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Project Manager - PDP Highways / Local Transport
AtkinsRéalis UK Limited
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Source date: 11/2/2026
About this role
Job Description Overview We are seeking Project Managers to join our team and support the successful delivery of highways and local transport projects across their full lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity to build your career within a leading consultancy, working on meaningful infrastructure programmes that improve how people move through places and communities. Working alongside experienced Project Directors and multidisciplinary technical teams, you will gain broad exposure to project delivery while developing the confidence and capability to take on increasing responsibility. You will play a visible role in coordinating projects, engaging stakeholders and helping teams deliver high-quality outcomes for clients. We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you, with flexible and remote working a central part of our culture. So, talk to us about what's ideal for you – from reduced working weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us. Our Transportation Division is currently seeking Project Managers in our Epsom, Bristol and Cardiff offices to support the delivery of a wide variety of multi-disciplinary highways projects across Southern England, Southern Wales and the rest of the UK and Republic of Ireland. Using your excellent people, multi-disciplinary technical and delivery skills, you’ll drive a variety of civil and structural designs for new build, renewal, maintenance and assessment works. You’ll be part of one of the largest transportation consultancies in the UK, and a leading supplier of engineering services to government, regulatory and local authorities, infrastructure owners and operators. Major clients include National Highways, Various Local Authorities, Network Rail, Design & Build Contractors and other niche clients. We are looking to grow our project management / highways delivery and supervision capability in England, from where you will also have the opportunity to work with our internationally based design teams. Ideally, you will have a background in civil engineering project management with design experience of the delivery of a range of multi-disciplinary projects within highway environments. You’ll be familiar with working in large, geographically dispersed multidisciplinary design teams on projects at varying stages of development from feasibility to detailed design and construction. Your role Technical * Managing technical input to a portfolio of multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects. * With value management in mind working with technical leads to derive engineering solutions to problems and judgement to appraise and recommend options. * Producing project data to support delivery of technical projects, spreadsheets and tracking data to AtkinsRéalis Business Management System standards, including providing technical assurance of fee proposals. * Overseeing commercial operation from pipeline management to final accounts, preparation of reports and contractual specifications for sub-contract agreements. * Staying abreast of industry developments and changes in standards. * Ensuring compliance with business management standards set in the company’s quality, safety and environmental policies and procedures. People * Maintain and further develop the existing teams to continue delivering world class engineering projects on time and to budget. * Management duties including mentoring and developing personnel. * Working collaboratively with and supporting multi-disciplinary global teams. * Briefing and directing project teams to ensure the work is carried out cost effectively and to specification. Stakeholder * Client engagement at regional and national levels. Understanding and meeting the client’s business needs and for them to feel assured in our commitment to deliver. * Maintaining and developing excellent professional relationships which can secure repeat business. * Presenting to clients and key stakeholders in a professional, responsive and client focused manner. * To work as part of a collaborative team with the Contractor / Client / Public, developing strong and lasting relationships which promote aligned, efficient and smarter ways of working. Management * Client, programs and financial management of projects. * Preparing fee offers for agreement with the client. * Assigning work to and checking / reviewing the project team proposals. * Contributing to bid leadership and developing winning proposals for our largest opportunities. * Ensuring our culture of safety and commitment to the environment is maintained and promoted throughout our delivery teams. About you Essential * BEng/Meng/Bsc or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent. * Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers with CEng or Ieng qualification (or similar). * Experience of working with our key clients, e.g. Transport Scotland, National Highways, Local Authorities, Network Rail, Developers and Contractors. * Good understanding and demonstrable experience of relevant project management suites and commercial / financial processes. * Commercially astute and an excellent communicator with the desire to take on extra management responsibilities and keep on developing your skills and our team. * Awareness and specialist knowledge to ensure safety in construction environments and demonstrable experience of CDM Regulations. * Well-developed leadership, communication, negotiating, influencing and inter-personal skills, with the drive and commitment to achieve program wide objectives. * Able to ensure tasks are carried out within agreed timescales and budgets. * Ability to research information and data autonomously and ability to find solutions to complex problems. * Excellent spoken and written English. Desirable * Association of Project Managers (APM – FPQ / PMQ), NECReg or equivalent. * Awareness of business models adopted in the sector and commercial and technical risks. * Client engagement experience. * Knowledge gained from working within a contractor and/or client organization. * Experience of supervising construction works contracts. * Hold a valid UK driving license. * Experience of supervising remote teams to deliver common goals. 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. [Rewards and benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis](https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/en/global-locations/uk-europe/rewards-and-benefits) About AtkinsRéalis We're [AtkinsRéalis](https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/), 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.](https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/) 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. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage. LI-UK#LI-ATKINS #LI-Transportation 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.* Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at [Atkinsrealis](http://www.atkinsrealis.com/) or follow us on [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/atkinsrealis/).