Programme Manager - Nuclear Island

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Lead the Delivery of a Low-Carbon Energy Future

Are you a visionary leader ready to drive large-scale, high-value projects that shape the future of the UK's energy landscape?

Sizewell C is looking for an exceptional Programme Manager to take charge of the end-to-end delivery of a critical portfolio of Systems, Structures, and Components for the SZC Nuclear Island - a programme valued at over £2bn.

This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, contributing to the development of sustainable, low-carbon energy solutions while driving innovation and operational excellence.

Location: Initially based in London, and then moving to Suffolk in 4-5 years, with significant business trips.

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Benefits:

• 15% CIP bonus
• £8400 car allowance
• 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Family Private healthcare
• Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
• Life assurance of 8 times annual salary
• Ongoing professional development
• Other lifestyle benefits

Closing date: 31st January 2025

About the Role

As a Programme Manager, you will:

• Lead and inspire a team of 10-30 Senior Project Managers and Project Managers, ensuring the successful delivery of large, complex engineering projects.
• Oversee all phases of project delivery, from engineering and procurement to construction and commissioning, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, time, and cost constraints.
• Shape strategies, mobilise resources, and manage key stakeholder relationships to deliver business objectives and secure project milestones.
• Build and foster a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, risks are managed proactively, and challenges are met with sustainable solutions.
• Influence the future of nuclear energy by integrating advanced methodologies and championing continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate large-scale programmes, ensuring maximum efficiency in resource allocation.
• Drive the delivery of high-value engineering projects to time, cost, and quality standards.
• Establish robust processes to monitor project progress, address risks, and manage dependencies between workstreams.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, shaping policy, strategy, and execution for the SZC Project.
• Deliver timely and transparent communication to all stakeholders, ensuring alignment across the programme.

What We're Looking For:

We're seeking a strategic thinker and dynamic leader with:

• Extensive experience managing complex, high-value programmes and leading diverse teams in an engineering or technical environment, within the Nuclear sector.
• Strong expertise in project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent, with a proven track record of successful delivery.
• Advanced planning, risk management, and quality management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to inspire trust and influence at all levels.
• A passion for innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the energy industry.

Why Join Us?

At Sizewell C, we're more than just a business - we're a community. The Sizewell C Project represents the next generation of low-carbon nuclear power, and our mission is to create a diverse, inclusive, and forward-thinking workforce to meet the challenges ahead.

We offer:

• A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values your ideas.
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including career development opportunities.

Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.

To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities.

By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project.

We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:

Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate

Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance

Humility: Be open to other's points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise

Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other

Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.

Apply Today

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and lead a transformative programme, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and be part of creating a low-carbon energy future for generations to come.

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