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Senior Project Manager - Nuclear

Frontier Resourcing

Bridgwater

Hybrid

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

Yesterday
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Job summary

A leading project management firm seeks a Senior Project Manager with an engineering background to oversee nuclear infrastructure programs in the UK. This position involves leading multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring project compliance with NEC contracts, and driving change management. Applicants should hold an engineering degree and have significant experience in the nuclear sector. The role offers competitive pay, career development, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits
Hybrid working arrangements
Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

  • Significant experience managing large nuclear or complex infrastructure projects.
  • Proven track record of successful delivery under NEC contracts.
  • Deep understanding of health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the delivery of large-scale, complex nuclear projects.
  • Ensure projects adhere to all regulatory, safety, environmental, and governance requirements.
  • Mentor and develop project managers and team members.

Skills

Leadership skills
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Contract management
Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree (civil, mechanical, electrical, nuclear)

Tools

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with an engineering background to lead the delivery of major nuclear infrastructure programmes across the UK. This senior leadership role offers a unique opportunity to influence and drive some of the most critical, technically complex projects within the nation’s low-carbon energy transition.

You will take overall responsibility for multi-disciplinary project delivery, ensuring that projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and compliance in a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage the delivery of large-scale, complex nuclear projects across the full project lifecycle

  • Provide strategic oversight to multidisciplinary teams including engineering, construction, and project controls

  • Own programme delivery using NEC3/NEC4 contracts, ensuring contractual compliance and effective risk management

  • Develop and drive comprehensive project execution plans, schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies

  • Act as the senior interface between clients, contractors, regulatory bodies, and key stakeholders

  • Ensure projects adhere to all regulatory, safety, environmental, and governance requirements

  • Drive project performance through robust reporting, assurance, and decision-making processes

  • Lead change control, early warnings, and compensation event management with strong commercial acumen

  • Mentor and develop project managers and team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement

  • Champion health and safety leadership across projects, embedding best practices throughout delivery

What You’ll Bring
  • Engineering degree (civil, mechanical, electrical, nuclear, or related discipline)

  • Significant experience managing large nuclear or similarly complex, regulated infrastructure projects

  • Proven track record of successful delivery under NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4 ECC preferred)

  • Strong leadership skills with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and complex stakeholder landscapes

  • Excellent commercial and contract management capabilities, particularly in change and risk management

  • Deep understanding of health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements in nuclear environments

  • Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills at senior levels

  • Eligible for UK security clearance and adept at working within secure and regulated settings

What’s On Offer
  • Leadership role on some of the UK’s flagship nuclear energy infrastructure projects

  • Opportunity to shape project outcomes with direct impact on national energy strategy

  • Extensive professional development and leadership growth pathways

  • Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and long-term career stability

  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements supporting work-life balance

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