Practice Lead – Transport Planning
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- Technical leadership on a broad range of transport planning projects of varying complexity
- Build and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities
- Manage and report on business performance and assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts
- Staff recruitment, retention and development making sure staff reach their performance potential
- Develop a highly motivated and performing team creating opportunities for the development of individuals
- Provide technical expertise on a variety of large transport planning projects
- Oversee projects and budgets and drive projects from tender to delivery in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Lead single or multi-discipline bids
- Provide significant input into multi-disciplinary bids
- Build relationships with existing clients, ideally securing repeat business
- Identifying & pursuing additional business opportunities
- Increase your networking profile with both internal and external clients
- Thought leadership on a range of topics including Intelligent Mobility.
- Ensure compliance with Security, Safety, Health & Environment regulations and ensure that an appropriate culture is engendered within the office.
- Confident and articulate communicator with experience of building strong working relationships.
- A high expectation of performance and continuous improvement for themselves and team.
- Ability to position Atkins as a leading partner and supplier.
- Customer focused with excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
- Mentoring less experienced members of the team.
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Ability to build and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities.
- Be available to travel across the Middle East & Africa Region and work away from home, including periods overseas on assignments
- Excellent team player, able to influence technical and delivery staff, and collaborate effectively with other divisional colleagues and with the Senior Leadership Team
- Familiarity with industry standard tools and modelling software such as VISUM, VISSIM, aaSIDRA, SYNCHRO, HCM
- Ability to fully engage staff through their alignment with business objectives, promoting involvement, and fostering loyalty
- Technical leadership of the Practice
- Staff Productivity (for practice)
- Margin and cash performance (for projects)
- Sales Revenues (for bids)
- Use and development of Global Design Centre
- Staff development and performance
- Employee satisfaction, retention rate
- Value creation through technical excellence strategy
- Collaborative behaviours supporting and championing One Atkins and ME&A business objectives
- Degree qualified in a relevant disciple
- Minimum 15 years of experience in similar domain
- Experience in management or leadership role, preferably in the same sectors or alternatively in comparable areas of technical and professional delivery.
- Lead a practice recognised for technical excellence and demonstrate ability to flexibly respond to business needs
- Track record of successful delivery of strategic transport planning and transport modelling work.
- Experience and knowledge of the Middle East T&I market.
- Strong collaborative behaviours to interface with clients, other members of the Transportation and Infrastructure team, GDC and other suppliers.
- Whilst experience and knowledge of the Middle East transportation and infrastructure market and in particular the transport planning sector is a distinct advantage, it is not an absolute requirement for the role.
- A competitive salary
- Transportation allowance
- Medical and life insurance cover
- 22 calendar days annual leave
- Medical and life insurance cover
- Company gratuity scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants
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