Associate Director - Estimating & Cost Advisory

Job Description

Overview

Become a vital member of our Complex Projects, Delivery Partners team, proudly taking on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious projects. Join us, and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents. It's about recognising everyone's contributions equally while delivering excellence together.

When you join us as a leader in our Estimating & Cost Advisory practice, you'll be joining a team which has the industry’s foremost capabilities, with a reputation for providing the highest quality deliverables.  

Enjoy a diverse and exciting workload surrounded by talented colleagues ready to lend a hand. You'll be supporting multi-disciplinary and specialist project teams on niche and high-profile schemes across a range of sectors and key clients. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your own skills alongside our internal capabilities within the wider practice.

We are looking to hire an Associate Director to support our growing business. In Complex Projects we work across major markets such as:

• Infrastructure (Water, Defence, Aviation etc.)
• Transport (Rail, Highways, Local Authorities etc.)
• Energy (Nuclear, Renewable Energy, Power etc.)

Your role

• Lead estimating service delivery, focusing on leading estimates from feasibility through to completion.
• Work across projects of different types and sectors. With estimates ranging high-level order of magnitude costs to producing first principal bottom-up estimates.
• Demonstrate and utilise an advanced understanding of the typical methods of measurements and have the ability to complete full take-off independently whilst providing support to colleagues where required.
• Have the ability to deliver high-quality client outputs, ranging from estimating direct and indirect costs, to and assuring estimates provided by others.
• Lead on peer review of outputs from other team members to support continuous improvement. And provide guidance to more junior colleagues in support of their growth and experience.
• Have the ability to independently author basis-of-estimate documents.
• Demonstrate proficiency and understanding of estimating specific software and generic office applications.
• Be able to utilise client, market and in house benchmarking data to independently form and assess estimates.
• Lead internal review and quality assurance processes for client deliverables.
• Have strong stakeholder management skills, being able to manage and communicate complex issues in a straightforward format to achieve positive resolutions.
• Be a subject matter expert within our wider team to incorporate the best knowledge and information possible into client deliverables.
• Lead the connection with the wider team and leadership in our Estimating & Cost Advisory practice.
• Take a leading role in support of win work activities (bids, proposals, etc.) to grow our portfolio.
• Provide team input to continuously improve the quality of our deliverables to clients.
• Support the development of a high performing practice team.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in an Estimating, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction sectors or Equivalent Work Experience.
• Desirable professional memberships or working towards Chartership, RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar.
• A strong understanding of typical approaches to applying contingency and risk allowances
• Wider understanding of commercial and contractual requirements and the crossover to the impact on estimating or forecasting costs.
• Deep knowledge of indirect costs, cost breakdown structures and techniques to analyse and assess project deliverability
• Stakeholder engagement skills including being able to work seamlessly with designers, engineers, project managers and clients
• A clear understanding of the role of consultancy organisations on projects, including the ability to be adaptable to work across multiple sectors and disciplines and have the drive to want to learn new skills.
• In possession of, or with the capability to obtain a level of security clearance (ideal but not always necessary for the right candidate).

What we can offer:

• A variety of schemes and the opportunity to work across both UK and International markets
• Flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Allow you to grow your career through various routes within the business
• Support your chartership aspirations with RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar.
• A standout comprehensive benefit package.
• An inclusive, diverse and welcoming team atmosphere!

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. 

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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.