UK Atomic Energy Authority
Construction Project Manager - 2 year FTC
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About us
Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.
About the job
Join UKAEA as a Construction Project Manager and help deliver the buildings and facilities that support our pioneering work in fusion energy. You will manage construction projects from planning and design through to implementation, ensuring they are delivered safely and effectively. Working across the Estates team and wider organisation, you will balance stakeholder requirements while delivering projects to agreed time, cost, and quality standards.
What You’ll be Doing
- Manage the planning, design, development, and delivery of construction projects in line with UKAEA’s Property Strategy and Development Plan.
- Provide technical input into civil, mechanical, and electrical designs for new and existing buildings.
- Coordinate internal and external design and delivery teams to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Manage stakeholders with differing requirements and ensure appropriate design standards and soft landings principles are applied.
- Develop and maintain building specifications for multipurpose scientific facilities incorporating offices, laboratories, and workshops.
- Manage project budgets, contracts, programmes, and performance reporting.
- Identify, manage, and report project and organizational risks.
- Apply Building Information Modelling Level 2 requirements to new-build projects.
- Ensure projects comply with Construction Design and Management Regulations, current construction legislation, and UKAEA procedures.
- Use project and design management systems, including ASITE, to support effective project delivery.
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What You’ll Bring
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering or a construction discipline.
- Membership of an appropriate professional body, such as the Chartered Institute of Building or Association for Project Management.
- Proven experience of managing the design and delivery of construction projects.
- Recent experience of delivering construction projects within a publicly funded environment and working within relevant regulatory and internal procedures.
- Knowledge and practical experience of Building Information Modelling Level 2 and construction legislation, including CDM Regulations.
- Strong stakeholder, budget, programme, and risk-management skills.
UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.
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Benefits
- A salary of £51317
- Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
- Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 privilege days; 8 Bank Holidays
- 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
- Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions
Our commitment to ED&I
UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce.
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates.
We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.
Salary: £51,317 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Estates Division
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Grade G
Department: Estates
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