Associate Director Bioresources Mechanical Engineering

Overview

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Atkins

Réalis design and deliver innovative engineering solutions within the UK Water Sector, covering water, wastewater, and bioresources. The role of Associate Director of Mechanical Engineering in the Bioresources Design team leads technical excellence, drives business results, and shapes transformational programmes across our Bioresource market clients.

Hybrid working: three days per week office-based. Expected travel within the UK to client and Atkins

Réalis offices; occasional international travel to clients and conferences.

• Provide technical leadership in Bioresources Mechanical Engineering Design across the D&AT Practice and wider Atkins
  
  Réalis business.
• Represent yourself and Atkins
  
  Réalis' Bioresources Mechanical Engineering Design technical expertise to current and prospective clients.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including internal and external clients, operational staff, project teams, or external stakeholders.
• Lead or form part of a team of Mechanical Engineers to deliver technical design work on complex multi-disciplinary projects, following relevant national and project specific design codes and standards, and to high-quality levels in bioresources and associated wastewater treatment projects – conventional and advanced treatment technologies.
• Lead on the development of project design deliverables for Bioresource and associated Waste Water Treatment Mechanical Engineering aspects of complex multi-disciplinary projects, and work with the project management team to successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Responsible for managing production, reviewing, and approving technical deliverables such as design reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work.
• Influence D&AT Practice wide initiatives and recommend best practices to improve internal process and services.
• Work closely with teams within Atkins
  
  Réalis with overlapping and complimentary services, who provide strategic services, policy and regulation advice, operations and maintenance expertise, to ensure lessons learned in your projects are incorporated into bioresources projects' design development.
• Grow, develop and manage the Bioresources Mechanical Engineering Design capability within the regional and/or national practice. Mentorship and collaboration with less experienced colleagues are expected, as well as providing occasional technical masterclasses and other training within the Mechanical Engineering practice.
• Work independently with guidance in the most challenging situations. Exercise personal judgement to solve difficult problems where appropriate and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Oversee technical input into bid proposals, defining the delivery strategy and working with cross‑functional teams to prepare high‑quality, compliant, competitive submissions.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design including check and review of own work as well as others.
• Travel within the UK to client and Atkins
  
  Réalis offices; occasional international travel to clients and conferences.
• Hybrid working involving 3 days per week office/site based; travel may be required.

• Chartered Mechanical Engineer.
• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven experience in leading large‑scale Bioresources projects' Mechanical engineering design delivery within a multi‑disciplinary environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in the design of a wide range of mechanical equipment required in Bioresources treatment processes and/or principles, e.g. pumps, thickeners, dewaterers, driers, mixers, heat systems, gas systems, advanced anaerobic digestion, advanced thermal conversion (ATC) etc.
• Expert understanding of the integrated nature of treatment processes and principles and their impact on emissions, heat, pressure, energy management, required as a minimum.
• Proven experience in leading elements in mechanical engineering design, and integrating elements as part of an existing or new treatment process.
• Thorough understanding of current UK design codes and standards, relevant legislation, and…