Alternative Delivery Project Manager/Design Lead

Job Description

Why join us? 

It’s an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees, feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes, diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos include collaboration through the connection of people, data and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and itspeople, thrive.  We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis!

AtkinsRéalis seeks a driven and focused leader to join our Atlanta, GA, Team as an Alternative Delivery Project Manager/Design Lead. This would include roles as a design manager/lead for Owner’s representative general engineering consultant programs and projects and/or design manager/lead as engineer of record on a design build team for Alternative Delivery (design-build, P3, and CMGC) projects. This role will be actively engaged on the advancement of major design and construction projects throughout Georgia and the Southeast. This is a hybrid role, and office location within the U.S. is negotiable.

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. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

Duties for these assignments would include the following:

• Proven experience in directing and managing pre-award and post-award services for alternative delivery projects (e.g., design-build, P3 projects).

• Preferred experience in highway project delivery; experience in other service sectors is also of interest.

• Proven ability to successfully manage large, multi-discipline assignments.

Pre-Award Work:

• Collaborate with business units (BU) and Technical Professional Organization (TPO) to ensure the project or pursuit team is prepared for pre-award work activity.

• Assist with preparation and review of Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) for competitive pursuits.

• Facilitate work planning activity, oversee fee development, quality management, and risk/change management.

• Oversee the development of scope, schedule, and fee.

• Develop and nurture key owner and builder relationships.

• Lead the transition from pre-award to post-award work planning and resource scheduling.

• Serve as pursuit lead on select large or complex assignments.

Post-Award Work:

• Collaborate with BUs on multiple alternative delivery (AD) projects to direct, oversee, and ensure profitability, quality deliverables, and risk/change management.

• Facilitate project planning activities for profitable and quality project delivery.

• Actively oversee budget, schedule, and work scope.

• Engage actively with transportation BU and practice manager on delivery issues.

• Work closely with clients and Project Management Consultants (PMCs) to effectively manage and oversee components of an AD project in a GEC role.

• Lead the integration of risk/change management processes during delivery, including claims management.

• Develop and nurture key owner and builder relationships; seek additional opportunities with key clients.

• Serve as the design manager on select large or complex assignments.

What will you contribute?

• This level may be achieved by technical professionals or managers with twelve years of experience since B.S. or eleven years since M.S., with at least three of these years in the Senior Project Manager or Roadway Lead positions with highly complex project management responsibility.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with a focus on transportation. Graduate degree preferred. Management coursework, Project Management Professional Certification and/or MBA a plus.

• Georgia P.E. license or ability to obtain within three months of employment is required.

• Five years of specific experience in delivery of design-build and/or P3 projects (Owner’s representative and/or EOR), with experience in both pre- and post-award phases.

• Successful completion in a management role for delivery of a design-build or P3 projects (Owner’s representative and/or EOR) in excess of $250 million in construction value is desired.

• 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.

• Some level of CAD and design software proficiency preferred, but not required.

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 for domestic partners and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan.At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

·Competitive salary

·Flexible work schedules 

·Group Insurance

·Paid Family Leave

·Two Floating Holidays

·Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)

·Pet Insurance 

·Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

·Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

·Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program

·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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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.