AtkinsRéalis
Building Services Office Lead
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Building Services Office Lead
About the Role
At AtkinsRéalis, we are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Building Services Lead to help establish, shape, and grow our Building Services capability in the Leeds office and the Yorkshire region.
This is a key leadership role focused on:
- Building a strong local team
- Developing our mechanical, electrical, and public health engineering capability
- Strengthening our market presence
- Supporting the delivery of high-quality multidisciplinary projects across the region
Our Building Services teams play a crucial role in creating safe, sustainable, resilient, and efficient buildings and infrastructure. We work collaboratively with clients and design teams to deliver practical, innovative, and technically robust solutions.
As a fully integrated multidisciplinary practice, you will collaborate with:
- Architects
- Civil and structural engineers
- Project managers
- Cost consultants
- Environmental specialists
- Other engineering disciplines
Within the Leeds office and Yorkshire region business, our teams support projects across sectors including:
- Commercial
- Education
- Defence
- Energy
- Healthcare
- Advanced manufacturing
- Transport
- Local government
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership in:
- Establishing and growing the Yorkshire region Building Services team
- Supporting recruitment, team development, work winning, technical excellence, and high-quality project delivery
- Help build a sustainable local Building Services portfolio by:
- Engaging with clients
- Identifying opportunities
- Developing long-term relationships across the Leeds office and Yorkshire region
Project Coordination
- Lead and coordinate building services engineering input across all project stages, ensuring solutions are:
- Integrated
- Coordinated
- Buildable
- Aligned with client requirements
- Take responsibility for successful project delivery, including:
- Scope definition
- Technical quality
- Programme management
- Resource planning
- Commercial performance
- Risk management
- Client satisfaction
Team Development
- Act as a visible leader for Building Services in Leeds office and Yorkshire region, helping to:
- Shape the team’s direction and culture
- Manage workload, recruitment priorities, and contributions to wider regional/national practice
- Support the set-up and ongoing management of the team, including:
- Staff development and mentoring
- Resource and workload planning
- Financial performance
- Collaboration with established Building Services teams across the region
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Innovation & Sustainability
- Champion low-carbon, energy-efficient, and resilient building services design, applying:
- Relevant standards
- Guidance
- Digital tools
- Best practice
Commercial Engagement
- Contribute to compelling bids, proposals, and technical responses by:
- Defining robust engineering approaches
- Identifying differentiators
- Supporting fee development
Technical Review
- Provide technical leadership and review of:
- Mechanical, electrical, and public health design deliverables
- Ensure outputs align with standards, scope, programme, and budget
About You
Qualifications & Certification
- Degreed (or equivalent) in Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
- Chartered Engineer status
Professional Experience
- Demonstrable track record of:
- Leading building services engineering commissions
- Developing client relationships
- Contributing to growing or establishing teams in Yorkshire region/comparable regional markets
Technical Competence
- Strong expertise in mechanical, electrical, and/or public health building services design
- Ability to understand interfaces across all MEP disciplines and multidisciplinary design teams
Bid & Commercial Experience
- Experience preparing:
- Successful bids, tenders, fee proposals, and technical submissions
- Strong commercial awareness with results-oriented mindset
Communication & Collaboration
- Confidence engaging with:
- Clients, stakeholders
- Senior management
- Project teams
- Supply chain partners
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
- Collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset with:
- Confidence to build a team from early stages
- Ability to create momentum locally
- Strong connections with regional/national colleagues
Project Coordination Experience
- Direct experience leading and coordinating building services design packages, including:
- Technical quality oversight
- Design integration
- Risk management
- Delivery performance
Digital & BIM Awareness
- Familiarity with digital design and BIM processes, including:
- Collaboration in model-based environments (e.g., Revit, Navisworks, or equivalents)
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Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge
- Awareness of UK building services standards, regulations, and industry guidance, including:
- Health, safety, sustainability
- Energy performance
- Design risk management obligations
Flexibility
- Willingness to travel/flexibility, as required by project demands
Rewards & Benefits
- Competitive salaries and employee rewards
- Tailored benefits for health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle choices
- Opportunities for training and professional development
- Hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances
- Personal and professional growth
To explore more: Rewards & Benefits
About AtkinsRéalis
We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organisation. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems.
Our purpose is to:
- Work with clients to engineer a better future
- Shape a planet-friendly infrastructure
- Support communities and society
We offer unique end-to-end services, including:
- Consulting, environmental services, and nuclear
- Design, engineering, and project management
- Procurement, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning
Sectors we serve include:
- Engineering Services
- Nuclear
- Capital projects
For more: [AtkinsRéalis] | [LinkedIn]
Additional Notes
Security Clearance
This role may require security clearance, and offers of employment depend on obtaining the relevant security level. UK vetting may require 5+ years of UK residency proof. Candidates should not reference current/past security clearances in conversations or applications.
Culture & Commitment to Diversity
- Belonging-first culture: Support policies and ERGs for all employees.
- Equal opportunities and disability confident, commitment to interviews for eligible candidates.
- Values diversity in gender, ethnic/origins, sexual identity, age, religion, and ability.
Equity & Inclusion
- #LI-UK #LI-ATKINS #PPSProContr
Worker Type & Shift
- Regular employee role
AtkinsRéalis was born from the integration of legacy companies since 1911, dedicated to engineering a sustainable future. Join us to be part of global engineering expertise, delivered locally.
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