Joint Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Joint Project Manager to lead infrastructure upgrades in a highly regulated environment. The role involves planning, execution, and risk management, while ensuring compliance with safety and security standards. Candidates should have prior experience in project management within regulated industries. This position offers a hybrid work model based in Glasgow.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects in highly regulated environments.
• Full lifecycle project management from design to handover.
• Strong skills in risk management and change control.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of infrastructure upgrades.
• Ensure project milestones are met within budgets.
• Manage risks and issues proactively.

Skills

Project management in regulated industries

Risk management

Change control

Job description

Overview

Job DescriptionTitle: Joint Project Manager

Simply put, at KBR, we do things that matter. Every day, our people work together to deliver solutions that are helping solve the great challenges and opportunities of our time, including climate change, security, energy transition and security, cybersecurity, space exploration, and more.

The Joint Project Manager (JPM) will lead the coordinated delivery of the scheduled programme of intervention and upgrade works at the Client site. The JPM will ensure the project is managed to cost, schedule, and quality while maintaining the highest standards of nuclear safety, security, and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and completion of the infrastructure upgrade and maintenance programme.
• Manage execution and completion of a predefined complex engineering upgrade and maintenance programme.
• Ensure all project milestones are delivered on schedule and within agreed budget constraints.
• Oversee and maintain a fully integrated project schedule.
• Facilitate coordination meetings, working groups, and reporting sessions to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Manage interdependencies and conflicting priorities across stakeholders.
• Provide regular updates and formal reports to the Site Operator, including risk registers, project dashboards, and financial summaries.
• Support and contribute to governance forums, audits, and assurance activities.
• Escalate risks and issues promptly to the Site Operator and in accordance with agreed protocols.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, including those related to safety, security, and capability to the Site Operator.
• Support the development and application of assurance plans and quality controls.

Experience Required

• Previous experience leading a project as a Project Manager in a highly regulated industry.
• Full lifecycle experience from business case approval, design, execution, handover.
• Experience of change control.
• Experience of risk management.

Location

The role is hybrid where 3 days per week will be spent either in the office in Glasgow City Centre or at site in Helensburgh.

Security Requirements

SC Clearance. Due to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK and will apply.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.