Principal Consultant - Intelligent Mobility & Smart Technology

AtkinsRéalis UK Transportation business brings together the capabilities of our Rail, Highway and Local Transport teams into a single business of 3,000 talented transport consultants and engineering professionals. The unique breadth of services in Transportation, combined with our scale, makes AtkinsRéalis the leading UK transportation infrastructure consultancy. We create a culture and environment to inspire our people, ensure collaboration with our clients and continue to shape the future of transport & mobility.

Intelligent Mobility and Smart technology (IMST) provide consultancy and engineering services across a wide range of technology and data first intelligent solutions to address local and strategic transport issues and promote safe, efficient, effective, and sustainable mobility for people and goods around our transport network.

Your Purpose:

• Work collaboratively with the senior team to drive growth, support the development of our people, and ensure technical excellence across the whole of the IMST Practice.
• Have a leading role in winning and delivering work associated with local and central government operations.
• Promote IMST and wider AtkinsRéalis externally.
• Support the IMST Practice Director and SLT in delivering the performance targets for the wider practice.
• Provide technical leadership, ensuring that our IMST team deploys and continually develops the best technical and management solutions for our clients, and that we strive for and promote technical excellence.
• Act as Project Director or Technical Reviewer on strategically important commissions.
• Steer work winning and delivery to align the practice to client accounts identified in the Transportation business plan, developing the specific growth plan.
• Engage and support clients and stakeholders to raise our profile and drive growth.
• Mentor and support colleagues to increase resilience and promote development of our people.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of local transport technology sector covering intelligent mobility, intelligent transport systems and/or public transport.

Is this role for me:

If you’ve Intelligent Mobility, Smart Technology, and/or Intelligent Transport Systems experience with a focus on Local (Highways) Authorities / Local Government and are keen to be part of a transformative business then please apply. We’re ambitious about the Future of Transport; if you are too, this role will play a key part in the future of Intelligent Systems as well as our existing programmes of work.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We’re creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You’ll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you’ll be in a privileged position, delivering what’s right for governments and communities. You’ll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

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.

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.