Programme Controls Manager

Job Title:

Programme Controls Manager

Location:

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset Compensation:
Attractive Salary + Benefits Role Type:
Full time / Permanent Role  Drive Performance on One of the United Kingdom's Most Significant Clean Energy Programmes

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 Controls Manager at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater, Somerset.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station's vast network of rooms.

As a Programme Controls Manager, you'll provide strategic leadership across one of the United Kingdom's most important nuclear infrastructure programmes.

This is a permanent role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Hinkley Point

C. Flexible working arrangements are available.

• Leading and integrating programme controls activities across the MEH Alliance programme.
• Establishing and maintaining programme controls standards, governance frameworks and reporting cycles.
• Leading schedule, cost, risk, change and forecasting reviews to drive programme performance.
• Developing, mentoring and resourcing a high-performing programme controls team.
• Producing programme performance reports and driving continuous improvement across programme controls capability.

• Extensive experience leading project or programme controls teams within a highly regulated industry.
• Strong experience managing programme governance, reporting and performance frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience overseeing schedule, cost, risk, change and forecasting processes.
• Experience providing assurance, insight and performance analysis to senior leadership teams.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive continuous improvement within complex programme environments.

• Degree in Engineering or Project Management.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ()

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• 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.
• 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.