Associate Director - Mining Project Controls

Job Description
Why join us?
The Associate Director typically works on a major program/project or service in support of AtkinsRéalis, leading site efforts or managing a delivery team. Typically manages $1 to $5 million dollar fee accounts, 5 to 10 staff, commensurate company-wide contributions. Provides leadership, direction and guidance to managers and staff within their area of responsibility. Responsible for achieving business growth, quality, client satisfaction, and project profitability goals and objectives for the area of responsibility.
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?

• Represents the project team as client liaison (account manager). Acts as lead interface with client and related project team members and develops full understanding of the scope of projects.
• Understands client expectations, requirements, requested deliverables and fee structure. Plays an instrumental role in generating repeat business, winning new work, and developing new business opportunities. Demonstrates ability to win repeat work but also to develop relationships with new clients to successfully achieve new business.
• Typically works on a site or oversees major client program, managing AtkinsRéalis delivery teams. Organizes, coordinates, and manages required staff resources to complete deliverables.
• Builds commercially useful networks. Possesses strong market, sector, and service knowledge.
• Embraces AtkinsRéalis strategies and turns them into clear operational plans. Engages others in planning to gain commitment, highlight key issues and build understanding. Delivers to meet agreed objectives.
• Contributing to and implementing the office business plan, developing business opportunities in line with the business strategy and looking for market opportunities.
• Produces team business plans in conjunction with senior colleagues.
• Maintains personal chargeability in excess of 75-85% or at a rate designated by executive management.
• Drives major programs/clients and differentiates F+G through excellent delivery of programs/technical services.
• Works with Operations Directors, Technical Directors and Sector Leadership in support of the delivery of programs and services.
• Ensures the profitable management of commercial aspects of commissions and/or projects including governance, fee management activities together with internal job costings, planning and organizing workload/resource requirements and inter-trading.
• Wins work through effective program/project management or technical services.
• Develops and implements business development plans and activities.
• Reviews program/project financials including monthly PSR updates and identification of any potential issues to executive management for review and action.
• Manages the strategic aspects of programs/projects and mitigates risks.
• Positively encourages compliance with company requirements and contributes to the improvement and development of the organization's management systems. Ensures QA/QC reviews take place and procedures are followed for all assigned programs/projects.
• Collaborates with other disciplines and teams within AtkinsRéalis and the wider Atkins group.
• Provides senior level general project management support as necessary (e.g., financial/operational budgeting, consolidation, analysis, forecasting; business development; pricing; billing; key client/consultant relationship management).
• Good understanding and practical application of the organization's Policy and arrangements for managing your own personal safety and the safety of those who report to you.
• Contributes to recruitment of high performing and professional individuals who display the AtkinsRéalis values. Build diverse teams with complimentary skill sets and backgrounds.
• Coaching and mentoring less experienced colleagues to help develop skills, knowledge, and experience. Promoting the organization's values through embodying a positive, professional, and collaborative nature.
• May perform other such duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor's degree in field of practice such as Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, plus ten years relevant project and team management experience.
• Must have demonstrated leadership ability.
• Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities.
• Must possess a thorough understanding of Project Management, Building Design & Construction, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, Building Cost Modeling and Risk Analysis or other area of professional expertise.
• Must have the ability to manage multi-discipline projects or a very large single project.
• Must have the ability to develop and implement systems to monitor service and production for major clients.
• Must have the ability to organize information and data to anticipate/identify major trends, problems, and obstacles.
• Must thoroughly understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Project and Microsoft Teams.
• OSHA10 certification is required.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:
At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Opportunity to work on various projects of various sizes.
• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group 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

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!
AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability.
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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.