Project Manager (Design Project Manager)

Why Join Us?

We’re building the future. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (SZC) is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure project that will power Britain’s energy security and net-zero ambitions for decades to come. Following our recent Final Investment Decision, construction is fully greenlit. This is your chance to be part of the largest investment in homegrown clean energy in decades, delivering low-carbon electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.

Impact

As Project Manager you will work operationally for the Senior Project Manager and Programme Engineering Manager in delivery of the defined concrete design or detailing scope. You will functionally have a reporting line to the Civil Works Programme Engineering and Technical Teams. As Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for:

• Manage design or detailing contracts within delegated budget and authority, including management of claims and variations via CEMAR.
• Deliver agreed design scope to programme milestones, working with schedulers to maintain and update design schedules aligned to construction needs.
• Manage cost, schedule and scope changes through the SZC Change Management process, with technical support from engineering leads.
• Manage Technical Queries response and escalation with the support of the Assistant Project Manager and Contract Engineering Lead.
• Work with the Commercial Manager to monitor Key Dates applicable to scope area.
• Report progress in line with SZC reporting requirements and delivery cadence.
• Support procurement of Level 3 design supply contracts and task orders in line with SZC governance.
• Identify and manage design delivery risks in accordance with SZC risk management processes and Risk Manager.
• Escalate commercial or technical issues to the Senior Project Manager where required.

What we’re looking for

This role will suit someone with proven experience of managing the end-to-end detailed design sequence in major projects. You’ll bring strong organisation skills, confidence working with data, and the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders. Most importantly, you’ll be keen to take responsibility, learn, and develop.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline;
• Chartered Engineer or Project Professional, or demonstrably working towards chartership;
• Experience in managing external design companies and/or multi-disciplinary teams, including integration, design and delivery management;
• Ability to effectively manage and influence various stakeholders, both internal and external;
• Exposure to projects from concept through to handover

Desirable

• Experience in the Nuclear industry or heavily regulated industries
• Experience with concrete reinforcement detailing & RC Models

Behavioural Competences

Humility, Positivity, Respect, Solidarity, Clarity – see full description for details.

Additional Information

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years. Please note that export control compliance requirements apply to this role. For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK.

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