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 in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

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: