Nuclear Programme Director: Strategic Delivery Lead

Millbank Holdings; Risley; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Millbank Holdings Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead major nuclear and infrastructure programmes, including SMR opportunities, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to safety and quality standards.

You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, governance, risk and commercial performance while developing execution strategies and nurturing client relationships. The role offers office-based and client-facing duties with national travel across UK sites.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating in a Project Director, Programme Director or Senior Project Leadership position.
• Experience delivering large-scale capital projects or programmes within nuclear, defence, infrastructure, engineering, energy or other highly regulated sectors.
• Significant experience leading multidisciplinary project teams within complex delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of EPC, EPCM, framework and alliance delivery models.
• Experience managing project safety, quality, programme, risk and commercial performance.
• Proven stakeholder management and client relationship skills at executive level.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience overseeing major contracts and financial performance.
• Experience implementing governance, assurance and performance management processes.
• Degree qualification in engineering, construction, project management or related discipline.
• Chartered status or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance where required.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across major nuclear, infrastructure and SMR-related programmes from project inception through to completion.
• Establish and maintain effective project governance, delivery and assurance arrangements.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and project controls.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, to the required quality standards, on programme and within budget.
• Develop and implement project execution strategies aligned with client and business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, regulators and key stakeholders.
• Oversee commercial performance, contract administration, risk management and project reporting activities.
• Drive a positive safety culture and promote operational excellence across all project activities.
• Support bid activities, project mobilisation and future growth opportunities.
• Develop project teams and provide mentoring, coaching and leadership to senior delivery personnel.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives across project delivery functions.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, contractual and governance requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Governance & assurance

Safety & quality management

Change & risk management

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Engineering/Construction/Project Management degree

Chartered status or equivalent

Job description

Millbank Holdings Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead major nuclear and infrastructure programmes, including SMR opportunities, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to safety and quality standards.

You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, governance, risk and commercial performance while developing execution strategies and nurturing client relationships. The role offers office-based and client-facing duties with national travel across UK sites.