Project Manager/Associate Director

Overview

The AtkinsRéalis UK Infrastructure Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is the centre of excellence for the delivery of infrastructure projects and the home unit for our project management staff. The team is responsible for delivery of design services across our Markets of Water Infrastructure, Defence Infrastructure, Aviation, Energy, Stations and Urban Developments. These may be delivered as single major projects or a programme of smaller projects. Our Clients include, AWE, Berkley Homes, BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty, DIO, EDF, Environment Agency, Gatwick Airport, Heathrow Airport, High Speed 2, London City Airport, Metropolitan Police, United Utilities, Scottish Water, Sellafield, Seven Trent Water, St Modwen, Thames Water, Transport for London. We have exciting new opportunities in our Project Delivery Practice for Project Managers. These individuals will be responsible for the delivery of multi-disciplinary projects or packages of work on larger projects from concept through to construction, on our expanding portfolio of the biggest and most challenging projects across all Market Sectors.

Your Role

The successful delivery of the project to agreed targets, e.g., programme, budget and quality, identifying and agreeing project objectivities with the) Senior Project Manager (SPM)/Project Director (PD) and developing a strategy for achieving these. Identifying, escalating and managing any matters that could pose a potential contractual/commercial risk to AtkinsRéalis to the SPM/PD at the earliest opportunity, setting objectives, and defining tasks for the project team, delegating authority and agreeing how risks will be shared (with SPM/PD) as necessary. Actively managing the project, both technically and financially, in accordance with corporate and business policies, directives, guidance and procedures. Whilst monitoring and reporting performance against programme, technical quality, financial and KPI targets; taking, or advising the SPM/PD on the requirements for, any necessary mitigation actions to prevent targets being missed, controlling change and managing effective change control process. Leading the project team – building, motivating, maintaining, coaching, guiding and developing the team; including providing regular feedback to all team members and ensuring staff have the necessary H&S training for discharging their design duties and defining line of communication and the responsibilities for co-ordination within the project. Closing out the project on completion, archiving project documentation, updating market information, ensuring that lessons learnt are captured and disseminated internally and ensuring that a Client Satisfaction survey is initiated. Facilitating communication, co-ordination and information flow with the Client and within the project team, including any subcontractors and partners (internal and external), agreeing resource levels, project personnel and milestones internally (with the project delivery team) and externally (with the Client and other project contributors) and establishing a 'bottom up' estimate of project costs. Assembling and owning the project delivery programme and delivery plans; providing project reports on a regular basis to convey cost and schedule information, in a timely manner, as required internally or externally, protecting the commercial interest of AtkinsRéalis, including timely and accurate invoicing and effective credit control for optimal cash flow (with the support of the finance team), comparing revenue with predicted costs and identifying risk allowances, margin and provisions – at project set-up and monthly thereafter, including Earned Value reporting.