Technical Director - Civil Engineering

• Provide Technical Leadership within discipline for the national D&AT practice and influence D&AT Practice wide initiatives and recommend best practices to improve internal process and services
• Serve as a recognised expert and technical authority in Civil Engineering across the D&AT Practice and wider AtkinsRéalis business
• Provide visible representation of your and AtkinsRéalis' Civil Engineering technical expertise to our current and prospective clients
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, including internal and external clients, operational staff, project teams, or external stakeholders
• Recommend and drive improvements to processes, services, and technical practices while ensuring robust engineering governance is consistently upheld
• Oversee technical input into bid proposals, defining the delivery strategy and working with cross-functional teams to prepare high-quality, compliant, competitive submissions
• Proactively identify opportunities for cross-selling and business growth, using commercial insight to strengthen and expand client relationships and selling our value proposition to clients
• Grow, develop, and manage the Civil Engineering capability within the national practice, supporting talent development and succession planning
• Anticipate emerging business, regulatory, and technology challenges, identifying risks and opportunities early and advising senior leadership
• Provide strategic oversight across multiple complex, multidisciplinary projects, ensuring technical excellence, safe delivery, and alignment with client and practice objectives
• Work independently even in the most challenging situations. Act as the point of escalation for the most complex technical matters and exercise personal judgement to find solutions

• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Chartered Civil Engineer
• Extensive experience in progressively senior technical roles, including significant leadership of complex, high-risk, cross-disciplinary projects and programmes
• Nationally or international recognised subject matter expertise in utilities, drainage, paved and unpaved surfaces, access and accessibility, earthworks and construction logistics
• Comprehensive knowledge and expertise in civil engineering including drainage, utilities, pavements and earthworks with experience across all design phases including construction
• Expert knowledge of current design codes and standards as well as industry best practices, including CDM Regulations
• Commercially astute, with experience shaping winning proposals and driving practice or business growth
• Demonstrates strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas with clarity, anticipating challenges and persuading senior stakeholders to adopt new perspectives, and navigate diverse, international and cross-cultural delivery
• A proactive, highly motivated mindset with a collaborative approach to drive teamwork and shared success across projects and the wider AtkinsRéalis D&AT practice

Experience in the Energy or Defence markets is beneficial

• Competitive salaries
• Employee rewards
• Brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices
• Myriad of opportunities for training and professional development
• Hybrid working culture
• Flexible holiday allowances