Are you an experienced Senior Project Manager ready to lead complex, high-impact infrastructure projects in a highly regulated environment? We have exciting opportunities within our Infrastructure, Fuel Cycle Area (FCA) and Reactors Programmes, where you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering multi-disciplinary projects that are critical to long term organisational success and national priorities.
In this role, you will take ownership of a diverse portfolio of projects, driving delivery from concept through to completion. You’ll be empowered to shape strategy, influence key stakeholders, and lead high-performing teams, ensuring outputs are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.
What you’ll do
You will lead the successful delivery of a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary projects, developing and executing robust project strategies while adapting plans to respond to change and emerging risks. You’ll establish and maintain programme baselines, carefully balancing dependencies, constraints, and scope to ensure effective delivery. Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders, you’ll build strong relationships, drive alignment, and ensure governance structures are effective, continuously improving through lessons learned. In addition, you’ll proactively identify risks and issues, implement mitigation strategies, support senior leadership decision‑making, and ensure projects are delivered safely within regulatory and organisational requirements.
* Lead planning, monitoring, governance, and delivery of multi-disciplinary project portfolios to time, cost, and quality
* Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across internal and external networks
* Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, and programme impacts proactively
* Lead teams and contribute to organisational capability, including succession planning and emergency response roles
What you’ll bring
You will be a confident and driven project leader with a strong technical or engineering foundation, combined with extensive experience managing complex contracts and operating within regulated industries such as nuclear or similarly high-assurance environments. You bring a proven ability to lead and motivate multi-disciplinary teams, balancing operational and project delivery perspectives with sound judgement and adaptability. Your communication skills will enable you to engage and influence senior stakeholders, while your structured approach ensures high standards of quality, governance, and compliance are consistently met.
* Degree in science/engineering (or equivalent) with significant relevant experience
* Strong background in contract management and regulated industry delivery, ideally nuclear
* Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, with excellent stakeholder engagement skills
* Experience in project and/or operational delivery within quality-driven, process-led environments
* Post specific capability analysis assessment
If you require assistance at any point during the recruitment process contact careers@dounreay.nrservices.uk at the appropriate time so we can make any necessary, reasonable adjustment.
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