Project Manager

WeServed; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Discretionary learning budget

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Project Manager to lead a high-value defence infrastructure programme from its Glasgow site. You will manage projects through the full lifecycle, coordinating with joint venture partners and stakeholders to ensure delivery within scope, time and budget.

Based in Glasgow, the role requires 37 hours per week with travel to Cavendish Nuclear and customer sites. A background in regulated defence or nuclear sectors is advantageous and security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects across the full lifecycle.
• Experience applying PM principles in civil infrastructure or complex engineering.
• Experience in regulated industries such as defence or nuclear is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects across the full lifecycle to meet scope, cost, schedule and quality targets.
• Mentor an Assistant Project Manager and support team development.
• Collaborate with joint venture partners, suppliers and client stakeholders to drive success.
• Monitor performance and report progress to senior leadership.
• Identify and manage risks, opportunities and changes in a complex environment.

Skills

Full lifecycle PM

Civil/engineering

Defence/nuclear experience

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Engineering/Project Management degree

APM or equivalent (desirable)

NEC knowledge (advantageous)

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Glasgow

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 74219

Shape The Future Of Defence Infrastructure On A Landmark Nuclear Project

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Project Manager based at our Glasgow site.

The role

As a Project Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering a high-value, long-term defence infrastructure programme that is critical to national security. You’ll lead projects across the full lifecycle, working alongside industry-leading experts and collaborating with joint venture partners and key stakeholders.

This role is based in Glasgow, working 37 hours per week. Travel to other Cavendish Nuclear and customer sites will be expected.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Leading the delivery of projects across the full lifecycle, ensuring scope, cost, schedule, and quality targets are met
• Managing and mentoring an Assistant Project Manager while supporting wider team development
• Collaborating with joint venture partners, suppliers, and client stakeholders to drive project success
• Monitoring project performance and reporting progress to senior leadership, including a Senior Project Manager
• Identifying and managing risks, opportunities, and change in a complex engineering environment

Essential experience of the Project Manager:

• Demonstrating proven experience managing projects across the full lifecycle
• Applying project management principles within civil infrastructure or complex engineering environments
• Working within regulated industries such as defence or nuclear (advantageous)
• Managing stakeholders across multiple organisations and disciplines
• Leading or supporting teams in a project delivery environment

Qualifications for the Project Manager:

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Project management qualification aligned to Association of Project Management or similar (desirable)
• Knowledge of NEC contracts (advantageous)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 24/11/2026

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