Package Manager

Vinci; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Private medical scheme

Employee discounts

Life assurance

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

VINCI's ILIOS consortium leads UK fusion programme projects, seeking a Package Manager to plan, coordinate and deliver against scope, schedule and budget. You will communicate with stakeholders, manage resources and dependencies, and ensure safety, quality and performance targets are met throughout planning, procurement, construction and commissioning.

The role requires PM experience in engineering or construction, valid UK driving license, and familiarity with chartership pathways.

Qualifications

• A qualification within engineering or business related field.
• APM membership and working towards chartership preferred.
• Demonstrates competent professional standards of behaviour and compliance with legal and technical requirements.
• 3 years' experience in Project Management as a Project / Senior Project Engineer.
• Full UK driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for all aspects of project delivery including definition, design, procurement, manufacture, construction and commissioning.
• Accountable for project financial performance.
• Lead and supervise project teams to achieve safety, quality and delivery strategy requirements.
• Develop and implement effective risk mitigation and management strategies.
• Lead regular customer and internal progress reviews, reporting project status and forecasts.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Conflict management

Commercial awareness

Education

Engineering or business-related field

Job description

The Package Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering projects successfully while ensuring they meet agreed objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Central point of communication between stakeholders, project teams, suppliers, and senior leadership, managing resources, risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle. The Package Manager will have accountability for the project schedules, progress, decision-making, and mitigation or resolution of risks and issues., Delivery accountability

• Accountable for all aspects of project delivery including definition, design, procurement, manufacture, construction and commissioning.
• Accountable for project financial performance.
• Launches the Project
• Mobilise the project team, define roles and responsibilities, and secure suitably qualified resources.
• Develop, agree and communicate the Project Management Plan, key deliverables schedule, and governance controls.
• Establishes Schedule, Budgets and Sets Up Project Cost Control
• Establish and maintain the project baseline budget and schedule.
• Develop and align the WBS, CBS and OBS structures.
• Procurement and Subcontract Management
• Manage enquiry specifications and procurement activities in line with project delivery strategies.
• Evaluate tenders, assess supplier performance and costs, and award subcontracts.
• Monitor, Control, Report Project Costs, Resources, Schedule and Scope
• Monitor project costs, commitments, resources, schedule and scope, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Lead regular customer and internal progress reviews, reporting project status and forecasts.
• Supervise Project Teams to Achieve Project Safety, Quality and Delivery Strategy Requirements
• Lead and supervise project teams in accordance with company standards and the Project Management Plan.
• Ensure delivery of project objectives, including safety, quality and performance requirements.
• Assess and Mitigate Project Risks
• Identify, assess and maintain project risks and opportunities.
• Develop and implement effective risk mitigation and management strategies.

Qualifications

• A qualification within either an engineering or business related field.
• Project Management related qualification and APM membership, working towards chartership
• Demonstrates competent professional standards of behaviour and compliance with legal and technical requirements.
• Demonstrates competent commercial awareness and the ability to negotiate with Clients and improve Nuvia's commercial position within contracts.
• 3 years' experience in Project Management as a Project / Senior Project Engineer.
• Demonstrable experience in engineering or construction project delivery, with demonstrable competence gained in a project management position.
• Can deliver project management expertise, leadership, problem solving and conflict management skills to a competent level.
• A full UK driver's license

ILIOS is the Construction Partner for the UK's STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) fusion programme, the UK's world-leading programme to design and build a prototype fusion energy power plant at West Burton in Nottinghamshire.

ILIOS is a consortium led by a joint venture between Kier and Nuvia, supported by AECOM, AL_A and Turner & Townsend, bringing together extensive experience across major national infrastructure, nuclear and safety‑critical engineering, complex site transformation, programme and cost management, and world‑class design. Working as part of the public‑private sector integrated team led by UK Fusion Energy (UKFE), a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), ILIOS is embedded in the programme as STEP transitions from planning into delivery., NUVIA is a branch of VINCI, the world's largest integrated concessions and construction group. NUVIA is more specifically the nuclear entity of the VINCI Group and is involved in the entire life cycle of nuclear facilities, from new build to decommissioning, maintenance and operation. NUVIA is constantly growing, with more than 2700 employees worldwide. On average, 100 men and women join us every year. Now, more than ever, we are looking for new talent to support the group's growth.

Benefits

• 8.5% Employer Pension Contribution with Life Assurance Cover
• Private Medical Scheme
• Employee Share Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working, in agreement with local line management.
• 25 Days Annual Leave (increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service, 31 days after 10 years' service)
• Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electrical Vehicles, Technology and Cycle to Work.
• 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay (+21w SMP)
• In Partnership with Trade Unions
• Personal Development & Further Education Support
• Long Service & Recognition Awards
• Fantastic Employee Discounts
• Free Employee Assistance Programme