Project Deputy Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: TBC
Salary: Competitive Salary +benefits
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With over 11,000 talented people, we provide the full spectrum of critical engineering and construction services for industries both onshore and offshore.
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Role Details:
The Project Deputy Manager is based at Hinkley Point C new build on a 10/4 rotation, with normal white-collar working hours. Potential candidates may be Project Managers or deputised equivalents, working within a mechanical-biased project delivery team. The role requires a client-facing team player able to provide clear direction to colleagues, underpinned by a strong safety ethos. Experience in multi-discipline projects, regulated environments (ideally nuclear), and managing contractors is essential. Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills, along with knowledge of CDM regulations and project management frameworks, are required.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate all contract administration activities (with support of a Commercial Manager) including variations, claims, technical queries and instructions, using CEMAR.
Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely, on time, to budget, meeting business & technical requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the programme - track progress against milestones, deadlines, budget and provide key stakeholders with reports on these matters
Anticipate, manage and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the Senior Project Manager
Resolution of issues/ NCR's/ etc during the manufacturing process to ensure quality and schedule are maintained.
Management of all change to the contract including - scope definition, business justification and implementation of agreed change in line with associated governance.
Ensure level 3 schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work. Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall Project schedules.
Liaison with HPC Site team to ensure all pre shipping actives are complete to facilitate seamless delivery in line with schedule requirements.
Develop and implement strategies and plans in line with the overall Programme Definition Document (PgDD), setting out how the programme of work will be managed, organised and executed.
Maintain effective communications with all stakeholders and executing the project strategies within their contract or package of work
Apply the principles of Earned Value Management (EVM) and other usual commercial reporting requirements
Apply the principles of Continuous Improvement, ensuring that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.
Interface with other programmes to ensure a high-level view of how the total project is progressing and to identify and adopt the use of best practice.
Project Definition Document (PjDD)
Progress reports (including Earned Value)
Cost management and change reporting
Key Requirements:
Track record of delivering projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security and environmental responsibility, ideally within the Nuclear Energy sector or similar regulated environment.
Demonstrate success in managing & developing Strategies and Teams; Engineering design, contract and field execution strategies for project delivery,
Multi-discipline EPCM or Complex Project experience.
Control of costs; risk; schedule and change, procurement and proficient in the use of Earned Value tools,
Experience of successfully engaging groups of stakeholders.
Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation. Proficient in the use of estimating scheduling, programming and risk tools.
Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, in a regulated environment. Including NEC or FIDIC contracts.
Understanding the needs of nuclear quality and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled.
Detailed understanding of PWR design and experience in PWR operations advantageous but not essential.
Degree and chartered status in an engineering, construction, physics or other related field.
Good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
Knowledge and / or practitioner of Project Management with experience of applying either; APM body of knowledge and OGC's Prince 2.
Why Join Us?
Work on high-impact projects within a leading organisation at the forefront of the nuclear industry.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.