Active Travel Project Manager

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom AtkinsRéalis Full time
Job Description

This is a new leadership role to support the growth and development of our active travel team across Scotland and to be a key player in our rapidly expanding, wider UK team providing technical excellence in this field.

Key Responsibilities
  • Team leadership and engagement with active travel representatives across our transportation business.
  • Senior member of the UK-wide Active Travel leadership team.
  • Production of task briefs, resourcing schedules and project plans for active travel projects.
  • Leading technical projects as technical lead or technical reviewer with responsibility for high quality project deliverables.
  • Client relationship management and positioning.
  • Ad-hoc advice for internal and external clients with regards to active travel design projects.
  • Assisting the wider Transportation team with larger, complex projects such as UK standard, policy and guidance document updates.
  • Assisting with business development across NI for active travel and closely related disciplines.
  • Assistance with coaching and training of junior/graduate level staff.
  • Assistance with technical training delivery.
  • Managing stakeholder consultation processes as required.
Requirements
  • Strong team leader and motivator of staff.
  • Strong client relationships across local authorities in Scotland and the ability to build on these, including the ability to influence at all levels.
  • Significant experience of active travel projects from initial planning and strategic advice through to feasibility studies and scheme delivery.
  • A high level of technical awareness of active travel standards, policies and best practice.
  • Experience of using UK standards and guidance documents– such as Active Travel Act Guidance, Cycling by Design, LTN 1/20 and DMRB.
  • An ability to devise and present initial and innovative solutions to complex active travel problems.
  • Proven experience of work-winning in a competitive environment.
  • Experience of leading and successfully delivering larger pieces of technical work such as town or city-wide studies, including managing and prioritising own workload and that of others.
  • A good understanding of the UK transportation market and geography, with an emphasis on Scottish local authority clients.
  • The ability to be flexible in terms of project delivery and working locations.
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholder and client relationships.
  • Excellent IT skills.
  • Membership of relevant technical institutions – e.g. ICE, CIHT, CILT.
Desirable Criteria
  • Ability to deliver technical training seminars.
  • Experience of large public and stakeholder consultation projects.
  • Evidence of CPD relating to active travel infrastructure design.
  • Experience in developing national policy and strategy documents and/or technical standards and guidance.
About Us

AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. We are committed to developing our people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high-ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual's abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.



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