Lot Manager Systems

Framatome; Bristol; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

8% pension contribution

Private health care

Life assurance

EAP

Job summary

Framatome in United Kingdom, Bristol, seeks an experienced Project Manager for the G1 EPR project. The role focuses on integrating scope, schedule, cost, and quality across engineering teams, with a strong emphasis on international coordination and nuclear safety standards.

The candidate should have 15+ years in systems engineering or EPR projects, excellent English communication, and proven ability to lead multidisciplinary groups. French language is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• 15+ years’ experience in systems engineering or EPR project.
• Relevant experience in management and the nuclear industry.
• Ability to manage workload to meet deadlines and KPI requirements.
• Clear and accurate written and oral communication in English (French bonus).
• Proactive in communicating with remote offices (France, Germany).
• Proactive in developing positive working relations within the project.

Responsibilities

• Translate project requirements into actionable plans balancing cost, deadlines and performance.
• Define resource allocation, budgeting, and planning linked to L3; manage configuration, interfaces and NCRs.
• Develop and maintain the L3 project schedule and milestones.
• Translate configuration objects into cost models and monitor resource usage for budgeting.
• Ensure the technical framework is implemented across teams and manage NCRs.
• Define operational objectives for group leaders and manage transitions.
• Participate in internal and external technical meetings; establish reporting for transparency.

Skills

EPR system design

Instrumentation & control

Safety classification

EPR project experience

Nuclear industry

Cross-functional topics

Interpersonal skills

English communication

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

G - PROJECT MANAGEMENT - G1 - Project Management

Job Type: Non fixed term

Responsibilities

• Project Integration Management: Translate project requirements into actionable plans considering cost, deadlines, and technical‑economic performance. Align project execution with discipline‑specific, project‑wide, and EPR‑E annual objectives.
• Project Scope Management: Define, monitor, and adjust resource allocation in collaboration with group leaders and discipline manager. Support budgeting activities including task order preparation, mid‑term planning, landing estimates, and workforce planning. Ensure all activities are linked to Level 3 (L3) planning. Establish and maintain the technical framework for assigned scopes. Manage configuration (Open Points, Design Changes), interfaces (IDT), non‑conformities (NCR), and configuration management. Provide technical support for critical or complex topics.
• Project Schedule Management: Develop, optimise, and maintain the L3 project schedule to ensure timely delivery of milestones. Collaborate with project entities to propose and implement L2 schedule replications or optimisations. Define and monitor key deliverables and milestones aligned with project targets.
• Project Cost Management: Translate configuration objects into parametric and provisional models linked to L3 schedules. Implement a bottom‑up cost estimation approach with group leads. Monitor and adjust resource usage to support budgeting and task order justification.
• Project Quality Management: Ensure the technical framework is properly implemented across teams. Approve technical documentation and manage non‑conformances (NCR).
• Operational Management of Project Resource: Define operational objectives of system group leaders for the HPC project and ensure they are reached. Hierarchically manage FRA SAS company group leaders and engineers of the Lot when necessary. Contribute to career path suggestions, define training plans, and organise regular team engagements. Manage organisational transitions to follow project phases.
• Project Communications Management: Participate in internal and external technical meetings and reviews. Establish structured reporting mechanisms (progress reports, decision logs) to ensure transparency and alignment.

Profile

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• 15+ years’ experience in systems engineering or relevant experience in an EPR project.
• Relevant experience in management and the nuclear industry.
• Ability to effectively manage own and team’s workload to meet deadlines and KPI requirements.
• Clear and accurate written and oral communication in English (French is a bonus).
• Proactive and confident in communicating with others, particularly those based in remote offices (France, Germany).
• Proactive in developing positive working relations with others within the project.

Skills Required

• Knowledge of EPR system design sequences, instrumentation and control architecture, and safety classification.
• Experience working on an EPR project and on a nuclear operating fleet.
• Experience managing transverse technical and contractual topics.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, conscientiousness, organisation, and writing ability.
• Strong organisational, writing and oral expression skills in English essential for document production, steering and interface negotiations.
• Ability to prioritise, manage numerous interfaces, and understand the imperatives of other downstream disciplines.
• French is a bonus.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year, increasing by 1 day for every 2 years worked (maximum 30 days) + Bank Holidays.
• 8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice).
• Individual and family private health care.
• Cashplan – Level 2 cover.
• Life assurance (4x salary).
• Employee assistance programme (EAP).
• Professional body membership.
• Tusker electric car scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Babbel – learn a new language.
• Generous family leave.

Job Location

United Kingdom, Bristol