At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead active travel design projects and collaborate with key clients across the UK.
- Company: AtkinsRéalis, a leader in active travel infrastructure and design.
- Benefits: Flexible working, inclusive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in active travel.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in active travel while working with a passionate team.
- Qualifications: Degree in Civil Engineering or similar, with strong active travel design experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
AtkinsRéalis are at the forefront of active travel design and delivery, leading standards and guidance production, research and tools to facilitate high‑quality active travel infrastructure across the UK. Key clients include the Department for Infrastructure, Transport for Wales, National Highways and local authorities. This role supports the growth of our active travel team across the UK and delivers technical excellence across the wider team. The focus is on design and delivery of active travel infrastructure projects across the UK via recent local authority framework wins. You will promote a multidisciplinary approach, shape local offerings with key clients, support national projects, and drive design standards and guidance production. Based in any UK office with occasional travel across the UK, this role supports cross‑office collaboration.
Your role
- Engage with active travel representatives across our transportation business.
- Produce task briefs, resourcing schedules, and project plans for active travel design projects.
- Support technical projects and ensure high‑quality deliverables.
- Manage client relationships and positioning.
- Provide ad‑hoc advice to internal and external clients regarding active travel design projects.
- Assist larger, complex projects such as UK standard, policy and guidance document updates.
- Support business development across the UK for active travel and related disciplines.
- Coach and train junior/graduate level staff.
- Deliver technical training.
- Manage stakeholder engagement processes as required.
About you
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in a relevant subject (Civil Engineering or similar).
Essential criteria
- Strong background in active travel design and scheme delivery.
- Strong client relationships and ability to influence at all levels.
- Significant experience of active travel infrastructure design projects.
- High technical awareness of active travel standards, research, 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.
- Ability to devise and present innovative solutions to complex active travel problems.
- Proven experience of work‑winning in a competitive environment.
- Experience supporting larger pieces of technical work such as town or city‑wide design programmes, managing and prioritising own workload and others.
- Good understanding of the UK transportation market and geography with emphasis on local authority clients.
- Flexibility in 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.
- Evidence of CPD relating to active travel infrastructure design.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to support delivery of technical training seminars.
- Experience of public and stakeholder engagement events.
- Experience in developing national policy and strategy documents and/or technical standards and guidance.
- Experience of road safety engineering, road safety audit or risk assessment.
- Site supervision experience related to active travel schemes.
- GG 142 Lead Assessor experience.
The Individual
We seek a proactive and enthusiastic individual with significant active travel experience. An eye for detail and confidence to challenge decisions and concepts constructively are key. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with clients and stakeholders across the UK and collaborate with a motivated team of active travel professionals.
Additional Information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance. Offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. The vetting process is delivered by the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require proof of residency in the UK for five years or longer. Do not reference or include details of current or previous security clearance in your application or CV.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels they belong. We offer flexible working arrangements and inclusive policies. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Leader and provide interview accommodations for applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria.
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AtkinsRéalis is an exceptional employer for those passionate about active travel, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises collaboration and innovation. With a commitment to professional development, employees benefit from opportunities to coach and train junior staff while engaging with key clients across the UK. The company's inclusive policies and flexible working arrangements ensure a supportive environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to high-quality active travel infrastructure projects.
