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Associate Director - Estimating & Cost Advisory (Assurance & Advisory)

London, London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Become a vital member of our Project & Programme Services (PPS), Complex Infrastructure 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 practice team, you'll share our vision to be the industry's foremost capability in Estimating & Cost Advisory and always doing what's right.

Enjoy a diverse and exciting workload surrounded by talented colleagues ready to lend a hand. You'll support multi-disciplinary and specialist project teams on high-profile schemes across a range of sectors, delivering high impact estimating services to a range of key clients. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career and develop our internal capabilities.

We are looking to hire an Associate Director – Assurance & Advisory to support our growing business. In Complex Infrastructure we work across three major markets:

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

Your role

  • Lead assurance and advisory service delivery, focusing on reviewing major projects and niche projects across the UK and internationally, with a particular focus on capital costs.
  • Pivot across assurance reviews of various types, focusing on cost and project deliverability across the project lifecycle. Focus areas will range from early-stage feasibility design to detailed design, contract award, live delivery and project close-out.
  • Focus on supporting win work activities (bids, proposals, etc.) to grow our portfolio and continuously improving the quality of our client deliverables.
  • Line manage and lead the development of a high performing team based in your local office and/or a national location.
  • Inspire and mentor our early careers talent.
  • Lead teams to produce and contribute your own input directly to delivery of high quality client deliverables, ranging from data analysis models to reports and informative dashboards or presentations.
  • Be able to leverage client benchmarking data, in-house data and market data combined with the skills of your team to independently form a view of 'should cost', 'could cost', 'will cost' and 'forecast cost to go / cost at completion'.
  • Communicate in a highly effective way key findings and recommendations to senior clients and wider stakeholders. Ensure that complex issues are made easy to understand and that messaging is astute, communicating difficult messages with a focus on how projects can improve.
  • Review outputs of team members and provide guidance to them on projects to produce high quality deliverables, and to build their skills for future projects.
  • Consult subject matter experts within our wider team to incorporate the best knowledge and information possible into our client deliverables.
  • Stay connected with other leaders of the Estimating & Cost Advisory practice and ensure that client deliverables have been suitably reviewed and quality assured before release to clients and stakeholders.
Project, programme & cost management Risk Management & Project Controls

Location

London, London, England, United Kingdom

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-143373

Salary range

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Prashant Haverishettar

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About you

  • A strong understanding of typical client approaches to applying contingency and global thought leadership in the area of cost estimating, cost forecasting and setting up projects (or resetting projects) for success.
  • Working experience of input to or reviewing major project business cases, especially as part of assurance reviews feeding into stage gate decision points.
  • Strong technical expertise in project development and delivery, with a specialism and demonstrable background in managing and understanding costs.
  • Wider understanding of commercial and contractual requirements and the crossover to the impact on estimating or forecasting costs.
  • A comprehensive knowledge of indirect costs, cost breakdown structures and techniques to analyse and assess project deliverability.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills including being able to work seamlessly with designers, engineers, project managers and clients.
  • Chartership with or demonstrably working towards RICS, ICE, AACE, ACostE or similar.
  • 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.

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!
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Reward & 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

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.

Find out more.

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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