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Senior project manager - construction

Leicester
Rolls Royce SMR Ltd.
Construction project manager
€69,375 a year
Posted: 17h ago
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**Senior Project Manager (Construction)**We’re Rolls‐Royce SMR, and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry and creating a once‐in‐a‐career opportunity for people excited by real impact. This is more than a job — this is a legacy**The Team**You’ll join our Operations & Construction Readiness function, a team focused on enabling the successful, safe and repeatable deployment of our SMR power plant design. We collaborate across engineering, supply chain, safety, and programme delivery to make this ambition a reality.**Role Summary**We’re looking for Senior Project Managers (Construction) to join our Construction Readiness team, reporting to the Deputy Heads of Construction Readiness. You’ll help shape our global construction capability, ensuring we can deliver a safe, predictable and repeatable SMR build programme across multiple geographies.**Key Deliverables**We’ll need you to:* Develop and embed our construction readiness capability, including intelligent customer/client role definition.* Work with engineering to codify repeatable constructability for modular, standardised deployment.* Shape and support construction site launch and mobilisation, including site safety, on‐site factory setup, logistics, and off‐site manufacture.* Collaborate with Programme Directors to ensure safe, timely and cost‐efficient project delivery.**This Role Will Suit Someone Who...**...wants to make a visible impact in a pioneering environment and is motivated by delivering major construction programmes with clarity, collaboration and confidence.**Essential Skills & Experience*** Strong experience managing client‐focused construction projects (e.g. civils, nuclear, oil & gas, or international projects)* Solid understanding of construction processes, safety, quality management and regulatory compliance.* Skilled communicator with strong negotiation, leadership and problem‐solving capabilities.* Experience managing complex programmes with multiple suppliers and stakeholder groups.**Location & Ways of Working**This role can be based in Derby, Manchester or Warrington, with hybrid working and travel to sites as required.**What’s In It for You**You’ll receive a salary between £60,000 - £78,750, a 12.5% **bonus opportunity**, **6x pensionable life assurance**, **50% income protection**, **28 days holiday plus bank holidays**, and a **£250 new joiner payment**.**Selection Process**Our process typically includes an initial conversation with Talent Acquisition, followed by capability‐based interviews with the hiring team. BPSS security checks will apply at offer stage.You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment. • Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business. • A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.**Our Application Process**Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance • Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check • Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check#LI-VS1#LI-Hybrid**We are Rolls-Royce SMR**A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future. We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.**Our culture**At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge. Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer: • A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment. • Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business. • A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone can thrive.**What we offer**At Rolls-Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands. Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance. **Your career journey**At Rolls-Royce SMR, we don’t just want you to contribute, we want you to grow. We have open dialogue with our employees to understand the ambitions for their career and set plans to achieve them. Whether it’s helping you obtain formal qualifications or pairing you with a mentor, Rolls-Royce SMR will provide you with a fulfilling career.**Join our talent community**We're always on the lookout for the best talent. If there isn't a role which is suitable for you now, you can .
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