

Nuclear EMEA is growing rapidly. We’ve grown significantly in the last 5 years and expect to double our revenue over the next five years. As we grow, we need to continue to evolve and transform our business to be ready for what’s to come. To continue our drive to be the partner of choice for our clients, we are seeking a Transformation Director to shape our business for the future. As we grow, our business will need to evolve to reflect the broader range of projects, products and services we offer. This role will form part of the Operational Leadership Team (OLT) and will report to the Operations and Commercial Director.

Your role

• The purpose of this role is to lead change, engagement and adoption across complex business improvement and transformation initiatives, ensuring change is coherent, well‑understood and sustainably embedded across the Nuclear EMEA business.
• In this role, you will play a key part in identifying and shaping how major transformation initiatives land across the organisation, working closely with senior leaders, programme sponsors and governance forums on high‑profile, business‑critical change.
• You will act as a connector across initiatives, identifying overlaps, risks and opportunities to improve clarity and alignment, while developing clear, compelling narratives that translate complex change into practical, actionable messages.
• The role also involves building and sustaining engagement networks that support adoption and feedback across EMEA, and bringing clarity, structure and momentum to complex, cross‑cutting work in fast‑moving and ambiguous environments.
• This role offers broad exposure across programmes and the opportunity to influence how transformation is experienced across the business.
• It combines strategic thinking, strong communication and hands‑on change leadership to help teams navigate complexity and deliver lasting outcomes.

About you

We recognise there are multiple routes to developing these capabilities and welcome applicants who may not meet every requirement but feel they can contribute strongly in this role.

• Ability to lead change and adoption across complex initiatives.
• Ability to assess change impact and readiness and identify adoption risks and mitigations.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and governance forums, ability to influence, offer clear advice and challenge.
• Strong written and visual communication skills, particularly the ability to distil complexity into clear, compelling messages (e.g. via PowerPoint).
• Strategic thinking capability, including the ability to see connections across initiatives and anticipate downstream impacts.
• Strong relationship‑building skills, with the ability to quickly establish trust and credibility across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to operate effectively across multiple initiatives simultaneously, managing competing priorities.
• Comfort working in fast‑moving and evolving environments, adapting approach as context changes.
• Ability to bring structure, pace and momentum to complex, cross‑cutting work.
• Ability to translate data, feedback and learning into clear insight that informs decisions and prioritisation.
• An outcomes‑focused mindset, converting discussion and ideas into practical action.

Application - If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit with your application 1 side of A4 outlining why you are interested and what skills, experience and strengths you believe you would bring to the role.

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.

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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.

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.