Vulcain Engineering Group
Business Manager - Nuclear New Build
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Vulcain Engineering
Vulcain Engineering, an international engineering consultancy, supports global industrial leaders in their transition to a more responsible and sustainable future. We support our customers in the design, construction, commissioning and operation of their complex infrastructure projects that will shape the world of tomorrow. With operations in 17 countries and employing over 6,000 staff worldwide, our business responds to the needs of our clients by delivering high-value engineering expertise tailored to our clients’ most complex challenges.
In the UK, we have a key focus in the Nuclear sector, contributing to ground breaking projects, such as Hinkley Point C (HPC).
We Are Seeking a Business Manager
We are seeking a Business Manager with a background and experience in installation, commissioning and/or operating plant and equipment within a highly regulated industry. This role is site-based and requires excellent stakeholder management as you will be acting as the primary representative for Vulcain on site and dealing with client and consultant management daily. You will have commercial accountability for the projects in your business area and will be required while supporting day-to-day operations of the business to continue to identify opportunities to grow our consultancy footprint.
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Main Responsibilities
- Acting as the primary on-site point of contact for key clients, delivery partners, and other stakeholders.
- Building constructive, trust-based relationships across our site team and our back-office organisation.
- Overseeing and supporting consultants deployed on site, including onboarding, workload management, and performance oversight.
- Supporting the recruitment, onboarding, and development of new consultants as the account grows, ensuring the team has the right capability to deliver ongoing and future work.
- Interpreting and operating effectively within industrial agreements (including NAECI) and established site working rules.
- Managing commercial performance for your section of the business, including utilisation, pricing, and forecasting.
- Identifying opportunities for delivering new scopes of work to provide best value to our clients and partners.
- Bid management, submitting proposals, and planning in place mobilisation plans for delivering new and existing work.
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Key Requirements
- Strong background in MEH installation and/or commissioning and/or managing the operation of plant and equipment within highly regulated sectors.
- Experience working in unionised site environments, with an understanding of NAECI and how it influences daily routines and workforce behaviours.
- Hands-on experience in construction, commissioning, or operations roles, ideally within nuclear or comparable large-scale industrial settings.
- Proven ability to manage, coordinate, or lead teams in a site-based context.
- Commercial awareness, including experience with utilisation, pricing, profitability, or account/contract growth.
- Ability to build strong, professional relationships with supervisors, site managers, and delivery teams.
- A consultancy mindset: relationship-led, professional, commercially aware, with the ability to represent Vulcain effectively on site.
- Reside locally to the South West region, or be prepared to relocate, as this permanent role does not include travel expense coverage.
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