Project Manager

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Project Manager

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Hybrid minimum of 3 days a week onsite.

Are you a skilled Project Manager with good Project Delivery experience? Do you have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills? With knowledge in Mechanical or Electrical engineering? Are you the type of person who likes a fast-paced environment and likes to be challenged?

The Opportunity

As the Project Manager (PM), you will be responsible for delivering engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, and commissioning activities throughout the contract or work package life cycle, ensuring alignment with the overall project schedule. The PM oversees planning and execution, maintaining safety, quality, time, and cost standards.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary between £62,000 to £68,000, depending on experience and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.
 

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
 

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  
 

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
 

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

As a motivated and experienced project manager, you will take a leading role in delivering our projects successfully. This position is critical in ensuring projects are executed safely, on time, within budget, and in line with business and technical requirements. You will monitor project progress, track milestones, and oversee deadlines and budgets. Provide stakeholders with clear and insightful reports, keeping them informed every step of the way.
 

Proactively anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within your area of responsibility. Identifying risks and facilitating effective resolutions will be key to ensuring the smooth progression of the project. A core responsibility will be maintaining and aligning package schedules with the overall project timeline. Any discrepancies will need to be escalated promptly to the Area Delivery Manager to ensure seamless execution.
 

You’ll liaise with stakeholders and ensure strategies for the project or work packages are executed effectively. Managing interfaces between programmes, contracts, and areas will also be a vital part of the role, helping to maintain a high-level view of progress and identify opportunities for best practices.

Additionally, you will assist the Delivery Manager in developing and implementing strategies and plans that align with the overall Programme Execution Plan (PEP). These plans will outline how the programme will be managed, organised, and delivered.

Who you are

We are looking for a skilled project manager with a background in engineering, construction, or a related field. While a degree or equivalent qualification and a project management certification (such as APM PPQ) are desirable. A strong demonstrated understanding of leadership principles and experience in complex projects, along with working knowledge of CDM Regulations. Have excellent numeracy, analytical, and critical reasoning skills, as well as proficiency in tools such as estimating, scheduling, programming, risk management, and Earned Value Management. Strong presentation, influencing, and facilitation skills.
 

An understanding of nuclear quality requirements and how they are assured and controlled is highly valued. Have proven project management experience in areas such as engineering design, contract strategies, and multi-discipline EPCM projects. Experience in construction activities, procurement and management of complex contracts along with expertise in managing costs, risks, schedules, changes, and commercial claims. Demonstrate an ability and track record of engaging with multi-level stakeholders, including contractors, consultants, and advisors. Familiarity with NEC and FIDIC commercial arrangements is also required to excel in this role.
 

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
 

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For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.