Summary
Job Description for Project Manager:
NNL is where your project management helps deliver our purpose. As part of our Project Management Authority, you'll play a critical role in managing projects that deliver nuclear science to benefit society. Your project management skills and attention to detail will enable industry-leading scientists, engineers, and analysts to work together to deliver unique projects using cutting edge technology. It's a challenging role but it's an opportunity to grow, adapt and develop new skills in a fast-moving area.
The role is to provide senior Project Management representation on complex projects (typically Class 3 & 4 projects) to ensure safe and successful delivery; line management of the regional Project Management personnel, and responsibility for leading the implementation / integration of PMA organisational functional initiatives and objectives.
Main Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities for Project Manager:
* Provision of direction and leadership to 'senior' regional SPM team on matters relating to PMA operational initiatives, goals and NNL performance targets, including responsibility for ensuring adherence to PMA systems & processes, e.g. the project delivery framework.
* Provision of senior leadership on complex programmes / projects to ensure that they are delivered in a safe manner to the specified functional criteria, goals, and objectives compliant with all relevant Client, NNL, EHSS&Q, regulatory and legal assurance requirements.
* Ensuring optimal performance of local offices (within region) in terms of utilisation & billability of personnel, training & development, and health & welfare of staff, etc., and provision of regular management information reports for senior level periodic PMA reviews.
* Ensuring that financial performance is managed to achieve maximum revenue and profitability of the project (supported by the Project Controls function).
* Support bid development, including designated authority for approval of delivery proposals, and allocation of resources, prior to works moving into the delivery phase.
Ideal Candidate
Essential Criteria for Project Manager:
* Project Management professional qualification (e.g. APMP, Diploma APM, IPMA Level D).
* Experience in a Project / Programme Management capacity.
* Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and delivering medium-large scale / complex projects, in a Senior Project or Programme Management capacity.
* Demonstrable experience of change management and implementing this process in a complex programme.
* Demonstrable experience of Risk Management and implementing relevant industry best practise in a complex programme environment.
* Demonstrable knowledge of project delivery processes; life cycle management methodologies, and value adding tools, processes, and practices.
* Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).
Desirable Criteria for Project Manager:
* Experience of delivering a range of projects in a nuclear environment, ideally including technical, infrastructure, and capital projects, including installations; commissioning, and management of safety case and / or regulatory requirements.
* Experience of delivering projects under different contracting models, e.g. NEC, JCT, etc.
* Demonstrable experience of team leadership / mentoring / coaching.
* Strong understanding of typical project delivery procedures, tools protocols and systems within a nuclear environment or equivalent regulated industry.