Head of Design Crewe Programme - Atkins

Atkins

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Crewe, United Kingdom

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Head of Design Crewe Programme

Atkins' UK Transportation business brings together the capabilities of our Rail, Highway and Local Transport teams, into a single business of 3,000 talented engineering professionals transport planners and consultants.

The unique breadth of services in Transportation, combined with our scale, makes Atkins the leading UK transportation infrastructure consultancy.

We create a culture and environment to inspire our people, ensure collaboration with our clients and continue to shape the future of mobility.

Crewe Programme is a large programme of works, valued at £1.5bn, being delivered by Network Rail to facilitate HS2 and at the same time transform the station area with required asset renewal, increasing capacity and ultimately improving performance and resilience.

Crewe Programme is being delivered as part of the wider Central Rail Systems Alliance (CRSA) which is formed by partners Network Rail, Balfour Beatty, Atkins and TSO.

The CRSA is responsible for the delivery of multi-disciplinary railway upgrade projects on the Northwest & Central and Eastern regions of Network Rail.

We are currently looking for a Head of Design Crewe Programme to join our dynamic and innovative business to manage and grow our involvement in Crewe Programme.

Key Responsibilities:

Design Leadership across a large portfolio/programme of works.
Develop strong client and stakeholder relationships.
Manage and Coordinate Design Development and Delivery across various organisation, accountable for its outcome and realisation of associated benefits.
Responsible for the delivery of projects to stretch cost and programme targets.
Commission and chair reviews during the programme that formally assess the programme's continued alignment with its objectives, capability of delivery and measurable achievement of benefits.
Portfolio income and cost forecast.
Ensure suitably competent teams are available for the management, supervision and execution of projects and ensure adequate resources are maintained to achieve the objectives of the projects within set budgetary limits.
Establish and monitor health and safety, environmental responsibilities to ensure compliance with legislation, corporate procedures and objectives.
Encourage employee development and growth, proven ability to manage an organisation in the Rail sector.
Innovate service offering to harvest new revenue streams in order to maximise returns.
Resource management.

Personal Qualities and Experience:

Experience in the delivery of Railway Design projects throughout the NR project lifecycle at Project Director or Engineering Manager level.
Membership of a professional institution related to competence, Project Management / Engineering.
Fully conversant in requirements under CDM and other H&S legislation.
Proficient in exercising the duties under CDM (Designer).
Management experience in driving performance and productivity.
Strong customer focus with a service delivery mindset.
Sound commercial experience and demonstrable capability in delivering positive results.
Familiarity of Lean principles.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong safety management culture.
Selfaware and adaptable style to meet varying framework needs.
Resilient.

Why work for Atkins?
Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment.

You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies.

As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

Meeting your needs:

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs.

You'll enjoy benefits such as partner discounts, leadership training, professional, accreditations, and career planning for any stage of your career.

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk through any adjustments you might need.

More about us:

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is a top global consultancy with over 80 years of design and engineering expertise.

With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed.

Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

Atkins, ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join.

Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects.

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