Construction Project Manager - 2 year FTC

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Culham; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 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 days

3 site closure days over Christmas

Flexible working options

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead planning, design, and delivery of facilities that support fusion energy research. You will work across the Estates team and the wider organisation to ensure projects meet time, cost and quality targets while complying with CDM regulations.

You will provide input into civil, mechanical and electrical designs, manage budgets and reporting, and apply BIM Level 2.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or construction discipline with professional body membership.
• Experience leading design and delivery of construction projects in public funding contexts.
• Knowledge of BIM Level 2 and construction legislation including CDM Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage 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.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

BIM Level 2

CDM Regulations

Regulatory procedures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or construction discipline

Membership of CIOB or APM

Tools

ASITE

Job description

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 industryand research organisations to achieveground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the gridby 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.

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full list here) and highlights include:

• A salary of £51317
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of21.5% 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.

Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. 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.