Sr. Director Transportation Technology

Job Description

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Sr. Director Transportation Technology to join one of our United States office locations.

We’re hiring an experienced and motivated leader to work with our public agency and private clients in our growing Transportation Technologies market. You will work directly with the Roads, Bridges, and Tolls Practices Director, company executives, and other business line disciplines of the firm to develop and expand our advanced mobility service offerings.

AtkinsRealis is seeking a Transportation Technology Market Leader to grow our existing and coordinated service offerings related to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), transportation systems management and operations (TSMO), digital roadway, connected/automated/electric vehicles, Transportation Management Centers (TMC), connected cities, broadband, transportation hub and intelligent logistics facility planning and design projects as part of our Roads, Bridges, and Tolls business unit.

As the Transportation Technology Market Lead for AtkinsRealis’ Roads, Bridges, and Tolls business unit, you will leverage technology and our global resources to bring innovative solutions to our clients; develop and execute market strategies to expand our current services and footprint; and identify emerging trends and integrate them into business planning. Working closely with Sector Managers and Business Development and Strategy (BD&S), you will support the alignment of priorities and drive successful client, pursuit, and proposal activities and visibility campaigns across the U.S. using your deep industry experience.

In this role, you will be responsible for building and sustaining exceptional client relationships and industry contacts; providing best-in-class subject matter expertise; managing complex project delivery; and executing winning pursuits toward a sustained pipeline of mobility technology projects/programs as well as TMC programs.

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?

• Work closely with our Practices Director and Executive of the Roads, Bridges, and Tolls business unit.
• Actively collaborate with Sector Managers, Key Account Managers (KAM), BD&S and the National Business Line to drive business growth across Roads, Bridges and Tolls clients, focusing on transportation technologies and TMC programs.
• Support business development activities for all transportation technologies and TMC programs, including the identification of project leads with prospective clients and developing a pre-positioning plan to enhance the likelihood of successful capture.
• Energetically participating in and promoting AtkinsRealis in national organizations such as, but not limited to: TRB, AASHTO, and ITS America.
• Collect, manage and leverage technical, operational and business data to support pursuits/projects and overall group growth.
• Produce articles for internal and external blogs and social media postings.
• Oversee the development of client scopes of work and deliverables, such as systems engineering documentation, strategic plans, developing planning documents and engineering design plans, specifications and estimates on various regional and national ITS, connected/automated/electric vehicle, and technology deployment projects.
• Engage in the development of new skills and group services to target emerging technology areas.
• Participate in strategic planning for the team to maximize profitability, marketing capabilities, operational efficiencies, and quality.
• Coordinate and develop project teams to deliver quality, timely, and profitable projects.
• Lead projects by serving as project manager, deputy project manager, or technical task lead for projects.
• Identify and assist with developing tools to ensure on-time delivery of required services.
• Mentor staff and support marketing and proposal activities, including integration of project delivery from planning to implementation phases.
• Identifying and supporting grant writing efforts for federal funds to support client initiatives.
• Services may be stand-alone engagements or part of larger planning, design, construction, and operations projects. You will also support the recruitment, mentorship, and cross-training of staff to build service delivery capabilities and develop staff.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related field. PE required. Graduate degree, management coursework and/or MBA a plus.
• 15 years’ experience focused on transportation and infrastructure technology projects with a minimum of 7 years leading, managing and mentoring complex projects and teams.
• Experience developing relationships with clients, teaming partners, and staff and recruiting, mentoring, and motivating staff for project delivery.
• Extensive experience with government collaboration on policy, planning, procurement for ITS, Digital Infrastructure (DI), Automated, Connected, and Electric Vehicles, and TMC operations.
• Actively working with state, regional, and local governments, contractors, transportation agencies and professional organizations.
• Exemplifies the pillars of team, change agent, purpose of mission, client and people connecting.
• Excited to work within integrated and multi-disciplinary teams on both large and more unique projects.
• Ability to leverage existing and develop new relationships to identify and pursue business opportunities related to Mobility Technologies serving DOTs, MPOs, municipalities, and private sector partners throughout the U.S.
• Ability to effectively prepare and deliver (as needed) client presentations and written collateral to support positioning AtkinsRéalis with state, regional and municipal clients for upcoming opportunities and programs.
• Seasoned interpersonal and communications skills.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.

Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• PTO plus two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.

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/Veteran/Disability.

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https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/equal-opportunities-statement

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Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test that supersedes state laws.

Expected compensation range is between $180,000 - $250,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

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In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/recruitment-agencies

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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.