Key Performance Indicators:
The Director - Building Design shall provide leadership, direction and oversee technical excellence associated with the E&D - Building Design Capability (as part of the E&D - Capability) for the Middle East business. Directly responsible for the quality of E&D - Building Design deliverables. Working closely with the Markets and Accounts to ensure regional business revenue and EBIT targets are met, with a focus on maximising profit from the overall E&D - Capability. The technical excellence scope included within the E&D - Building Design scope are as follows:
The various measurable aspects to this role and associated KPI’s are as follows:
Key Responsibilities:
A – Profitable Delivery
Support all Markets and Accounts in the delivery of best-in-class deliverables for the specific Capability. This includes but is not limited to:
Quality & Technical Guidelines – Development and deployment of robust and best in class tools, templates and techniques to those delivering our projects located within the Markets and Accounts Audit & Assurance – Audit projects to ensure compliance and utilisation of our AtkinsRéalis best practice. KAM & Client Development – Support KAM & Client Development activities. Lead on KAM and Client Development solely if identified as best athlete for a client. Proactive Win Work – Support Markets and Accounts in positioning technical excellence scope delivered by the Capability. Capture Planning – Support Markets and Accounts ‘Client Value Proposition’ workshops & strategy development to align services with client needs. Starting the job right – Ensure that all Markets and Accounts projects have the necessary tools and templates to start the job right specific to the Capability service lines.
Director - Building Design shall ensure that the best tools, techniques and approaches are utilised across all Markets and Accounts. Identify new ways of working where required that will improve the commercial performance of our projects. This includes but is not limited to:
Process & Procedures – Define, administer and develop Capability specific tools and techniques. Ensure clarity on the process, its application and relevant training and communications to ensure compliant adoption throughout the business. Capability Risk Management – Advise the business on Capability risks and the relevant mitigation plans. Create a quarterly Capability risk management plan and issue to key leaders and stakeholders within the business. Capability Trends – Identify, through either direct relationships or analytical tools, key trends within the Capability and provide specific action plans as required to develop AtkinsRéalis ability to meet the needs of our clients. Talent Strategies – Develop technical talent strategies for professionals within the Capability community. This is to outline clear technical progression as well as identify the best training and opportunities to develop our talent. Recruitment – Support Markets and Accounts with recruitment activities for Capability resources where necessary. Resource Allocation & Bench Management – Proactively manage collaboratively with Markets and Accounts the resource levels and utilisation for the Capability community. Provide a conduit to reallocate resource across the Middle East and global business in consultation with the main P&L holders.
C - Leadership & Management
Establish and develop the overall behaviours for success within the E&D - Building Design Capability and community. Ensuring positive behaviours and responsibilities are encouraged, developed and endorsed in the management of the following:
Organisation Design & Operating Model – Collaboration with the Strategy & Transformation Team (Responsible) to review, develop and approve any adjustments to the Capability operating model. This is inclusive of organisation design, organisation interface definition and assignment of roles and responsibilities.
Leadership Behaviours – Lead by example and demonstrate critical behaviours for success: accountability, inspiration, collaboration, inclusivity and integrity.
Learning & Development – Identify and drive development and inspire the Capability community in line with both the organisation goals and the career aspirations of the individuals.
Capability Team Budget & Deployment – Deliver Capability technical excellence in line with the budget provided by the business. Ensure the Capability team is appropriately sized to meet Overhead limitations.
Technical Excellence – Oversee, ensure and inspire best in class delivery of E&D – Building Design scoped projects. Enabling Markets and Accounts to leverage technology, skills and capabilities to ensure standards of excellence are above and beyond.
Lessons Learnt – Retain and develop a lesson learnt log across the Capability activities. Identify areas for improvement and collaboratively develop robust and clear action plans. Communicate pertinent lessons learnt to the business.
Digital Transformation – Focus on the incorporation of ‘digital’ into services to create value propositions.
PDR & Team Development – Define and assist inclusively in the successful delivery of PDR’s and career development for resources within the Capability community.
Skills & Requirements:
Director - Building Design will have strong skills in enabling people, business management and vision & strategy to develop and drive new Capability concepts and solutions for AtkinsRéalis across our Middle East business.
As such the role requires:
To provide context and background, the role is envisaged to be sourced from:
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.