Job Title: Programme Manager
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Lead the future of clean energy delivery on nationally significant projects
At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Programme Manager at any of our Cavendish hubs, near Bristol, Newbury, Leicester, Glasgow or Warrington.
The role
As a Programme Manager, you will take on a pivotal leadership role at the heart of some of the United Kingdom’s most important infrastructure programmes. Supporting major projects such as Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C, you will lead the delivery of Mechanical, Electrical and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning programmes within the MEH Alliance.
This role is full time, based at any of our main UK locations, including Bristol, Newbury, Leicester, Glasgow, Warrington. Hybrid working patterns are available, with travel to project and customer sites as required.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
1. Leading programme delivery across multiple large-scale nuclear projects, ensuring performance against cost, schedule and quality targets
2. Managing stakeholder relationships, acting as a key interface with customers, partners and internal teams
3. Identifying, assessing and mitigating risks and opportunities to drive successful outcomes
4. Overseeing financial management, forecasting and commercial performance of programmes
5. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to allocate resources and deliver strategic objectives
Essential experience of the Programme Manager:
6. Demonstrating significant experience applying advanced project and programme management techniques in regulated environments
7. Managing full lifecycle delivery of large-scale, multi-million-pound projects or portfolios
8. Showing strong commercial awareness, including contract and financial management expertise
9. Leading and developing multidisciplinary teams to achieve high performance
10. Understanding financial controls and forecasting within complex project environments
Qualifications for the Programme Manager:
11. A relevant professional qualification in project or programme management would be advantageous
12. Degree-level qualification in engineering, business, or a related discipline is desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
20. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
21. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
22. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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