Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

Project Manager

Sector:
Nuclear New Build / Major Infrastructure & Energy

Location:

Bristol, England (with Hinkley Site interface / Office-Based)

Position Type:
Full-Time, Permanent

We are partnering with a premier Tier 1 technical services and project management consultancy to recruit a Project Manager to lead complex engineering packages for one of Europe's largest infrastructure developments at Hinkley Point C (HPC).

Reporting directly to the Senior Project Manager, you will take end-to-end operational responsibility for the full lifecycle (design, manufacture, and supply) of a designated contract or work package. Leading a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure that planning and delivery meet strict safety, quality, schedule, and budgetary parameters.

• Package Leadership:
  Anticipate, manage, and resolve execution issues within the assigned contract. Identify risks, facilitate problem resolution, manage the package budget, and escalate critical variances to senior leadership.
• Contract Administration:
  Execute all contract administration activities in collaboration with commercial managers, overseeing variations, claims, technical queries (TQs), and project instructions under structured frameworks (NEC/FIDIC).
• Supply Chain Oversight:
  Provide robust client oversight of Tier 1 contractors and their deeper international supply chains (potentially involving over 100 Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers per package) to guarantee nuclear safety compliance.
• Manufacturing Quality Assurance:
  Drive the resolution of manufacturing issues, non-conformance reports (NCRs), and technical bottlenecks to protect factory schedules and quality benchmarks.
• Change Control Management:
  Manage contract scope changes from initial definition and business justification through to final implementation in line with rigorous project governance.
• Integrated Scheduling:
  Oversee the development and maintenance of Level 3 project schedules, ensuring complete alignment with the master project timeline.
• Nuclear
  
  Qualification:
  
  Coordinate formal Qualification for Nuclear Safety activities where required to validate equipment performance criteria before delivery.
• Logistics Coordination:
  Liaison with site teams to ensure all pre-shipping clearances, inspections, and readiness activities are complete to facilitate seamless site delivery.
• Resource & Team Management:
  Support resource planning to meet project demands, ensuring all team members are Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP) while proactively identifying resource gaps.
• Commercial Reporting:
  Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and standard cost-performance reporting mechanisms to track package health.

• Technical Project Management Track Record:
  Proven experience delivering complex engineering packages within a highly regulated, dynamic, and safety-critical environment (Nuclear Energy sector or similar heavy infrastructure is highly preferred).
• Contractual
  
  Experience:
  
  Strong experience managing contractors, consultants, and fabricators under standard institutional contracts, such as NEC or FIDIC suites.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Exceptional communication and management skills, with a proven ability to engage and influence diverse internal and external stakeholder networks.
• Project Tools Proficiency:
  Practical capability in financial management, change control, estimating, scheduling, and risk analysis tools.
• Education:
  
  Minimum of an HND or equivalent higher qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or a related technical field.

• Salary:
  Competitive base salary aligned with senior market rates.
• Healthcare:
  Comprehensive private medical cover and digital GP service access.
• Family Benefits:
  Enhanced parental leave structures and family support programmes.
• Professional Development:
  Financial support and reimbursement for relevant professional engineering or project management memberships (e.g., APM, IMechE).

Culture: A collaborative, inclusive environment with dedicated mental health initiatives and paid volunteering time.