AtkinsRéalis
Project Director - Power and Industrial Market
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Job Description
Overview
AtkinsRéalis is at the forefront of delivering projects that support energy security, net zero, and industrial transformation, and is on an ambitious journey to significantly grow its presence within the Power & Industrial sector. This is a unique opportunity to join at a pivotal moment and play a leading role in shaping that growth from the outset. As a Project Director within the Project Delivery Practice (PDP), this role offers the chance to lead high-profile, complex power and energy projects across the UK and internationally, while building lasting client relationships, driving business growth, and strengthening delivery capability. Operating at the heart of the energy transition, the position combines strategic leadership with hands-on impact—guiding high-performing teams, influencing major programmes, and helping to deliver some of the most important infrastructure projects of today and tomorrow, all within a collaborative environment that supports flexibility, innovation, and career progression.
Your role
In this role, you will lead the successful delivery of major and complex Power & Industrial projects, acting as a trusted Project Director across the full lifecycle—from early feasibility through to delivery and close-out.
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of major, complex Power & Industrial projects, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and commercial success.
- Lead the successful delivery of major and complex Power & Industrial projects across the full lifecycle, from feasibility through to close-out.
- Provide strategic leadership and governance as Project Director, ensuring safe, high-quality, on-time, and commercially successful outcomes.
- Build and sustain strong, trusted client relationships, acting as a senior advisor and influencing decision-making at executive level.
- Oversee project performance, ensuring effective management of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting.
- Resolve complex commercial, contractual, and delivery challenges while protecting business outcomes.
- Apply sector knowledge across energy transition projects, including power generation, storage, hydrogen, and industrial decarbonisation.
- Maintain accountability for commercial performance, including contract strategy, financial management, and key negotiations.
- Lead, mentor, and support inclusive, high-performing teams, encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to business growth through bid leadership, client development, and securing future opportunities.
- Support the ongoing development of best practice and capability within the Power & Industrial Project Delivery community.
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About you
This role would suit an experienced senior project delivery professional with a strong background in power and energy infrastructure, typically bringing:
- Proven experience delivering major, complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects at Project Director level.
- Strong sector experience across power grids, generation, renewables, hydrogen, energy storage, oil & gas, or industrial decarbonisation.
- Extensive experience leading client relationships and engaging stakeholders in regulated, safety-critical environments.
- Strong commercial awareness, including budget management, forecasting, risk, and contract administration.
- Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience building, leading, and mentoring high-performing teams.
- A degree in engineering, construction, or a related discipline.
- Chartered status (e.g., APM, ICE, RICS, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental management.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
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.
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.
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.
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