Senior Project Manager

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Sector: Project and Program Management

Role: Senior Executive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Senior Project Manager
Location: Ipswich

Join the exciting journey of one of the UK's largest nuclear projects at Sizewell C! The Sizewell C (SZC) project requires a Senior Project Manager to join the Civil Works Alliance in driving the delivery of the Enabling and Earthworks function.

The role is to provide leadership to ensure the effective delivery of Enabling works scope as part of the overarching Civils Programme of SZC, whilst recognising and managing the impacts of the programme on the wider Project. The Senior Project Manager role is to develop the strategy for delivering the Enabling works scope to cost, schedule and quality within the agreed constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the work scope to be delivered within the contract or package of work and the interfaces to the other elements of the programme.
• Securing the required resources to meet their project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of SQEP for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within their project team.
• Developing and executing effective execution strategies and plans in line with the overall Programme Execution Plan (PEP), setting out how the programme of work will be managed, organised, and executed.
• Maintaining effective communications with all stakeholders and execute the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work.
• Anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop, and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues.
• Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely on time, to budget, meeting business and technical requirements.
• Interface with other programmes to ensure a high-level view of how the total project is progressing and to identify and adopt the use of best practice.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all project team members.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Track record of delivering projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility, preferably within the Nuclear Energy sector or similar regulated environment.
• Demonstrated success in managing/developing Engineering design, contract and field execution strategies for project delivery.
• Experience of successfully engaging groups of stakeholders.
• Experience of managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, in a regulated environment. Including NEC contracts.
• Great communication and organisational skills, able to develop relationships and maintain effective networks.
• Knowledge and/or practitioner of Project Management with experience of applying either; APM body of knowledge and OGC's Prince 2.
• Degree and chartered status in an engineering, construction, physics, or other related field preferred.

Why SZC?

This is your chance to contribute to one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects, shaping the future of energy while working in a supportive, dynamic environment. Be part of a team that values innovation, safety, and sustainability at every stage of the journey-from investment to construction and beyond.

About Laing O'Rourke

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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Rewards and Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension - basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances - car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade