Project Manager - Engineering %26 Technical

Jacobs; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company at the forefront of nuclear power, where you will take on a pivotal role as an Engineering and Technical Project Manager. This position involves managing budgets and schedules for complex nuclear projects, ensuring timely delivery and collaboration with multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and a drive for innovation in energy security. At Jacobs, we value our people by offering a range of competitive benefits tailored to support your professional development and well-being.

Benefits

Free medical cover

Enhanced parental leave

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large and complex engineering projects.
• Ability to control costs and manage change control processes.
• Established experience across concept design, detailed design, and construction.

Responsibilities

• Manage the E&T budget and schedule for nuclear projects.
• Ensure effective design delivery and manage contract changes.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and technical teams for project alignment.

Skills

Project Management

Budget Management

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Technical Communication

Education

Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer (MICE or MIStructE)

Job description

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer 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 our 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 us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

Nuclear Power Programmes is one of the newest Business Units and has been formed with the vision to support positive change and help shape the future of Nuclear Power.

Operational throughout the UK and across continental Europe, we are seeking to expand our team on a variety of nuclear projects, which range in technologies and that find themselves at different stages of their development. To do this, we are seeking to continuously employ talented individuals to join our diverse team that are excited about nuclear projects and are committed to Net Zero, and Energy Security.

In both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.

Amentum are recruiting for an Engineering and Technical Project Manager to support the E&T function within the Sizewell C Civil Works Programme. You'll be responsible for managing the costs and schedule within the Conventional Island and Balance of Plant (CI-BOP), with a focus on the following: E&T budget and Schedule; Design Supply Chain Contracts; Co-ordinating with SZC Commercial & Procurement Teams on current and future contracts. You will collaborate with the Technical Engineering Manager to align cost and schedule with technical and quality priorities, ensuring effective and on-time design delivery. Key responsibilities will be:

• Management of the E&T budget in their specific scope area and manage budgets within delegated authorities.
• Schedule of the E&T scope in their specific scope area, supported by the E&T schedulers. Ensuring that the Design Schedule is updated to support planning of the L3 Design Supply Chain Deliverables and ultimately ensure that Execution Design Ready (EDR) is available to support timely construction and meet the Construction Need Dates.
• Managing changes to cost and schedule through the SZC Change Management process, including Early Warnings and Compensation Events for their specific scope area.
• Responsible for the management of L3 Design Supply Chain Contracts following Signature of Contract including the use of CEMAR for managing the L3 Design Supply Chain claims and variations.
• Engaging with the L3 Design Supply Chain with SZC Procurement to outline and prepare the Design procurement process.
• Co-ordinate with Civil Works Alliance and the other programmes (NI, CIBOP, SEOI) on the Design Delivery schedule and associated milestone logic.
• Provide technical assistance to the SZC procurement teams and SZC commercial teams in setting-out the scope of design to be delivered and support the Tender process so that the procurement of the Design contracts, Task Orders are delivered in a timely manner against the agreed schedule in accordance with SZC Governance Procedures.
• Lead on engagement with the CWP Delivery Senior Project Manager managing the RD/DDB for the E&T function (in their scope area) to ensure that the RD/DDB services are well coordinated with the L3 Designer services with regard to schedule. (Technical co-ordination is through the Design Manager).
• Manage E&T Risks in accordance with SZC Risk Management Process for their scope area working in collaboration with the Design Manager.
• Responsible for reporting on delivery in accordance with SZC Project Reporting requirements and cadence.
• Coordinate with CWP Delivery Senior Project Manager for the E&T function (in their scope area) to align Design priorities with Delivery needs.

Here's What You'll Need

• Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer (MICE or MIStructE), or demonstrably working towards chartership, or accreditation with Association of Project Managers (MAPM).
• Experience in the Project Management of large and complex projects.
• Ability to manage and work to budget and programme, to control costs and manage change control processes.
• Established and practical skill and experience across concept design, detailed design and construction stages, including management of design phases.
• Desire to provide, technical leadership and collaboration within a technically orientated delivery team.
• Experience of working with, and managing, focused technical teams including management of suppliers.
• Proven experience effectively managing stakeholders, both internal and external, both technically and commercially.
• Ability to communicate and engage effectively at a range of levels: Management Team, SZC stakeholders, design delivery teams and third party authorisers.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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