Piping Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Remote work up to 40%

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies and maternity

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc, working with the SZC MEH Alliance, seeks a Piping Project Manager to shape the piping scope for Sizewell C during Phase 1. Based in Bristol (Aztec West) with hybrid working 1-2 days a week, you will define delivery strategies and execution plans, driving modern construction methods and coordination across suppliers and disciplines.

You will lead a high-performing team, engage with senior leadership, manage risk, and ensure HSE excellence in a highly regulated environment,

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering or equivalent.
• Delivery experience in high-hazard, highly regulated environments.
• Experience coordinating major EPC contractors.
• Experience interfacing with multiple suppliers, stakeholders and technical disciplines.
• Strong ability to develop strategies supporting HSE risk reduction, schedule optimisation and cost efficiency.
• Knowledge of project risk management and mitigation planning.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Commitment to health, safety and environmental excellence.
• Able to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of strategies and delivery plans for the SZC MEH piping scope.
• Develop and optimise project execution plans, schedules and estimates.
• Drive adoption of modern construction methods and off-site fabrication.
• Support integration of lessons learned from major nuclear and infrastructure projects.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team with senior leadership.
• Operate within a complex matrix with multiple stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Influence key stakeholders across disciplines to achieve objectives.
• Contribute to the wider SZC MEH Alliance strategy and outputs.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Risk management

HSE excellence

Security clearance

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

About the role

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a background in piping, major infrastructure and highly regulated environments? Do you want to help shape the delivery strategy of one of the UK's most significant nuclear projects?

We are working with the SZC MEH Alliance are are seeking a Piping Project Manager to support the development of the piping scope for the Sizewell C project during the critical Phase 1 development period. Based in Bristol (Aztec West) with hybrid working of approximately 1-2 days per week, you'll play a pivotal role in defining delivery strategies, project execution plans and the adoption of innovative construction methods.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the development of effective strategies and delivery plans for the SZC MEH piping scope.
• Develop and optimise project execution plans, schedules and estimates.
• Drive the adoption of modern methods of construction and off-site fabrication solutions.
• Support the integration of lessons learned from major nuclear and infrastructure projects.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team while working closely with senior leadership.
• Operate effectively within a complex matrix organisation involving multiple stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Influence key stakeholders across disciplines to achieve project objectives.
• Contribute to the wider strategy and output of the SZC MEH Alliance team

Who we're looking for

Essential

• Degree qualified in Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven track record of delivery within a high-hazard, highly regulated environment.
• Experience managing and coordinating major EPC contractors.
• Experience interfacing with multiple suppliers, stakeholders and technical disciplines.
• Strong experience developing strategies that support HSE risk reduction, schedule optimisation and cost efficiency.
• Knowledge of project risk management and mitigation planning.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Commitment to health, safety and environmental excellence
• Able to obtain a security clearance

Desirable

• Experience within the nuclear sector.
• Knowledge of EPR projects and major infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrable application of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).
• Awareness of emerging technologies and innovations within construction and engineering

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

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