Project Manager - Site Operations

Progressive Global Energy; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Global Energy in Warrington, England, is recruiting a Project Manager to lead site operations, environmental consents, permissions and planning on major infrastructure projects. Hybrid working in Warrington with a 12-month contract Inside IR35.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, contractors and stakeholders to deliver safe, compliant outcomes. The role requires strong skills in project management, planning, risk control, and NEC contract administration within a nuclear

Qualifications

• Leading complex site-based work packages from initiation through delivery.
• Building and maintaining realistic programmes to coordinate multiple, concurrent activities.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to safety, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Managing scope changes and their impact through formal project controls.
• Providing clear progress reporting and ensuring compliance with project and organisational standards.
• Applying CDM and practical site controls to ensure safe delivery in a nuclear environment.
• Embedding HSE requirements and supporting environmental surveys, investigations, and enabling works.
• Directing contractors and consultants across varied technical disciplines.
• Supporting consents, permissions, statutory approvals, and site access planning.
• Administering NEC contracts using CEMAR or similar tools.
• Handling significant stakeholder interest with clear, confident communication.

Job description

Project Manager - Site Operations Progressive Global Energy•Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Project Manager - Site Operations - Site Environmental Consents, Permissions and Planning

We are working with our client in the nuclear sector to appoint a Project Manager to lead site operations, environmental consents, permissions, and planning activities on major infrastructure projects. Based in Warrington with hybrid working, this 12‑month contract (Inside IR35) will see you play a key role in enabling innovative energy solutions and supporting energy security and net-zero ambitions, working closely with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and key stakeholders across our client's organisation.

Key Skills & Experience

• Project management: Leading complex site-based work packages from initiation through delivery.
• Planning & scheduling: Building and maintaining realistic programmes to coordinate multiple, concurrent activities.
• Risk management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to safety, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Change control: Managing scope changes and their impact through formal project controls.
• Reporting & governance: Providing clear progress reporting and ensuring compliance with project and organisational standards.
• CDM Regulations & site management: Applying CDM and practical site controls to ensure safe delivery in a nuclear environment.
• Health, safety & environmental management: Embedding HSE requirements and supporting environmental surveys, investigations, and enabling works.
• Contractor & multidisciplinary coordination: Directing contractors and consultants across varied technical disciplines.
• Environmental consenting & permitting: Supporting consents, permissions, statutory approvals, and site access planning.
• NEC contract administration (CEMAR): Administering NEC contracts using CEMAR or similar tools.
• Stakeholder management: Handling significant stakeholder interest with clear, confident communication.

If this aligns with your experience and ambitions in the nuclear sector, we'd welcome a conversation about joining our client's team.