Construction Project Manager – 2 year FTC

Fusion Energy Base; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £51,317

Up to 7% corporate performance bonus

Final salary defined benefits pension

25 days annual leave + 2.5 privilege +

Flexible working options

Job summary

UKAEA seeks a Construction Project Manager on a 2-year fixed-term contract to lead planning, design and delivery of construction projects across the Estates team, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time and within cost constraints.

You will coordinate internal and external design and delivery teams, manage budgets and programmes, apply Building Information Modelling Level 2 (BIM) requirements, and ensure compliance with CDM Regulations while maintaining specifications for offices,

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering or a construction discipline.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body, such as CIOB or APM.
• Proven experience of managing the design and delivery of construction projects within public funding environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning, design, development and delivery of construction projects in line with the Property Strategy and Development Plan.
• Provide input into civil, mechanical and electrical designs for buildings.
• Coordinate internal and external design teams to deliver projects on time and to budget.
• Manage stakeholders with differing requirements and ensure design standards and CDM principles are applied.
• Develop and maintain building specifications for multipurpose scientific facilities including offices, labs, and workshops.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Programme management

Risk management

Construction legislation knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional body membership (CIOB/APM)

Tools

BIM Level 2

Job description

Construction Project Manager – 2 year FTC

Overview of Responsibilities

About us Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

About the job

Join UKAEA as a Construction Project Manager and help deliver the buildings and facilities that support our pioneering work in fusion energy. You will manage construction projects from planning and design through to implementation, ensuring they are delivered safely and effectively. Working across the Estates team and wider organisation, you will balance stakeholder requirements while delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality standards.

What You’ll be Doing

• Manage the planning, design, development and delivery of construction projects in line with UKAEA’s Property Strategy and Development Plan.
• Provide technical input into civil, mechanical and electrical designs for new and existing buildings.
• Coordinate internal and external design and delivery teams to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Manage stakeholders with differing requirements and ensure appropriate design standards and soft landings principles are applied.
• Develop and maintain building specifications for multipurpose scientific facilities incorporating offices, laboratories and workshops.
• Manage project budgets, contracts, programmes and performance reporting.
• Identify, manage and report project and organisational risks.
• Apply Building Information Modelling Level 2 requirements to new-build projects.
• Ensure projects comply with Construction Design and Management Regulations, current construction legislation and UKAEA procedures.
• Use project and design management systems, including ASITE, to support effective project delivery.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering or a construction discipline.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body, such as the Chartered Institute of Building or Association for Project Management.
• Proven experience of managing the design and delivery of construction projects.
• Recent experience of delivering construction projects within a publicly funded environment and working within relevant regulatory and internal procedures.
• Knowledge and practical experience of Building Information Modelling Level 2 and construction legislation, including CDM Regulations.
• Strong stakeholder, budget, programme and risk-management skills.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

Benefits

• A salary of £51317
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 privilege days; 8 Bank Holidays 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates.

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.

Salary

£51,317 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

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Programme

Department

Estates

Discipline

Other

Site Location UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Type of Employment Full-time

Reference Number REF4550S