Senior Special Projects Manager — Nuclear Infrastructure

EDF Energy Limited; Sizewell; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilson James is seeking a Special Projects Manager to lead enabling works and infrastructure delivery for Sizewell C. You will manage projects from briefing through handover, coordinating designers, contractors and stakeholders across the project.

The role requires strong project-management experience in nuclear or infrastructure environments, excellent communication, and the ability to operate safely within live sites while controlling scope, budget and schedule.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication at working and management levels.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and project-planning or reporting tools.
• CITB HS&E Managers and Professionals certificate (MAPS), or project-accepted equivalent.
• Ability to satisfy all Sizewell C security, vetting and site access requirements.
• Relevant project-management, construction, engineering or logistics qualification, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects from initial brief through planning, delivery, testing, handover and close-out.
• Define scope, deliverables, acceptance criteria, interfaces and project plans with relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain programmes, milestones, risk and issue registers, actions, dependencies and recovery plans.
• Coordinate surveys, design development, technical queries and required reviews or approvals.
• Prepare clear scopes and support procurement, quotation and tendering activity with Commercial and Procurement.
• Coordinate contractor mobilisation, access, RAMS, logistics and work sequencing.
• Monitor contractor safety, quality, progress and expedite shortfalls promptly.
• Control budgets, commitments and change and provide accurate forecast and commercial information.
• Coordinate interfaces with Planning, Operations, Digital, Assurance, People and Tier 2 partners.
• Plan testing, commissioning, readiness and operational handover, closing documentation and outstanding actions.
• Provide concise progress reporting, identifying decisions, risks, cost or schedule impacts and lessons learned.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

IT skills

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

APM/PRINCE2/ PMI certification

Other project-management qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project planning tools

Job description

Wilson James is seeking a Special Projects Manager to lead enabling works and infrastructure delivery for Sizewell C. You will manage projects from briefing through handover, coordinating designers, contractors and stakeholders across the project.

The role requires strong project-management experience in nuclear or infrastructure environments, excellent communication, and the ability to operate safely within live sites while controlling scope, budget and schedule.