Assistant Project Manager - Transverse Equipment

jobs24.co.uk; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Assistant Project Manager for a world-class nuclear project. This role offers the chance to manage high-value contracts and oversee the delivery of critical equipment, ensuring alignment with project goals and quality standards. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with international teams and engaging with key stakeholders. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the energy sector while promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Enhanced Parental Leave

Electric Vehicle Leasing

Health Insurance

Product Discounts

Critical Illness Insurance

Technology Vouchers

Gym Membership

Season Ticket Loans

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering projects in complex environments.
• Experience managing contractors and consultants on large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage contracts for critical equipment ensuring project timelines and quality.
• Lead a matrix team with international collaboration and travel.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Risk Management

Cost Control

Change Management

EPCM Project Delivery

Financial Management

Engineering Design

Education

Degree in Engineering, Construction, or Physics

Chartered Status

Tools

APM Body of Knowledge

PRINCE2

Earned Value Tools

Job description

We are seeking a motivated Assistant Project Manager to join our Project Management team at Hinkley Point C within the Equipment Programme.

The Equipment Programme plays a vital role in delivering the mechanical, electrical, and process equipment that will power the station. Working closely with NNB's global supply chain, you'll help manage contracts ranging from £250k to £150m, covering everything from discrete components to complete systems. With input design provided by EDF's Responsible Designer and detailed design completed by the equipment suppliers, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a world-class nuclear project.

Join us and be part of one of the UK's most exciting infrastructure projects!

Are you an experienced Assistant Project Manager with extensive Delivery of Equipment knowledge? Do you have strong organisational skills with excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills? Are you the type of person who thrives in a fast-paced environment? You will hold a degree and chartered status in engineering, construction, physics, or a related field. A strong Project Management background, with experience applying APM Body of Knowledge or OGC's PRINCE2 principles, is essential. You'll need a proven track record of delivering projects in technically complex and regulated environments, such as the nuclear energy sector. Expertise in engineering design, contract execution strategies, EPCM project delivery, procurement, and contract management, with a strong focus on cost control, risk management, scheduling, and change management using Earned Value tools, is required.

Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills are key, as is experience managing contractors, consultants, and advisors on large-scale construction projects under NEC or FIDIC contracts. You should be adept at financial and change management, with excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills. A detailed understanding of PWR design and operations is advantageous, as is a working knowledge of French. Familiarity with CDM Regulations is also desirable.

Alongside a salary between £35,000 - £45,000, depending on experience, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. Our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability, and supporting social mobility.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

You will play a key role in managing contracts and work packages for critical equipment such as tanks, filters, ventilation stacks, pumps, and valves. You'll be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of these components, ensuring alignment with project timelines, quality standards, and commercial requirements. This role offers the opportunity to work within a dynamic, internationally connected environment, collaborating with teams across multiple disciplines to drive project success.

Your responsibilities will include leading a matrix team with regular international travel. You will engage directly with EDF teams in France, key Hinkley Point C stakeholders, and equipment suppliers, managing contract values ranging from £250k to £150m. A strong focus on design change management, financial governance, and contract control will be essential to ensuring project efficiency and cost-effectiveness.