Head of Design Contracts

Morson Talent; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Head of Design Contracts for a nuclear project in Suffolk. The role involves managing project teams, ensuring budget and schedule compliance, and engaging with various stakeholders. This contract position offers hybrid working and is expected to extend beyond 2025.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large teams in major infrastructure projects.
• Track record of successful delivery to budget and programme constraints.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CWP E&T project managers to deliver Design Supply Contracts.
• Ensure alignment with budget, schedule, and technical needs.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and project governance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Cost Control

Education

Degree in Project Management

Chartered Status in Engineering

Job description

Morson Talent are currently looking for a Head of Design Contracts for a nuclear new buid project in Suffolk.

This is a contract role until Dec 2025 but then likely to be extended due to the length and the size of the project. This will be inside IR35 and located in London with periodic travel to Bristol, France (Paris, Tours) and the SZC site with hybrid working available.

Job Purpose
The Head of Design Contracts reports directly to the Head of Engineering & Technical within CWP and is responsible for leading the CWP E&T project manager, to successfully deliver the CWP E&T Design Supply Contracts to Budget and Schedule requirements.

Principal Accountabilities
• Responsible for the leadership and management of the CWP E&T project managers, enabling and supporting staff engagement, development and performance.
• Accountable for successful delivery of the CWP E&T Design Supply Contracts to Budget and Schedule requirements, by providing robust commercial leadership and governance.
• Hold a comprehensive view of Project Management across the SZC delivery functions, ensuring alignment with strategic project objectives and adherence to project management processes.
• Lead engagement with the Head of Civil Programme Engineering and other senior stakeholders to ensure budget, schedule and technical needs are aligned to facilitate effective and on-time design delivery.
• Lead CWP E&T engagement with SZC Commercial teams to support procurement of L3 Design Supply Contracts.
• Accountable for the effective management of CWP E&T Design Supply Chain Contracts following Signature of Contract including the use of CEMAR for managing early warnings and variations.
• Ensure CWP E&T project teams are resourced with functional support to deliver their project commitments
• Ensure CWP E&T project teams are coordinated and aligned with design delivery programme and milestones
• Ensure the CWP E&T team can access necessary support from SZC Project Management Office (PMO).
• Ensure that CWP E&T teams provide appropriate input to the SZC Risk management process and complete technical reviews and surveillance activities in accordance with SZC governance requirements
• Lead engagement with SZC Information Management and PMO functions to ensure that appropriate data and information management systems and processes are in place to facilitate effective delivery and reporting of the CWP E&T Design Supply Contracts
• Supports the Technical Directorate with implementation of replication principles across the programme and is responsible for the resolution of all relevant issues related to their scope to achieve on budget, on-time delivery of the design.

Nuclear Safety Accountabilities

This Post may have nuclear safety responsibilities which could have an impact on nuclear safety through the activities that they?perform. These will be detailed in the Nuclear Baseline accordingly.

• Proven experience of successfully leading large teams in major infrastructure projects
• Degree and Chartered status in Project management, Construction, Civil engineering, or other relevant discipline.
• Excellent understanding of project management approaches and processes, and proven success in managing and driving teams to meet deadlines
• Track record of leading delivery of major infrastructure projects within a complex and dynamic environment, particularly in managing interfaces between scope areas
• Proven experience of maintaining high levels of safety, security and environmental responsibility
• Track record of successful delivery to budget and programme constraints, with effective cost control and management of change control processes.
• Proven experience of successfully managing groups of internal and external stakeholders, with both technical and commercial interests
• Excellent communication, presentation and organisational skills, able to develop relationships and maintain effective networks at all levels
• Degree and chartered status in an engineering, construction, project management or other related field
• Track record of successful delivery within a Design & Build contract is beneficial
• Familiarity with NEC suite of contracts
• Prior experience working in the nuclear sector is beneficial

Application Closing Date: 26th May