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Project Manager-Design

Employer
AtkinsRéalis
Location
One Croydon, 12-16 Addiscombe Rd, Croydon CR0 0XT, UK
Salary
£ 40-60K/Annum + Benefits
Closing date
16 Nov 2019
Reference
R-030926

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Sector
Rail jobs
Function
Project Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

We are seeking an energetic and proficient Project Manager. This individual will manage the delivery of a variety design package on large schemes and small to medium projects in their own right. With the support of our Rail Engineering Project Management Team, you will be expected to both take a lead in the bid process as a bid manager for small to medium complexity and size projects and also be responsible for delivering your live projects to scope, budget and programme. You will also be the main point of contact with both our internal teams and our external clients for these projects.

The Atkins Rail Engineering Practice undertakes all aspects of Track design, OLE design, HV Electrical Power Distribution & Traction design, and LV M&E design in the rail environment. This includes survey, optioneering, outline and detailed design drawings and calculations, technical specifications and reports. The team also supports work across the Atkins Transportation business including; Civils & Structures and Signalling schemes. This role is based in Croydon.
 

Responsibilities

• Management of multidiscipline engineering teams within a project context.
• Understand the contract
• Build effective working relationship with clients
• Meet cost and time targets to deliver high-quality consultancy services to clients.
• Lead small and medium-sized bids and support major bids
• Work Planning; definition of activities and programme. Development of robust estimates.
• Work Delivery; deliver to the programme and budget, communicate and adapt where necessary to manage and control the project through change - strong implementation of change control.
• Effective and timely commercial and risk management
• Ensuring compliance with CDM design risk assessments and health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Providing support to Senior PMs and Project Directors.
• Developing and guiding Junior PMs and APMs
• Work closely with our Market Teams
• Providing a focal point for the integration of other Atkins design teams.
• Ensuring compliance with Business Management, HSE and Quality procedures.
• Maintaining your knowledge of current design and regulatory standards
• Support the PM Team Leader in enhancing the PM Team’s capabilities and service.

Experience and Skills

• Experience in managing multidisciplinary design teams and projects
• Demonstrate having been fully responsible for budgets and programme
• Clear understanding and experience of implementing design procedures, change control, checking and review requirements
• Experience of engaging and motivating teams to prioritise and deliver tasks to time and budget
• Experience of proactive stakeholder management
• Experience in engineering consultancy, contractor led the design, or client management of engineering and construction projects would be helpful but not essential. And therefore, applicants from other industries are welcome to apply.

 

The Individual

• Demonstrate experience in similar roles.
• Have demonstrable ability to work to time and cost budgets.
• Be proactive and energetic
• Have excellent communications skills.
• Comfortable speaking with both senior leaders within the business and also senior leadership within our clients
• Possess a willingness to work with clients and their project teams.
• Have good presentational skills.
• Have good report writing and reviewing skills.
• Have a reliable and responsible attitude, pay attention to detail and have a flexible approach to achieve the best outcomes.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and input to activities in support of the wider business objectives that may draw upon skills in addition to those outlined above.
• Be keen to develop a career in multi-disciplinary development projects.
• Be a member, or on a defined pathway to being a member, of a recognised professional project management body. E.g. APM or Prince

 

ATKINS, part of the SNC Lavalin Group, is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Company

We are AtkinsRéalis. Uniting SNC-Lavalin, Atkins, and Faithful+Gould under a single brand, we are now one company, with one strategy, and one integrated offering to solve the world’s biggest and most complex challenges.

AtkinsRéalis is a brand that better reflects who we are, what we do, and where we're heading. You’ll be joining more than 36,000 people who are working together to change the world, and no matter where you are, the opportunities with us are endless.

We work on global projects that take on today’s most pressing challenges. From population growth, to increasing transportation needs, and climate change – we merge ingenuity, knowledge and technology to uplift communities and drive a safer, better tomorrow.

We tackle exciting projects, from designing the concept for new skyscrapers, to modelling a new flood defence system, or upgrading a major rail network or superfast broadband network. We also design intellectual capital such as business processes and management systems. We plan, design, and then we enable solutions across a broad spectrum.

Our clients trust us to manage their projects, people, deadlines and costs. They trust us to deliver success. And, to enable that success, we hire the best of the best.

We know that choosing your next career (or even your first job) can be a huge step, involving lots of research and considering options. However, if the idea of working for a company that offers genuine international opportunities appeals to you, then AtkinsRéalis can really provide the scope to make your career aspirations come true.

We believe in improving together. We will ensure that you get the training and support you need to succeed in your career. Through colleague collaboration, to working on projects backed by international resources, we will provide you with what you need to create technically excellent masterpieces.

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