Project Manager

Kier Group; Retford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Oxfordshire is seeking a Project Manager to lead delivery of the STEP programme aiming for 2040 fusion energy readiness. You will drive project execution, manage scope, schedule, cost, and quality, and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include developing PM plans, leading project teams, managing budgets up to £10m per annum, and reporting progress to senior stakeholders. Some flexibility on hours is available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management and delivery.
• Recognised qualification (APM PMQ, Prince 2, PMP or similar).
• Knowledge of project management methodologies including waterfall, agile, and hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive Project Management Plans to achieve milestones within time, cost, and quality.
• Provide daily management and leadership of project teams; manage budgets up to £10m per annum.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and report progress to senior levels.
• Develop and manage contracts with suppliers and contractors to government standards; work with Commercial teams.
• Proactively manage risks and issues and escalate significant concerns.

Skills

Project management

APM PMQ

Prince2

PMP

Waterfall

Agile

Hybrid

Budget management

Leadership

Communication

Commercial awareness

Job description

We're looking for a Project Manager to join our STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) team based in Oxfordshire.

Location: Oxfordshire

Hours: Full time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join us in a world-changing endeavour as a Project Manager on the UK's flagship national programme to deliver a prototype fusion energy plant. STEP is deliberately bold and ambitious, targeting 2040 to deliver commercially viable fusion energy. As a Project Manager, you'll be responsible for the successful delivery of projects that help us generate net energy from fusion and stimulate an industry that will prove its commercial viability. You'll drive and oversee project delivery, ensuring objectives are clearly defined and achieved within agreed time, cost, and quality constraints.

What will you be responsible for?

• Developing comprehensive Project Management Plans to achieve agreed outcomes and milestones within time, cost, and quality requirements
• Providing daily management and leadership of project teams, managing budgets typically between £0.5m - £10m per annum
• Managing stakeholder relationships, ensuring necessary support at senior levels, and providing regular reporting on project progress
• Developing and managing contracts with suppliers and contractors to established government standards, working with Commercial teams
• Proactively managing project risks and issues, maintaining accurate registers, and ensuring timely escalation of significant concerns

What are we looking for?

• You have proven experience in project management, with a recognised qualification (APM PMQ, Prince 2, PMP or similar)
• You can demonstrate knowledge and experience working with different project management methodologies including waterfall, agile, and hybrid approaches
• You have demonstrated experience managing budgets and financial project management within projects up to £10m in value per annum
• You possess excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• You have strong commercial awareness with the ability to make sound economic decisions that maximise project value

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you may be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance check, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit Making Ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.