Atkins Work Values

Daily Duties at Atkins:

Operations Responsibilities include:  Partner with Operations managers and Business Unit leaders to procure new and existing clients and nurture business development and projects.  Foster teamwork - Provide motivational support to enhance team commitment to projects.  Mentor team members to achieve professional development goals and enhance their capabilities.  Build collaborative relationships by developing, maintaining and strengthening partnerships with others inside and outside Atkins.  Support innovation and organizational changes needed to improve office effectiveness / profitability; Interview potential candidates for employment positions.  Work cooperatively with staff, clients and consultants to establish/maintain effective working relationships Plan and conduct work utilizing independent judgment in the evaluation, selection and adaptation of standard professional regulations, techniques and procedures. Business Development Responsibilities:  Stay abreast of business, market / industry trends to identify business opportunities.  Complete and/or contribute to the preparation of proposals, RFQs, fee establishment and marketing materials.  Assist with the preparation of marketing presentations; Pursue business development opportunities; Attend conferences, workshops and meetings promoting Atkins. Project Responsibilities:  Supervise work production identifying design requirements, project budget, and schedule. Maintain collaboration and project goal with project team designer.  Maintain leadership role with the technical and financial aspects of all projects.  Plan, organize and manage the production of contract documents including markups and owner/review comments; ensure that comments are incorporated.  Plan and coordinate the work and hours of staff team members.  Actively participate in design review quality process; ensure design reviews are scheduled and conducted as required.  Utilize software programs such as BlueBeam, Oracle, Excel, Word, Photoshop, InDesign etc.  Actively participate in document quality process; ensure working drawings and specifications are thoroughly and completely reviewed at each submittal stage and prior to the bidding period.  Follow 5 step QA/QC process.  Ensure that all technical design changes that are approved comply with the client’s standards, systems, procedures and objectives.  Certify contract document quality and completeness with signature and State issued seal.

What they like about Atkins:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Scheduling, Construction, Architect, Business Management, Engineering, Human Resources, Management, Project Management, QA/QC, landscape/irrigation design, construction management, business development, contracts, scopes, budgets, leader, public presentation, local agency familiarity

Skills

management, business development, meet schedules and deadlines, public speaking presentations, empowerment of staff career development, attention to detail QA/QC review, project design, standard office software skills, AutoCAD drafting skills

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Atkins: