Senior Project Manager

NUKEM Ltd.; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Scheme

Employee Share Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electrical 0

18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay

25 days holiday

Option to buy/sell and carry over up 5

In partnership with trade unions

Personal Development & FurtherEduption

Long Service & Recognition Awards

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

NUVIA UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager for the Operational Readiness program in Warrington with hybrid working options. You will lead a multidisciplinary team to develop end-to-end readiness, including workforce planning, training frameworks, asset management, digital infrastructure and documentation control to ensure regulatory alignment.

The role requires extensive experience in regulated environments, strong budgeting and risk management skills, and the ability to coordinate across

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale infrastructure projects within highly regulated industries.
• Experience navigating complex regulatory and assurance environments in nuclear/oil & gas/rail sectors.
• Familiarity with WANO, IAEA, INPO, EPRI, HSE, ISO guidance and standards is beneficial.
• Experience developing operational capability requirements and technical specifications in regulated settings.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across technical, operational, engineering and project delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive project plans with scope, schedule, budget, resources and risk strategies.
• Facilitate regular reviews to align strategies with project needs and stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation for governance and compliance.
• Manage budgets and forecast risks; implement mitigation plans.
• Produce real-time status and cost/risk reports using digital tools for stakeholders.
• Coordinate with SMR Project team to manage suppliers and contracts and address issues.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

Risk management

Procurement

Forecasting

Communication

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in PM/Engineering

Chartered registration or ChPP

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Requirements management tools

Data analytics platforms

Job description

ENGINEERING/DESIGN STUDIES/METHODS - Other

Job title

Senior Project Manager

Contract type

Contractor (PAYE)

Telework?

Hybrid (telework possible)

Description of the assignment

Position – Senior Project Manager – Operational Readiness

Location – Warrington (once a month)

Reference – TS121

Travel – Hybrid

Arrangement – Staffed/contract

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 escalata sure manage risks as they arise.
• 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 whatclient needs.

Profile

Knowledge, Skills, & Experience:

• 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
• 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

Qualifications:

• HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Incorporated (IEng), Chartered (CEng), Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), or equivalent professional registration through a recognised professional body.

Why us?

Employee Staff Benefits:

• 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.

Job location

Europe, United Kingdom, England, South East

Address

Warrington

Affiliated 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.