AtkinsRéalis
Regional Director
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Building a Better Future
Join our Complex Projects team and play a leading role in delivering some of the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure programmes. At AtkinsRéalis, we work on transformational projects that shape communities, enhance connectivity, and support the UK's long-term economic growth.
We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where our people are empowered to thrive. We support flexible and hybrid working arrangements and are committed to helping you achieve your career ambitions while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Your role
- Lead the commercial delivery of major and complex infrastructure projects and programmes across sectors including transportation, aviation, energy, utilities, water, and defence.
- Provide strategic commercial leadership, ensuring excellence in governance, financial performance, risk management, resource planning, and project controls.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key infrastructure clients, acting as a trusted advisor at senior stakeholder and executive levels.
- Drive business growth through effective client engagement, work-winning activities, framework opportunities, and strategic bid leadership.
- Collaborate with regional and national teams to deliver integrated, multidisciplinary solutions for complex project environments.
- Support the development and implementation of the London Complex Projects growth strategy, identifying emerging market trends and opportunities.
- Mentor and develop commercial professionals, fostering a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, innovation, and delivery excellence.
- Champion digital solutions, continuous improvement, quality assurance, and sustainability objectives across project delivery.
About you
- Significant experience leading commercial, cost management, or quantity surveying services on major infrastructure projects and programmes within the UK.
- Proven track record of delivering complex, high-value projects while managing commercial risk, financial performance, and client satisfaction.
- Strong business development and client relationship management skills, with the ability to secure repeat and new business opportunities.
- Extensive knowledge of infrastructure procurement routes, commercial strategies, and programme delivery models.
- Strong experience administering and advising on NEC contracts, with JCT experience considered beneficial.
- Demonstrated leadership capability in managing and developing high-performing teams within a consultancy environment.
- Chartered professional status (MRICS/FRICS or equivalent) with excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Passion for innovation, digital transformation, and driving best practices across major project delivery.
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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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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.
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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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