AtkinsRéalis appoints Power & Industrial Market Director for UK & Ireland

AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, has appointed Ryan Macdonald as Market Director for Power & Industrial for its UK & Ireland region.

The newly-created market brings together AtkinsRéalis’ breadth of services spanning energy networks and grid infrastructure; power and renewables, energy storage and CCUS; and expertise in industrial processes, energy-intensive assets and users, from manufacturers and data centres to ports.

Mike McNicholas, Chief Operating Officer – UK & Ireland, AtkinsRéalis, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Ryan to AtkinsRéalis to lead our new Power & Industrial market. As our clients face increasingly complex and interconnected challenges – be it siting and permitting or advanced engineering and digitisation - Ryan’s experience will be instrumental in bringing together our industrial and energy expertise to help meet our clients’ needs.”

Ryan has over thirty years of experience leading teams and managing major investment programmes across energy infrastructure, industrial and commercial energy, renewables and emerging technologies, including most recently as Director of Major Projects at SSE.

Ryan Macdonald, Market Director - Power & Industrial, UK & Ireland - AtkinsRealis, said: “I’m excited to lead our new Power & Industrial market as we bring the best of our capabilities together to help our clients to accelerate project plans into development.

“By combining international expertise with experienced local delivery teams, we’re creating integrated solutions for a cleaner, more resilient energy transition, whether it’s building next-generation distribution and transmission networks, developing long-duration energy storage and renewables, or helping major energy users navigate their future power needs.”

AtkinsRéalis has over 50 years of experience spanning clean energy generation, advanced manufacturing, and mission-critical facilities, from nuclear, hydro and offshore wind projects to hydrogen production and storage to the design and decarbonisation of industrial facilities and processes.

About AtkinsRéalis    

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.  News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.