Project Director

Rullion Engineering Cumbria; Workington; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Ltd in West Cumbria seeks a Project Director to lead safe, high‑quality, and profitable delivery of major nuclear projects across the UK. You will oversee engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and controls, reporting to the Managing Director of Nuclear.

The role requires a long track record in large capital programmes, strong governance, risk, and commercial management, plus ability to lead cross‑functional teams and maintain stakeholder relationships with regulators and

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Nuclear Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Science.
• Minimum of 15 year's experience in nuclear, defence, infrastructure or highly regulated sectors.
• Significant experience leading major capital projects >£100 million.
• Proven delivery within EPC, EPCM, alliance, framework or programme delivery models.
• Chartered status or equivalent level of professional standing (Desirable).
• Professional certifications in project management (APM, PMP, PRINCE2, MSP) Desirable.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise and establish project delivery structures, governance and integrated teams.
• Develop and implement delivery strategies aligned with client objectives.
• Ensure delivery readiness across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and controls.
• Establish robust risk, opportunity and performance management processes.
• Maintain accountability for safety, quality, schedule and commercial performance.
• Deliver projects in accordance with contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Develop relationships with client leadership teams and stakeholders.
• Manage alliance, JV and delivery partner interfaces.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Risk management

Safety culture

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree

Construction Management

Nuclear Engineering

Project Management

Chartered status (Desirable)

Tools

NEC 3/4

FIDIC

JCT

Job description

Job title: Project Director

Job Type: Permanent

Location: West Cumbria

Hours of work: 40 Hours Per Week

Rate: Market Led

Start date: ASAP

The Role:

The Project Director, is accountable for the safe, high quality and profitable delivery of major nuclear projects, programmes or framework contracts within the UK.

You will be reporting to the Managing Director of Nuclear in the UK, the role provides leadership across all aspects of project execution, including engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, commercial management, project controls, stakeholder engagement and supply chain integration.

The position carries full accountability for the successful delivery of assigned projects or programmes throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that safety, quality, schedule, cost and client objectives are consistently achieved. Engagements may include major infrastructure projects, nuclear decommissioning programmes, defence nuclear projects, complex EPCM services contracts, or strategic framework arrangements such as those supporting the UK nuclear sector.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Successfully mobilise and establish project delivery structures, governance arrangements and integrated project teams.
• Develop and implement effective delivery strategies aligned with client objectives and contractual requirements.
• Ensure delivery readiness across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and project controls functions.
• Establish robust risk, opportunity and performance management processes.
• Maintain full accountability for project safety, quality, schedule and commercial performance.
• Consistently achieve project milestones and agreed client outcomes.
• Deliver projects in accordance with contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Drive high levels of productivity, predictability and operational performance.
• Develop trusted relationships with client leadership teams and key stakeholders.
• Provide effective management of alliance, JV and delivery partner interfaces.
• Maintain strong relationships with regulators, supply chain organisations and local stakeholders where applicable.
• Promote a collaborative and solutions-focused approach to project delivery.
• Build, develop and lead multidisciplinary project teams.
• Establish a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Develop future project leaders and technical specialists.
• Ensure effective succession planning and capability development.
• Champion a strong nuclear safety culture where safety is recognised as the overriding priority.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable licence conditions, regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Deliver industry-leading quality performance across the project lifecycle.
• Deliver agreed financial and margin objectives.
• Maintain rigorous control of cost, schedule and risk.
• Maximise value creation through proactive commercial management.
• Support opportunity development and future contract growth where appropriate

Candidates Essential Experience/Qualifications Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Nuclear Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 15 year's experience in nuclear, defence, infrastructure, energy or other highly regulated sectors - Sites/Clients such as HPC, AWE, Sellafield, EDF, Urenco, Dounreay etc.
• Significant experience leading major capital projects or programmes with values typically exceeding £100 million.
• Proven delivery experience within EPC, EPCM, alliance, framework or programme delivery models.
• Demonstrated accountability for safety, quality, schedule, commercial performance and project outcomes.
• Experience managing engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities within integrated teams.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams in complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong commercial and contract management experience - NEC 3/ 4, FIDIC, JCT etc
• Experience implementing project governance, assurance, risk and project controls frameworks.
• Experience operating within highly regulated and safety critical environments.
• Experience engaging directly with executive level client stakeholders.
• Chartered status (e.g. CEng, ChPP, MRICS) or the ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of professional standing and industry recognition - Desirable
• Professional certification in project or programme management (e.g. ChPP, APM, PMP, MSP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent) - Desirable

Security Vetting will be required, all candidates MUST be eligible to obtain or ideally already hold.

This is a Permanent vacancy and is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

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