Project Manager

Nuclear Restoration Services; Leiston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuclear Restoration Services is seeking a Project Manager to lead decommissioning projects at Sizewell A. The role is site-based with a four-day pattern from 07:25 to 17:00, focusing on safety, delivery and stakeholder coordination.

You will guide multi-disciplinary teams through planning, execution and change control, maintaining governance, and ensuring regulatory and commercial alignment. APM PMQ or commitment to obtain it within 12 months is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects in regulated or technically complex environments.
• Proven ability to guide multi-disciplinary teams and manage stakeholders.
• Ownership mindset with ability to drive work through planning to execution.
• Commitment to achieve PMQ within a year if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of high-profile decommissioning projects with governance and performance control.
• Coordinate across internal and external stakeholders to secure resources and support.
• Provide safety leadership including reviews in radiologically controlled areas up to R4 C3 level.
• Shape projects from planning through execution, managing risks and changes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Decision making

Problem solving

Education

HNC/D or equivalent

APM PMQ level

Job description

Are you looking for a role where your leadership directly shapes one of the UK’s most significant decommissioning programmes? Do you enjoy working in complex, purpose driven environments where your decisions have a real and lasting impact? If so, this project management opportunity at Sizewell A could be the next step you are looking for. You will join a team focused on delivering safe, efficient and technically demanding work that matters. This is a site-based role at Sizewell A with a Monday to Thursday working pattern from 07.25 to 17.00, ideal if you prefer a four-day working week and the chance to work closely with specialists who take pride in doing things well.

What Will You Be Doing

You will lead the delivery of high-profile decommissioning projects, providing clarity, structure and direction across a portfolio that demands strong coordination and confident decision making. Your role will involve guiding a multi-disciplinary team, maintaining safety as a priority and ensuring all work meets regulatory, commercial and organisational expectations. You will shape each project from planning through to execution, driving performance and keeping risks and change under control. This is the chance to take ownership, influence outcomes and see the direct impact of your leadership on the success of the site.

Your work will include:

• Leading the safe, on time and on budget delivery of projects while maintaining strong governance, planning and performance control.
• Managing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and securing the right resources and specialist support.
• Providing clear safety leadership, including authorising and conducting safety reviews in radiologically controlled areas up to R4 C3 level.

Who Are We Looking For

You will be someone who thrives on responsibility, enjoys solving complex problems and is comfortable guiding teams through technical and regulated work. If you are driven by purpose, collaboration and the chance to contribute to nationally important outcomes, you will fit well into this environment.

You will bring experience from engineering, construction, procurement or another structured, technical field, supported by strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships. An HNC D or equivalent in a relevant discipline is needed, along with APM PMQ level project capability or a commitment to achieve this within a year. You will need to demonstrate clear ownership of work, adaptable thinking and confidence managing demanding project requirements.

You will also need:

• Experience delivering projects in regulated or technically complex environments.
• A proactive, solutions focused approach with the ability to work across a matrixed organisation.
• The drive to uphold standards, maintain performance and contribute positively to a team committed to excellence.

If you are ready to take on meaningful work and make a visible impact, we would love to hear from you.

We offer a wide range of benefits - discover them all on our Careers website.

To learn more about NRS and the work we do, we invite you to explore our organisation by visiting Nuclear Restoration Services - GOV.UK. It’s a great way to discover our mission, our people, and the impact we deliver.

Please note: All successful candidates will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment/education history (typically covering the last 3–5 years) in line with NRS Baseline Security requirements. Some roles may also require full Security Clearance, which involves additional checks. For details, please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) guidance.

At NRS, we value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We want to ensure you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application or interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

We offer flexibility on base location for multi-site roles and are happy to discuss flexible working options.

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.