Project Manager (Design)

Jacobs; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs invites applications for a Project Manager role focused on the Repository Infrastructure Framework at the Nuclear Waste Services Low Level Waste Repository. In this position, you will oversee the management and delivery of design projects, ensuring compliance with regulations and delivering excellently on project commitments. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in project management within a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Reimbursement for professional development

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced project environment.
• Familiarity with NEC 4 contracts.
• Good understanding of financial and commercial aspects.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of design projects and ensure flawless execution.
• Produce financial forecasts and drive project performance.
• Participate in design reviews and maintain capability of the delivery team.

Skills

Project Management

Financial Aspects Understanding

Contract Management

CEMAR Knowledge

Education

Degree in a relevant technical or business discipline

APM qualification or equivalent

Job description

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At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

The Repository Infrastructure Framework is an engineering, design and construction framework being delivered on the Nuclear Waste Services Low Level Waste Repository site at Drigg in Cumbria. The role is to project manage projects and tasks for the Repository Infrastructure Framework and subsequent frameworks at the Low Level Waste Repository.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the management and delivery of Design projects and tasks across the Contract Framework.
• Ensure flawless project execution, meeting or beating the delivery commitments made.
• Ensuring capability needs are clearly communicated.
• Participate in Design Reviews and, where appropriate, organise such reviews. Ensure that subsequent design meets the projects' requirements.
• Maintain the capability of the delivery team, identify and cover capability shortfalls.
• Ensure that the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work act, CDM, Machineries Directive, and the COSHH regulations are understood and complied with.
• Produce financial forecasts for the delivery area and ensure they are accurate and up to date.
• Drive project performance in line with financial forecasts and report project performance indicators as required.
• Incorporate ‘best practice’ and LFE into framework/project/task delivery.
• Manage varying demand profiles, including resource skills across the portfolio and manage the associated resource needs.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Experience working in a fast-paced project environment.
• Familiarity with working under NEC 4 contracts.
• Good working knowledge of CEMAR.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant technical or business discipline.
• Good understanding of financial and commercial aspects of project management.
• APM qualification or equivalent.