SMR Prefiguration Project Lead – Low-Carbon Energy

Groupe Talents Handicap; Lyon; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

NUWARD, an EDF subsidiary, is building Europe’s first SMR and seeks a senior project leader to run the prefiguration phase of NUWARD SMR projects from opportunity to structured, site-adapted plans. You will report to the Head of Prefiguration & Product Line Office and travel to Paris, Tours and abroad.

The role requires 10 years in early-phase project development or complex project management, with strong contract and supplier management, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in early-phase project development or complex project management, ideally in the nuclear or energy sector.
• Strong experience in project management (scope, planning, budget, interfaces, risk management) in multi-stakeholder environments
• Proven track record in contract and supplier management
• Experience in pre-feasibility, concept studies or early project phases
• Ability to manage and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities (siting, investigations, layout, integration, utilities)
• Good understanding of industrial project constraints (site, environment, constructability, infrastructure)
• Capability to structure complex problems and drive decision-oriented outputs
• Knowledge of nuclear or international regulatory frameworks is a strong asset
• Strong leadership, coordination and transversal influencing skills
• Fluent in English required

Responsibilities

• Lead the prefiguration phase of NUWARD SMR projects, ensuring the transition from opportunity to structured, product-consistent and site-adapted projects.
• Identifying gaps between generic product assumptions and site/client specifications
• Structuring the strategy, scope of work, schedule and budget of prefiguration projects
• Acting as project manager of the prefiguration phase: managing scope, planning, interfaces, deliverables and performance follow-up
• Applying robust contract and supplier management (SOW definition, procurement support, deliverable acceptance, change management, risk control)
• Defining, procuring and coordinating key studies, notably: plot plan adaptation, heat sink design, grid connection, environment and constructability
• Piloting and coordinating, when required, owner's support engineering activities (siting, investigations, layout adaptation, integration, etc.)
• Ensuring consistency between product standardisation and project-specific adaptations
• Delivering decision-ready outputs (pre-feasibility, risks, cost & schedule)

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Supplier management

Engineering coordination

Leadership

English fluency

Job description

NUWARD, an EDF subsidiary, is building Europe’s first SMR and seeks a senior project leader to run the prefiguration phase of NUWARD SMR projects from opportunity to structured, site-adapted plans. You will report to the Head of Prefiguration & Product Line Office and travel to Paris, Tours and abroad.

The role requires 10 years in early-phase project development or complex project management, with strong contract and supplier management, and fluency in English.