Project Manager (Mechanical/Electrical Commissioning)

Rullion; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Project Manager with a strong engineering background to lead the commissioning phase of a cutting-edge fusion energy project. This role involves managing a team, ensuring project delivery, and maintaining compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in complex engineering projects and relevant qualifications. Join a mission-driven culture focused on clean energy innovation and develop your career in a high-impact environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering complex engineering projects.
• Professional project management qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities of the Double Beam Box system.
• Manage a multidisciplinary team of commissioning engineers.
• Generate and maintain financial reports aligned to the fiscal year.

Skills

Project Management

Engineering Principles

Financial Documentation

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

APM PMQ

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Job description

Job title: Project Manager (Mechanical/Electrical Commissioning)
Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire / Hybrid
Job Type: Temporary Contract
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Start Date: Immediate
Duration: 12 months with possible extension
Pay Rate: Negotiable

Are you a technically fluent Project Manager with a solid engineering background and a passion for delivering high-impact scientific energy projects? This is a rare opportunity to take a leadership role in the commissioning of one of the UK's most advanced fusion energy research systems.

Join the team delivering the MAST Upgrade - a flagship experimental tokamak - and take ownership of the Double Beam Box commissioning phase. This high-energy beam system plays a crucial role in simulating the extreme conditions inside a fusion reactor, and your leadership will be key to its successful integration and operation.

Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the day-to-day commissioning activities of the Double Beam Box system.
* Manage a multidisciplinary team of commissioning engineers and technicians.
* Drive project delivery, maintain progress, and report against key milestones.
* Generate and maintain financial reports and spend profiles aligned to the fiscal year, working closely with finance and programme stakeholders.
* Ensure compliance with CDM regulations and project governance standards.
* Act as a key point of coordination between engineering teams and senior stakeholders.
* Proactively resolve project delivery and technical issues as they arise.

About You:
* Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering technically complex engineering projects.
* Fluent in engineering principles and confident communicating with technical teams - you "speak engineer."
* Comfortable producing and managing financial documentation such as budget profiles and forecasts.
* Degree-qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
* Solid understanding of CDM regulations, engineering governance, and safety requirements.
* Professional project management qualification (e.g. APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or similar).

Why Apply?
* Deliver a project at the forefront of clean energy innovation.
* Join a collaborative, mission-led culture focused on solving real-world challenges.
* Work with world-class teams in state-of-the-art scientific facilities.
* Shape the future of energy while growing your career in a high-impact environment.

Please note that applicants must live in the UK and have the right to work in the UK. We cannot provide VISA sponsorship.

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