Deputy National Technical Director for our Alternative Delivery Group
Why join us?
We are seeking a Deputy National Technical Director for our Alternative Delivery Group for our Technical Practice Organization in the US.
About Us
AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years.
In this role you will have the opportunity to significantly impact the growth of AtkinsRéalis’ alternative delivery (AD) practice in North America. Our AD projects span multiple service sectors, including highways and bridges, transit and rail, tolling, ITS, aviation, power, industrial and construction management.
Office location within the U.S. is negotiable. Must be willing to accept significant amount of travel within the U.S. with potential for periodic temporary duty when assigned to large pursuit or project.
How will you contribute to the team?
The candidate will have proven experience in directing and managing pre-award and post-award services for design-build and/or P3 projects. Proven experience in both highway and rail project delivery is preferred; experience in other service sectors is also of interest. Proven ability to successfully manage large, multi-discipline assignments is required.
The candidate will be responsible for directing activities associated with both pre- and post-award phases of alternative delivery projects as listed below.
Pre-award work:
- Working closely with the business and sales teams to leverage existing relationships with builders, designers and owners to facilitate positioning of AtkinsRéalis to win.
- Collaborating with BUs and Technical Practice Organization (TPO) to ensure pursuit team is prepared to execute and deliver pre-award work activity.
- Participate in development and negotiation of teaming agreements between both builders and subconsultants ensuring that AtkinsRéalis protocols and standards for commercial and risk terms are achieved.
- Prior to short listing, assist with preparation and review of SOQs.
- Facilitate work planning activity, oversee pre-award fee development, profitability analysis, cash management, quality management, and risk/change management.
- Ensure that project controls measures are implemented. Schedule and conduct periodic project reviews to oversee and facilitate successful project delivery performance.
- Oversee development of post-award scope, schedule and fee development.
- Assist with contract development and negotiation with BUs.
- Develop and nurture key builder relationships, often as primary AtkinsRéalis contact on the pursuit.
- Lead transition from pre-award to post-award work planning and resource scheduling.
- May serve as pursuit lead on select large or complex assignments.
Post-award work:
- Collaborate with BUs on multiple AD projects to direct, oversee and ensure profitability, quality deliverables, and risk/change management.
- Oversee and facilitate DMs project planning activities to enable profitable and quality delivery of projects.
- Actively oversee DMs management of budget, schedule and work scope.
- Facilitate active transportation BU and practice manager engagement in delivery issues.
- Leads integration of risk/change management processes during delivery, including claims management.
- Ensure that project controls measures are implemented. Schedule and conduct periodic project reviews to oversee and facilitate successful project delivery performance.
- Develop and nurture key builder relationships, often as primary AtkinsRéalis contact on the pursuit. Seek additional opportunities with key clients.
- May serve as design manager or commercial on select large or complex assignments.
What will you contribute?
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline (including financial background).
- Successful completion of management role in delivery of one or more projects more than $200 million in construction value.
- Experience in delivery of design-build and/or P3 projects, with both pre- and post-award phases. Successful completion of management role in delivery of three or more design-build or P3 projects.
- Demonstrated experience in contract negotiations, financial management, fee estimating, risk management, change management and project closeout.
- Excellent communication skills and collaborative approach that permits effective communication amongst leadership, management, clients, project managers and staff.
- Very strong financial management, team management, and leadership skills; ability to manage and coordinate efforts of various projects to produce budgeted profits and overall results.
- Enthusiastic and resilient attitude with drive to achieve and maximize opportunities.
- Proven success engaging, developing, managing and retaining highly motivated Design and/or Discipline Managers.
- Facilitate active transportation BUSM and practice manager engagement in delivery issues.
- Must be willing to accept significant amount of travel within the U.S. with potential for periodic temporary duty when assigned to large pursuit or project.
What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:
AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.
Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below.
- Competitive salary
- Flexible work schedules
- Group Insurance
- PTO plus two Floating Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
- Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals
- A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.
If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!
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Employee
Job Type
Regular
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