Scope PM

Bilfinger; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger UK is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the Site Project Manager on the Hinkley Point C project. This role involves leading day-to-day site activities, ensuring safety, compliance with nuclear standards, and effective interface with NNB and Tier 1 contractors.

The successful candidate will oversee multiple work packages, manage interfaces, and drive progress in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership with the ability to influence across multiple functions.
• Experience delivering complex projects in highly regulated sectors.
• Direct management of a full multidiscipline project team.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and subcontractors.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and project change processes.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for delivery of the project to scope, schedule, cost and quality.
• Delivering the project safely, with all CDM requirements met.
• Managing day-to-day delivery of work packages across HPC site.
• Drive readiness for installation activities including materials, access and permits.
• Ownership of baseline schedule and control estimates.
• Monitor progress, identify blockages, and escalate constraints early.
• Interface with NNB, MEH Alliance, and Tier 1/2 contractors.
• Ensure communication of issues and dependencies to stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Delivery of complex projects

Regulated environments (nuclear/def/PH

Multidiscipline project team

Vendor and subcontractor management

Customer interface & relationship

Commercial awareness and contract mgmt

Regulations/standards (CDM, DSEAR/ATEX

Nuclear Safety Culture understanding

NEC contracts experience

Contract change management (EWs, CE, R

Mechanical installation knowledge

NNB governance processes familiarity

Project qualifications (APM/PRINCE2)

Education

Relevant project qualifications / Degree or HND

PM qualification (APM PMQ/APMP/PRINCE2 Practitioner)

Job description

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

The Project Manager will support the Site Project Manager in delivering defined work packages on Hinkley Point C, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient execution in line with nuclear standards. They will oversee daily site activities, manage interfaces with NNB andother Tier 1 Contractors, and drive progress against schedule, cost, and quality. The role requires strong leadership, disciplined planning, and the ability to proactively resolveissues/concerns etc.in a complex, highlyregulatedenvironment.

• Accountable for the delivery of theproject to scope, schedule,costandquality;
• Delivering the project safely, ensuring that allHSE(including CDM) requirements aremet;
• Delivering the work as discussed with theSiteProjectManager concerning engineering,fabricationand installation activitiesonsite;
• Manage day-to-day delivery of assigned work packages across multiple areas of the HPCsite;
• Drive readiness for installation activities—materials, equipment, access, permits, prerequisites.
• Ensuring the project scope is accurately defined, estimated and changes to scope controlled throughout theproject;
• Managing the performance of key suppliers andsubcontractors;
• Ownership of the baseline schedule and control estimate, ensuringthe project integrity ismaintainedwith anyagreedchanges;
• Monitor progress against schedule,identifyblockages, and upscale constraints early.
• Ownership of project progress reporting including the % complete, reported actuals, and agreedchanges;.
• Ensuring adequate project controls are employed for risk management and change control, minutes of meetingsetc;
• Ensuring companyand projectquality systems are effectively applied throughout the project, and raising concerns where omission or error isseen;
• Act as the primary interface with NNB, MEH Alliance partners, and other Tier 1/Tier 2 contractors for your work areasensuringhigh levelsof satisfaction aremaintained;
• Ensuretimelycommunication of issues, dependencies, and constraints to internal and external stakeholders.
• Undertaking any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by theSiteProjectManager;
• Undertake developmentrequiredto SQEPin the role under the site licenceconditions;
• Be prepared to act in succession as directed.
• This position is based on site full time Monday to Friday

Experience and qualifications

• Effective leadership & influencing skills.
• Experience of delivering complex projects.
• Proven delivery experience withinhigh regulationenvironmentssuch as nuclear, defence, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, or similarly controlled sectors.
• Direct management of a full multidiscipline project team.
• Managing third party vendors and subcontractors.
• Managing Customer interface and relationship.
• Commercial awareness and contract management.
• Awareness of relevant regulations/standards e.g. CDM, DSEAR/ATEX, ASME.
• Good understanding of the Nuclear Safety Culture.
• Understanding of NEC contracts (NEC3 or NEC4) and their practical implications in delivery environments.
• Experience supporting or managingcontract change, including Early Warnings, Compensation Events, RFIs, and variation claims.
• Strong technical understanding of mechanicalinstallation processes
• Direct working knowledge of NNB governance processesisadvantageous
• Relevant project qualifications / Degree or HND / Equivalent work experience in relevant sectors.
• Demonstrable Project Management capability, ideally supported by APM PMQ, APMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or PMIPMP
• CCNSG required