Technical Manager, Transportation NEPA West

Job Description

Why join us?  

It’s an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company's purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos includes collaboration through the connection of people, data, and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships, and doing our part to make this planet and its people thrive.  We need energetic, passionate, and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis! 

We are seeking a Technical Manager to join our growing Transportation NEPA team in Houston, TX to provide leadership in developing our technical team of NEPA practitioners and environmental scientists and grow our environmental business in Texas and the West.

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?

• Provide leadership and mentoring; direct and oversee the assignments, activities, and resources of the TPO NEPA Planning, EcoSciences, and Public Involvement teams in Texas.

• Collaborate and build relationships with TPO and BU leaders to set and implement business strategy and client development along with staff development.
• Assist in resolving conflicts concerning work with resources from the TPO or with BUs within the Region.
• Develop strategic plans for the NEPA Planning TPO to maximize profitability, marketing capabilities, operational efficiencies, and quality.
• Plan, develop, and implement strategies to expand geographically and services.
• Recruit top technical staff to support the TPO and BUs.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, both public and private, as well as representatives of local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Attend professional/technical associations and encourage participation of staff to promote the firm's name as well as to maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of professional discipline.
• Evaluate the TPO’s ongoing project activities to ensure that high quality standards and productivity levels are maintained, and to keep abreast of status of major projects within the Region.
• Serve as Contract Manager and Project Manager on various environmental contracts.
• Travel up to 20% to markets in Texas, including Austin, for meeting with potential clients and meeting with AtkinsRéalis staff on a regular basis.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, or related field. Post graduate degree preferred.
• 10 years of experience since B.S., with at least three of these years in positions with project management or supervisory responsibilities.
• Excellent technical and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to manage individuals and teams, provide leadership, and manage project production.
• Must have business vision, excellent communication skills, and be able to represent the firm effectively to clients, key public officials, and the community in general.
• Professional registration in field of practice is preferred but not required.

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.

Please review AtkinsRéalis Equal Opportunity Statement here:

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.

Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:

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.