Project Manager - Rail Systems & Signalling

AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organisation, connecting people, data and technology to deliver projects that create lasting value for our clients, communities and society.

Our Complex Projects business provides expertise to the worlds most iconic and defining projects. Our Project Delivery Practice is heart to project professionals providing end-to-end project and programme management across an extensive portfolio of major projects in the Rail, Highways, Aviation, Energy, Water and Defence sectors in the UK&I.

Alongside being a recognised engineering services organisation, we also have extensive capability as a Rail Systems & Signalling Contractor in the UK&I - working on long-term revolutionary rail renewal and enhancement frameworks such as the Eastern Routes Partnership, Southern Renewal Enterprise, Sizewell Materials by Rail Programme and Train Control Systems Framework for Network Rail and other key clients in the UK.

With significant growth across these areas, we are looking to grow our team.

We are recruiting for Project Managers to join our Rail Systems Project Delivery Practice, reporting to the Project and Portfolio Directors, delivering major multi-disciplinary projects across design and construction on some of Atkins Realis most complex and high profile projects.

The role will include managing projects the whole project life cycle with our experienced teams (in the UK and abroad) within our Complex Projects Business, across AtkinsRéalis and our trusted supply chain partners. The role is flexible on location with the UK and will include projects across the UK.

• Appointed to lead the successful planning, execution and completion of projects using key project management principles, including risk management, budget control, schedule performance and quality whilst always maintaining a focus on safety.
• Coordinate design, construction and commissioning resources, ensuring Atkins Realis quality of work is maintained and balanced against the Client's own requirements.
• Lead the main delivery schedule - ensuring achievement of key milestones
• Maintaining and developing excellent Client relationships
• Support in work winning including preparation of bids and tenders.
• Support the development of talent through technical training and mentoring.

• Experienced Project Professional with experience of managing rail systems & Signalling projects from design through construction
• Demonstrate strong commitment to health and safety leadership
• Experience of managing implementation of systems and multi-disciplinary works including construction and entry into service, with experience of Design & Build and Testing and Commissioning works and demonstrate great ability to control these activities.
• Experience of managing sub-contracts as a means of delivering key works. A track record of innovation, embracing new ways of working and use of digital tools.
• Ability to ensure robust programmes are in place, provide evidence of ability to use programmes to report clearly to key stakeholders and delivery against milestones, and plan work with precision with a focus on 'right first time' delivery, optimal access strategy and avoiding rework by high quality of work.
• Able to communicate clearly, form a high performing team and show examples of this, communicate effectively with key Stakeholders and give confidence to them, and demonstrate great client management skills by building great relationships with Clients to optimise outcomes for Clients and the business.
• Be able to form trusted relationships, set SMART objectives and measure performance against these, and demonstrate good control of change management and…