Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking to recruit an Associate Director to join our Cost Management team in Liverpool. This is a key leadership role supporting the delivery of high-profile, high-value projects across a range of sectors, offering the opportunity to shape commercial strategy and drive exceptional project outcomes.

As an Associate Director, you will lead major programmes and client accounts while driving business growth and operational performance. You will play a central role in developing senior client relationships, enhancing team capability, and contributing to the continued success and expansion of the business.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for an experienced and commercially minded professional to step into a senior leadership position with real influence over projects, people, and performance

Your role

• Lead major programmes, frameworks, and key client accounts
• Provide strategic commercial oversight and assurance across projects
• Oversee governance, risk management, and commercial compliance in line with OCRA processes.
• Deliver senior commercial advice on high-value and complex projects
• Drive business development initiatives and support regional growth plans
• Lead team development, including talent management and succession planning
• Support recruitment, people development, and performance management
• Manage fee proposals, forecasting, and financial performance
• Represent AtkinsRéalis at senior client meetings, industry forums and networking events

About You

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
• Member of the RICS (or equivalent professional body)
• Significant experience in a senior cost management or commercial role
• Proven track record of leading large, complex projects or programmes
• Strong commercial, contractual, and strategic expertise
• Experience managing client relationships and supporting business growth
• Confident leadership style with the ability to inspire and develop teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

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.