UK Atomic Energy Authority
Senior Project Manager
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Job Description
Company Description
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.
Role Overview
As Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex engineering and decommissioning projects within the JET Tokamak programme, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective outcomes. Working across multidisciplinary teams and a diverse stakeholder landscape, you will provide leadership, governance, and strategic direction on projects that will shape future approaches to fusion technology, remote handling, and radioactive waste reduction.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of complex engineering and decommissioning projects, ensuring successful outcomes across scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
- Develop project execution strategies, delivery plans, and governance arrangements that support effective decision-making and delivery performance.
- Manage project budgets, forecasting, and financial performance to ensure delivery within approved funding.
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating resources, and driving accountability for delivery.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, securing alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, issues, and interdependencies.
- Oversee project controls, reporting, and performance measurement, providing clear visibility of progress and delivery risks.
- Contribute to business cases, investment decisions, and benefits realization planning.
- Lead change control activities, ensuring changes are effectively assessed, governed, and implemented.
- Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with UKAEA standards and regulatory requirements.
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Qualifications
- Proven track record of delivering complex engineering, infrastructure, or technical projects to time, cost, and quality objectives.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing projects with multiple stakeholders, interfaces, and dependencies.
- Strong commercial and financial management capability, including budgeting, forecasting, and business case development.
- Experience delivering projects within regulated engineering, scientific, or industrial environments.
- Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience, with recognized project management qualifications such as APM PMQ/APM RPP or equivalent.
- Experience of decommissioning, remote handling, radiological environments, or CDM-regulated projects would be advantageous.
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Benefits
- £71,815 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance-£7,700)
- Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
- Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave, 2.5 privilege days, and 8 Bank Holidays
- 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
- Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions
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. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.
Job Details
- Salary: £71,815 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
- Division: Decommissioning & Repurposing
- Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
- Position Grade: Grade I
- Department: Decommissioning
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