Senior Project Assurance Specialist (Construction/Contract Management)

Morson Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company seeks a Senior Project Assurance Specialist for their Capenhurst site. This role involves evaluating capital project performance and ensuring effective project delivery through best practices in construction and contract management. Join a well-established team dedicated to driving safe and efficient project outcomes while enjoying comprehensive benefits, including a competitive salary and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 25 days

Generous bonus scheme

Defined contribution pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution

Single private medical and dental cover

Flexible benefits package

Education and training support

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience managing complex multi-discipline projects.
• Strong background in contract management.
• Proven ability to lead EPC projects.

Responsibilities

• Assess and assure project controls for capital projects.
• Provide consulting across Urenco's global project portfolio.
• Enhance project management methodologies and practices.

Skills

Contract management

On-site construction experience

Project lifecycle knowledge

Education

Degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Senior Project Assurance Specialist (Construction/Contract Management)

Help us to make a world of difference

Urenco UTD's Design Authority team are looking for a Senior Project Assurance Specialist. This job is grade 18 E.

Help us to make a world of difference

Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.

We're looking for a Senior Project Assurance Specialist, to be based at our Capenhurst site. You'll play a key role within a growth and well established team, who's role is to provide and enhance Urenco's project delivery capabilities across a global footprint stretching over four operational sites and a number of business activities. Embedded within Design Authority, the Senior Project Assurance Specialist provides excellence the in delivery of capital projects.

The purpose of this role is to serve as an independent assessor of capital project performance and assure appropriate controls are in place and performing in accordance with Urenco's capital delivery process.

For this particular role, we are seeking applicants who have a strong background in on site construction management with a strong experience of contract management processes.

At Urenco we're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what we're looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences. Along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you'll do:

• Provides subject matter expert consulting and advice across Urenco Group's global project portfolio.
• Advise, consult, and provide feedback in the evolvement of the Group's Project Delivery Strategy, aligned to deliver against the Group's objectives and strategy across its capex portfolio
• Evaluate fit for purpose/fully compliant project management methodologies and working practices, evidencing that projects are incorporating industry best practice in all phases across the Group's capex portfolio (performance derived from Portfolio Reporting)
• Assess whether or not the project team is a high performance team and is executing project controls, flawlessly for all projects and hold projects accountable by reporting to various stakeholders corrective actions.
• Foster and enhance project owner relationships with across the business.
• Independently assess that Urenco's commercial position is robustly protected through the application of industry best practice in contracting strategies, supplier selection, procurement, and contract management
• Leveraging experience from a number of industry sectors and continuously scan the market for best practice, analysing developments and assessing how they can be exploited by Urenco to further value creation/delivery/capture/protection
• Ensure knowledge is retained and transferred inter-Urenco and undertake lessons learned reviews to promote continuous improvement in all project engineering practices

What do you need to thrive in this role?

• Knowledge of the full project lifecycle from project set up / initiation, through to project delivery stages and closure.
• On-site construction experience
• Contract management knowledge/experience
• Experience in actively promoting a pro-active safety culture, and be a role model, throughout the project lifecycle
• Suitably qualified (degree of a higher level qualification which is specific to construction management)
• Min 5 years' experience being fully accountable and actively leading EPC projects (or in an owner role) as a Project Manager, or Contract Manager, or Project Controls Lead, or Project Engineer.
• Demonstrable experience being fully accountable for a complex, multi contract, multi-discipline project in the lead EPC role or an owner role and delivery across the entire project lifecycle, from concept development to hand-over
• Ability to analyse project requirement and develop and implement and deliver strategies which successfully deliver projects to Business objectives (safety, budget, cost, benefits)
• Demonstrable success in project delivery in multiple industries, with some highly regulated industry experience also being beneficial

What can you expect from us?

More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. As an employee of Urenco you will receive:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, you will accrue 13 additional days off to be used flexibly. There's also a newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
• A diverse range of family friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme; with up to 16% employer's contribution.
• Single private medical and dental cover.
• Flexible benefits package; including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you'll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
• Education and training; we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

We welcome your application before the closing date of 30th June 2025.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce

As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.