Director, Quality Management

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 that leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people thrive. AtkinsRéalis is seeking an Oklahoma Roads & Highways Director to join our Oklahoma City, OK office.
AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. We have 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. We have 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.
Under the general direction of the Central Region Roads & Highways Senior Technical Manager, you will manage the Oklahoma Roads & Highways team. The team presently has a staff of six, including Project Managers, Quality Manager, EITs, and Technicians, supported by business development, administration, and construction management staff. This position provides leadership, direction, and technical guidance to staff to ensure that quality technical services are provided to clients and that the technical work unit meets its operating performance targets. You will manage project production, project acquisition/client relations, and financial management of the work unit to ensure quality, client satisfaction, continued production backlog, and profitability of all projects within the work unit. You will be responsible for project delivery for programs and projects across multiple Business Units and local Clients, including ODOT, OTA, Oklahoma City, Counties, and municipalities across Oklahoma. Other duties include coordinating regional and national workshare on major projects across the central region and nationally. Typically, you will be responsible for project delivery for projects with annual revenues from $100,000 to $2,000,000. This position will have the opportunity to expand and grow projects and annual revenues by helping grow and expand clients and client business.
Staff Administration: With the Senior Technical Manager, BU Directors, and Project Managers, identify current and future staffing availability based on technical and budgetary requirements of future workload and manpower projections. Recommend salary levels for new hires and initiate salary and position adjustment actions for staff, subject to senior management review and approval. Conduct semi-annual performance reviews and annual career planning sessions with direct reports. Provide staff with ongoing performance feedback and counsel to promote improved performance and career development. Help staff identify and pursue technical and professional development activities consistent with their career development goals and work unit objectives/company needs. Ensure staff compliance with company policies and procedures.
Project Production and Management: Ensure appropriate staff allocation to projects in consideration of project schedules, budgets, key milestone dates, and work products. Monitor and enforce compliance with established quality control standards, ensuring that appropriate quality assurance activities are being performed throughout the operating unit. Review project QC plans and periodic QA compliance audits on current or recently completed projects. Assist staff in resolving problems concerning work with the various business units.
Technical Excellence: Maintain visibility and professional currency by actively participating in professional and civic organizations and encourage staff to do the same. Work with Practice and Technical Directors to design and implement development tracks for technical staff, focusing on building technical excellence at all levels of the organization.
Marketing and Client Maintenance: Participate in pursuing new project opportunities by maintaining contacts with current and prospective clients. Involvement in the development of marketing proposals, interviews, and contract negotiations for new project opportunities.
Team Growth: Through business development, staff recruitment, and client relationships, the Roads & Highways Director, working with company leadership, will be instrumental in growing a strong team capable of performing all aspects of street, roadway, highway, drainage, interchange, intersections, widening, resurfacing, and overall transportation design services while also supporting bridge, environmental, utility coordination, survey, and traffic engineering services offered by the firm and subconsultants.
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. A postgraduate degree is not required but is a plus. Management coursework and/or an MBA are a plus. with at least five of these years in positions with project management or supervisory responsibilities.
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.
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 helps our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported include continuing to offer health and dental coverage for domestic partners 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. Flexible work schedules
Two Floating Holidays
Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities, and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program
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.
AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.
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