Senior Manager, Marketing Communications, UK & Ireland

Job Description

Overview

In this role, you will report to the Director of Marketing and Communications, Engineering Services. The role is part of the Marketing & Digital Communications Center of Expertise (COE), working collaboratively with other COEs (Brand, Creative Design, External Communications, Internal Communications) and the UK&I Communications & Marketing Business Partners.

The Senior Manager, Marketing Communications is responsible for planning, developing, and executing integrated marketing communication strategies that enhance brand awareness, support business objectives, and drive engagement across multiple channels. Your work will directly contribute to organic business growth through major bid positioning, inorganic growth via Mergers & Acquisitions, brand positioning and attracting and retaining talent across the UK&I Engineering Services sector.

To succeed, you'll need a strong understanding of the global Engineering Services market and the built environment, the markets AtkinsRealis works within, including its competitive and client landscape. You will be able to provide Marketing Communications best-practice guidance and support to the Marketing teams across UK&I, leveraging global and regional synergies, content and resources whilst ensuring all campaigns land appropriately for each targeted audience.

Your role

• Contribute Marketing and Digital Communications expertise to UK&I business plans in partnership with Business Partners and COEs, aligned to regional growth priorities.
• Ensure consistent messaging and content across UK&I markets, aligned with global messaging and market narratives.
• Leverage market insights, customer feedback, and perceptions to differentiate marketing activities, driving brand positioning, business objectives, and market growth.
• Lead the delivery of integrated marketing and digital communications campaigns across UK&I, including digital, social media, thought leadership, client assets, podcasts, and events, tailored to local markets and audiences.
• Oversee UK&I digital marketing activities (paid media, social, email, marketing automation, SEO/SEM, and web content), ensuring alignment with global governance, standards, and KPIs.
• Collaborate closely with business development, market teams, subject matter experts, and the regional Growth Office to articulate client value propositions and support major pursuits.
• Support inorganic growth initiatives by partnering with the M&A team to deliver effective marketing communications that position and integrate newly acquired businesses.
• Manage marketing communications resources, budgets, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring effective delivery, performance measurement, and continuous improvement .

About you

• Strategic marketing communications leader with the ability to think big-picture and align initiatives with broader company objectives across markets.
• Proven experience leading and scaling high-performing marketing communications teams, driving best practices, continuous improvement, and talent development.
• Demonstrated success in global or multi-region roles within matrixed organizations, including effective collaboration with senior leadership and diverse stakeholders.
• Highly collaborative and adaptable, comfortable working independently and with cross-functional teams across geographies, cultures, and management levels.
• Strong people management skills with a proven ability to coach, mentor, and lead both direct and indirect reports, including remote teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-cultural engagement skills, with full fluency in English and expertise in localization strategies.
• Strong project, event, and stakeholder management capabilities, with a data-driven mindset to measure performance and maximize ROI in deadline-driven environments.
• Creative, proactive, and detail-oriented professional with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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.