Construction Project Manager

Babcock International Group; Taunton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear construction company is seeking a Construction Project Manager for their Stoke Gifford site in Bristol. The role involves managing large-scale construction projects, ensuring safety and compliance, and collaborating with various teams to meet key milestones. Ideal candidates should possess strong project management experience, with qualifications such as IOSH Managing Safely and a PMQ. The position offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and notable career development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme with life assurance

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of professional fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in construction project management.
• Proven background in delivering large-scale construction projects.
• Strong understanding of safety and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of construction activities on site.
• Ensure compliance with project cost, schedule, quality, and safety.
• Resolve issues with construction manager and design teams.

Skills

Construction project management

Safety management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

Job description

Job Title: Construction Project Manager

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Construction Project Manager, at our Bristol site.

The role

As a Construction Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You play a central role in delivering a major nuclear construction project that will shape the next generation of clean energy infrastructure. You lead the safe and effective delivery of construction activities on site, driving performance, managing risk, and ensuring that critical milestones are achieved during the construction phase over the next 2–3 years.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Lead the safe and efficient management of construction activities on site.
• Deliver key project milestones, ensuring compliance with cost, schedule, quality, and safety expectations.
• Work closely with the Construction Manager, design teams, and other delivery partners to resolve issues and maintain progress.
• Oversee complex installation work within legacy structures, ensuring meticulous planning and control.
• Act as the accountable point of contact for all construction deliverables within your allocated scope.

This role is based in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, working 38 hours per week (with the potential to increase to 44 hours). Travel to Bridgewater, Somerset and occasional visits to Warrington, Cheshire will be expected.

Essential experience of the Construction Project Manager:

• Demonstrated experience in construction project management, ideally within complex or highly regulated environments.
• Proven background in delivering construction phases of large-scale projects.
• Strong understanding of safety, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience liaising with engineering and design teams.
• Nuclear construction experience is desirable.

Qualifications for the Construction Project Manager:

• IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent).
• APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

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