Senior Project Manager - BoP - Sizewell C

Role: Senior Project Manager - Balance of Plant (BoP) - Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station Project

Location: North-West Bristol, close to M4/M5 motorway junction

Salary: Highly competitive + benefits including 10% bonus, 15% client pension contribution, private healthcare, £1500/year flex benefits fund + 28 days holiday.

Type: Permanent

Start: June 2025 onwards (long notice-period accepted) 

Our client, Sizewell C, is looking for a Senior Project Management professional with a strong technical background and a track record of delivering high-value parts of major / mega regulated industry (ideally nuclear) projects to take on the key leadership role of Senior Project Manager - Balance of Plant (BoP) supporting their new nuclear power station construction project.

Prior nuclear industry experience would be preferred, whilst previous experience supporting the BoP scope of nuclear industry projects would be advantageous. Candidates with prior EPR project experience would be of particular interest to the client.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading the end-to-end EPCC delivery of a selection (circa 3 buildings) of the buildings in the BOP sub-programme (total value up to £500m) including any contracts within those buildings (nodes) with line responsibility of 2 or 3 project managers. In addition to the Project Managers who will directly report to them, the Senior Project Manager will have to manage a matrix team of other disciplines forming the project delivery team (eg: the SZC supply chain team, the Responsible Designer (RD), the SZC quality team and suppliers).

Whilst a proven background in Project Management is preferred, candidates from a non-PM background (e.g. Sr Engineering Manager) would be happily considered if they possess a strong EPR project background.

This will be a hybrid role (3-4 days/week in the office) based mainly out of the client's north-west Bristol office located close to the M4/M5 motorway junction. Some additional travel will also be required as part of the role.

This positition offers outstanding long-term future career development and advancement opportunities as the SZC project grows and develops.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Define the work scope to be delivered within the contracts or packages of work and the interfaces to the other elements of the programme
• Securing the required resources to meet their project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of SQEP for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within their project team
• Developing and executing effective execution strategies and plans in line with the overall Programme Execution Plan (PEP), setting out how the programme of work will be managed, organised and executed. The PEP sets out the “why”, “what”, “how”, “when” and “who” for the delivery of the programme
• Maintaining effective communications with all stakeholders and execute the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work
• Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely, on time, to budget, meeting business and technical requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the programme - track progress against milestones, deadlines, budget and provide key stakeholders with reports on these matters  
• Anticipate, manage and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues.
• Ensure schedule is developed and maintained on their scope, consistently with the overall Project schedule. Escalate any discrepancies to the Programme Director
• Ensure the List of Deliverables (LOD) relating to the scope of work is delivered.
• Apply the principles of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Report EV progress to Senior Management on a monthly basis.
• Review Contractor’s applications for payment
• Apply the principles of Continuous Improvement.
• Ensure that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.
• Interface with other programmes to ensure a high-level view of how the total project is progressing and to identify and adopt the use of best practice
• Ensure that contract or package contractual requirements are fulfilled
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all project team members

KEY QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Strong technical background with a track record of delivering projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security and environmental responsibility, ideally within the Nuclear Energy sector or similar regulated environment.
• Demonstrate success in managing / developing:
  • Engineering design, contract and field execution strategies for project delivery,
  • Multi-discipline EPCM projects,
  • Procurement and management of complex contracts,
  • Control of costs; risk; schedule and change and proficient in the use of Earned Value tools,
  • Close out of commercial claims and the associated negotiations.
• Experience of successfully engaging groups of stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation. Proficient in the use of estimating scheduling, programming and risk tools.
• Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, in a regulated environment. Including NEC and FIDIC contracts.
• Good presentation, influencing and facilitation skills. Excellent communication and organisational skills, able to develop relationships and maintain effective networks.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Detailed understanding of EPR design and experience.
• Working knowledge of French language an advantage, but not essential.
• Degree and chartered status in an engineering, construction, physics or other related field.
• Good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Knowledge and / or practitioner of Project Management with experience of applying either; APM body of knowledge and OGC's Prince 2.
• Can demonstrate experience of managing project through the project lifecycle from concept to handover
• Understanding the needs of nuclear quality and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled.
• Understand how to apply a graded approach to quality

For the right candidate, our client can offer a very competitive salary and generous benefits package, combined with the opportunity to occupy a key role working directly for an end-client at the forefront of the UK nuclear new build industry supporting one of the world's largest, most prestigious projects. 

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