Project Manager - Nuclear Module Fabrication & Assembly

Project Freelance; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Free-Work is seeking a Project Manager specialising in nuclear module fabrication and assembly, based in Warrington on a hybrid contract. You will lead end-to-end delivery of modular components for SMRs, AMRs and major nuclear infrastructure, ensuring on-time, on-budget results and compliant manufacturing records.

The role requires robust experience in project controls, risk management and liaison with subcontractors, suppliers and stakeholders to drive safety, quality and schedule adherence in

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end delivery with project controls and Earned Value Management.
• Experience in structural steel fabrication and pipework assemblies in a regulated environment.
• Experience in modular construction and offsite manufacturing for nuclear projects.
• Experience implementing nuclear QA programmes, audits, inspections, and auditable manufacturing records.
• Experience coordinating fabrication subcontractors, monitoring performance, driving quality, and supporting corrective actions.
• Experience managing complex supply chains, materials traceability, logistics for large modular components, and stakeholder interfaces.
• Desirable: Lean Manufacturing to improve efficiency across manufacturing and assembly operations.
• Desirable: Welding & NDT awareness, to ensure integrity of nuclear-class components.
• Desirable: FAT coordination and commissioning readiness for modular systems.

Skills

Project Management

Steel Fabrication

Modular Construction

Nuclear Quality Assurance

Fabrication Subcontractor Management

Supply Chain Management

Lean Manufacturing

Welding & NDT Awareness

FAT & Commissioning

Job description

Project Manager - Nuclear Module Fabrication & Assembly - Inside IR35 - Hybrid

We are partnering with our client to appoint a Project Manager specialising in nuclear module fabrication and assembly, based in Warrington on a hybrid contract basis. This is a key role within our client's major nuclear programme, leading complex manufacturing projects for SMRs, AMRs and large nuclear infrastructure. You will be at the heart of our client's delivery operations, driving safe, compliant, on-time and on-budget fabrication and assembly of high-integrity nuclear modules.

Key Skills & Experience

• Project Management - Leading end-to-end delivery, planning, baselining, and reporting using project controls and Earned Value Management.
• Steel Fabrication - Overseeing structural steelwork, pressure boundary fabrication, pipework assemblies and skid-mounted systems in a highly regulated environment.
• Modular Construction - Managing offsite manufacturing and module assembly strategies aligned with nuclear new build and major project construction plans.
• Nuclear Quality Assurance - Implementing nuclear QA programmes, audits, inspections, and maintaining full, auditable manufacturing records.
• Fabrication Subcontractor Management - Coordinating fabrication partners, monitoring performance, driving productivity and quality, and supporting corrective actions.
• Supply Chain Management - Managing complex supply chains, materials traceability, logistics for large modular components, and stakeholder interfaces.
• Lean Manufacturing (desirable) - Supporting continuous improvement and efficiency across manufacturing and assembly operations.
• Welding & NDT Awareness (desirable) - Understanding welding standards, inspection, and NDT methods to assure integrity of nuclear-class components.
• Factory Acceptance Testing & Commissioning (desirable) - Coordinating FAT and supporting commissioning readiness for modular systems.
• Rate - Inside IR35 - £440 a day all inclusive