Project Manager - Operational Readiness

Vinci; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Life Assurance

Private Medical

Employee Share Scheme

Cycle to Work

Maternity Pay

Job summary

NUVIA UK, a VINCI subsidiary, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead the Operational Readiness programme for SMR deployment. You will drive scope, scheduling, budgeting and risk, while ensuring governance and regulatory alignment.

You will coordinate vendor submissions, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver real-time status via Power BI reports. BPSS basics required; hybrid UK-wide opportunities exist.

Qualifications

• Experience in highly regulated industries, ideally nuclear or energy sectors.
• Clearance experience or BPSS basic clearance desirable.
• Ability to develop end-to-end operational readiness programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to build the Operational Readiness programme for SMR deployment.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risks.
• Prepare reports using digital tools (Power BI) for stakeholders.
• Maintain governance-ready documentation and change control processes.
• Engage with suppliers and internal teams to meet project obligations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Forecasting

Change control

Regulatory compliance

Education

HNC/HND in a technical field

Degree in Project Management or Engineering

APM PMQ or PMI equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Power BI

Job description

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent. BPSS clearance will be required at basic level. Prior clearance will not be transferrable. Responsible for Project Managing the team, to build the Operational Readiness programme to support the deployment of a SMR's. This role involves providing senior project management skillset to support the team in developing end-to-end operational readiness, including workforce planning, training frameworks, asset management strategies, digital infrastructure, and documentation control to ensure alignment with nuclear site licence conditions and regulatory expectations.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, defining scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risk management strategies.
• Facilitate regular review sessions to ensure project strategies remain aligned with evolving project needs and stakeholder expectations.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation to ensure transparency and compliance with governance requirements.
• Actively manage the budget throughout the relevant processes and ...
• Utilise forecasting techniques and scenario analysis to anticipate financial risks, enabling timely budget adjustments and mitigation strategies
• Ensure any changes in scope are communicated to stakeholders promptly and managed through a formal change control process to prevent scope creep.
• Develop risk mitigation plans and contingency strategies to address resource constraints and ensure continuous project progress.
• Prepare interactive reports using digital tools (e.g., Power BI) to provide stakeholders with real-time access to project status, budget health, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with the wider SMR Project team (e.g. Commercial) to manage suppliers and contracts successfully, and to address any issues proactively to ensure that all SMR Project obligations are met.
• Ensure timely updates are provided to key internal stakeholders through periodic status meetings and progress reports.
• Develop resource management plans that anticipate future project needs, ensuring timely recruitment or reallocation of resources.
• Evaluating operational capability across all lifecycle phases: design, commissioning, operations and maintenance.
• Support and project manage vendor submissions to ensure operational feasibility, maintainability, and compliance with UK nuclear safety standards at what client needs. Experience working within large-scale infrastructure projects, within generation or similar highly regulated process industry
• Experience working within complex regulatory and assurance environments, ideally in highly regulated industries such as nuclear, oil and gas, process engineering or rail. Knowledge of safety, licensing, permitting, compliance or regulatory approval processes would be advantageous.
• Working knowledge of industry standards, operating experience programmes and good practices used within high-hazard or highly regulated sectors. Familiarity with guidance and standards published by organisations such as WANO, IAEA, INPO, EPRI, HSE, ISO or equivalent industry bodies would be beneficial.
• Experience developing and validating operational capability requirements, technical specifications or business requirements, within a regulated environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence across technical, operational, engineering and project delivery disciplines.
• Experience using enterprise systems and project delivery tools, such as Primavera , Microsoft Project, SharePoint, requirements management tools, document management systems or data analytics platforms.
• Working knowledge of project planning and scheduling principles, including development, review and assurance techniques
• Desirable;
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams across infrastructure projects
• Experience of energy generation, upstream or downstream processing, or other complex industrial facilities, providing an understanding of engineering, operational and technical delivery challenges
• Experience of building requirements, and in turn generating P6 schedules, Essential;
• HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional Project management qualification e.g. APM PMQ or PMI equivalent.
• Desirable;
• Incorporated (IEng), Chartered (CEng), Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), or equivalent professional registration through a recognised professional body.

Employee Staff Benefits:

• 8.5% Pension Contribution & Life Assurance
• Private Medical Scheme
• Employee Share Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electrical Vehicles, Technology and Cycle to Work
• 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay (+21w SMP)
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service, 31 days after 10 years' service)
• Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year
• In partnership with trade unions
• Personal Development & Further Education Support
• Long Service & Recognition Awards
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• After 1 year of service.

Nuvia - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally. Nuvia is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence. Nuvia UK is committed towards equality in employment. Entity NUVIA is a branch of VINCI, the world's largest integrated concessions and construction group. NUVIA is more specifically the nuclear entity of the VINCI Group and is involved in the entire life cycle of nuclear facilities, from new build to decommissioning, maintenance and operation. NUVIA is constantly growing, with more than 2700 employees worldwide. On average, 100 men and women join us every year. Now, more than ever, we are looking for new talent to support the group's growth.