Skills Project Manager

UK Atomic Energy Authority; England; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Atomic Energy Authority seeks a Skills Project Manager to oversee the delivery of skills development partnerships. This role involves managing operations, ensuring compliance with governance measures, and enhancing diversity within the workforce. The position is vital for supporting the training programs that meet the needs of the fusion industry and its stakeholders.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Corporate bonus scheme up to 7%

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave allowance

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong commercial awareness to maximize project value.
• Experience in stakeholder management within public sector, industry, and academia.
• Broad understanding of skills development practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational delivery of UKAEA skill delivery partnerships.
• Monitor progress against partnership KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance and health/safety measures.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Commercial Awareness

Budget Management

Inclusivity in Skills Development

Education

Professionally recognised project management qualification

Job description

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA, you will benefit from:

- Outstandingdefined benefit pension scheme,details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
- Corporatebonus schemeup to 7%and aRelocation allowance (if eligible).
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
- Wide range ofcareer development opportunities.
- A vibrantculture committed to equality and being fullyinclusive.

Job Description

The salary for this role is £54,376(inclusive of aSpecialist Allowance).Onsite workingis expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

Please note, there are twovacancies available as part of this advert. This role is based at our Rotherham, South Yorkshiresite.

This role requires employees tocomplete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

As part of your application, please submit your CV, as well as any supporting documents, such as a Covering Letter or Professional Portfolio detailing your relative experience to the role applied.

The Role

AsSkills Project Manager, you will manage the operational delivery of the UKAEA skill delivery partnerships. It may also include the West Burton Training Facility, working with local stakeholders in the East Midlands to design and co-ordinate a training programme that meets the needs of STEP, other local employers, and wider local communities and stakeholders. In addition, you will be a key point of contact for the UKAEA with external partners and will have a strong understanding of the strategic and business context of skills partnerships, including the impact they will have on local communities.

You will manage Operations including:

- Monitor progress against agreed partnership KPIs and manage the review process.
- Report on progress to appropriate Governance Boards.
- Ensure that appropriate corporate legal status, governance/financial procedures and health and safety measures are all compliant and maintaining the appropriate audit trail.
- Support the contract holder with relevant strategic development of the partnership.
- Maintain oversight of projects, particularly estimate collation, planning, cost forecast, and monitoring overall execution strategy delivery.
- Ensure that the project SHE culture and working practices are in alignment with the UKAEA requirements.
- Work alongside the Apprenticeships Project Manager to define strategic development and growth of existing or new skills partnerships in line with their mission and the UKAEA’s needs.
- Administer the UKAEA Skills Forum and assist the Apprenticeships Project Manager with the development and implementation of the UKAEA’s Skills Strategy.
- Seek opportunities to enhance Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in the skills pipeline to ensure that the future UK fusion industry draws upon, utilises and rewards as a diverse workforce as possible.

Qualifications

- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to make sound economic decisions that maximise a project’s value.
- Demonstrable experience of stakeholder management within the public sector, industry and academia, preferably in the engineering sector.
- Broad understanding of skills development practices.
- Experience of delivering projects to budget, time and cost.
- Professionally recognised project, programme or portfolio management qualification desirable or equivalent experience.
- Government Contract Practitioner or working towards.