Senior Project Manager

Rullion Engineering Cumbria; Warrington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Ltd, advertising a Senior Project Manager role, seeks an experienced leader to deliver nuclear projects in the UK with emphasis on safety, quality and schedule. You will oversee engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities, coordinating diverse teams and stakeholders to meet contractual and regulatory requirements.

The role requires extensive experience in highly regulated sectors and strong governance, risk, and contract management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Candidates will hold a degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Nuclear Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Science or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in nuclear, defence, infrastructure, energy or other highly regulated sectors.
• Significant experience managing major capital projects or complex work packages.
• Experience working within EPC, EPCM, alliance, framework or programme delivery environments.
• Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong commercial and contract management experience—NEC 3/4 contracts.
• Experience applying project governance, risk and project controls processes.
• Experience operating within highly regulated and safety-critical environments.
• Experience managing relationships with clients, contractors and delivery partners.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise project teams and delivery arrangements.
• Develop and implement effective project execution plans.
• Coordinate across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Establish robust risk, opportunity and performance management processes.
• Maintain accountability for safety, quality, schedule and commercial performance.
• Deliver projects in accordance with contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Drive productivity, predictability and operational performance.
• Develop strong relationships with client representatives and stakeholders.
• Manage alliance, JV and delivery partner interfaces.
• Ensure compliance with licence conditions, regulatory requirements and company standards.

Skills

Project governance

Risk management

Contract management (NEC 3/4)

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Nuclear Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Science or related technical discipline

Tools

NEC contracts expertise

Job description

Job title: Senior Project Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Rate: Market Led

Location: Cumbria, or Warrington Based - Open to location

Hours of work: 40 Hours Per Week

The Role:

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the safe, high quality and efficient delivery of assigned nuclear projects, contracts or major work packages within the UK.

You will report to the Director of Nuclear, the role provides day-to-day leadership across project execution activities, including engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, project controls and stakeholder coordination.

The position carries accountability for the successful delivery of assigned project objectives, ensuring that safety, quality, schedule, cost and client requirements are achieved. Assignments may include EPCM services contracts, infrastructure projects, decommissioning programmes, defence nuclear projects, or major work packages within larger programmes.

The role is responsible for leading multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating internal and external stakeholders, managing delivery risks and opportunities, and ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory, contractual and company requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Successfully mobilise project teams and delivery arrangements.
• Develop and implement effective project execution plans.
• Ensure coordination across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Establish effective risk, opportunity and performance management processes.
• Maintain accountability for project safety, quality, schedule and commercial performance within delegated authority levels.
• Consistently achieve project milestones and agreed client outcomes.
• Deliver projects in accordance with contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Drive high levels of productivity, predictability and operational performance.
• Develop effective working relationships with client representatives and project stakeholders.
• Provide effective management of alliance, JV and delivery partner interfaces.
• Maintain strong relationships with regulators, supply chain organisations and local stakeholders where applicable.
• Promote a collaborative and solutions-focused approach to project delivery.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary project teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Support the development of project professionals and technical specialists.
• Promote high standards of performance and professional behaviour.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable licence conditions, regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Deliver project scope within approved budgets and schedules.
• Support achievement of project commercial objectives.
• Monitor and manage project risks, opportunities and change.
• Contribute to the successful financial performance of assigned projects.

Candidates Essential Experience/Qualifications Requirements:

• Candidates will hold a Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Nuclear Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Candidates will have a minimum of10 years experience in nuclear, defence, infrastructure, energy or other highly regulated sectors.
• Significant experience managing major capital projects or complex work packages.
• Experience working within EPC, EPCM, alliance, framework or programme delivery environments.
• Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Good commercial and contract management experience - NEC 3/ 4 Contracts
• Experience applying project governance, risk and project controls processes.
• Experience operating within highly regulated and safety critical environments.
• Experience managing relationships with clients, contractors and delivery partners.

Desirable:

• Chartered or Fellow status with a recognised professional institution relevant to engineering, construction, programme management, commercial management, or nuclear operations.
• Professional certification in project or programme management (e.g. ChPP, APM, PMP, MSP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent).

Please note for this role Security Vetting will be required, all candidates MUST be eligible to obtain or ideally already hold.

Company information:

This is a Permanent vacancy and is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants