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Senior Nuclear Project Manager - N-2026-01

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Stone, Staffordshire

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

Astute are partnered with Capula, part of the Dalkia Group, a long-established and highly reputable system integration specialist operating across energy, water, renewables and manufacturing sectors. Due to continued growth, Capula are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join their Nuclear division, based in Stone with flexible working available.

This is a senior leadership role, responsible for delivering a portfolio of complex, high-value projects within the Nuclear sector, involving full turnkey solutions across PLC/SCADA and safety-critical systems.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, while leading and developing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Nuclear Project Manager role

As the Senior Project Manager, you will be:

Managing a portfolio of projects with cumulative values of several million pounds, from inception through to delivery
Ensuring projects are delivered to agreed timescales, specifications, budgets and customer satisfaction levels
Leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams including: 
Project Managers
Hardware and Software Engineers
Installation Engineers (team sizes up to ~30)
Taking full financial responsibility for project delivery, including budget control, margin performance and subcontractor management
Liaising closely with internal production and engineering teams based in Stone
Managing subcontractors for specialist works and services
Ensuring all Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety (QEHS) requirements are met across projects
Holding regular progress and review meetings with clients
Supporting the development of long-term client relationships and future business opportunities
Overseeing the full project lifecycle including requirements definition, design and substantiation, implementation and testing, installation and commissioning and ongoing support 

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

5-10+ years' experience in Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) project management within the nuclear industry or a similarly regulated environment
Strong understanding of PLC/SCADA systems and electrical hardware
Experience working with NEC3 / NEC4 contracts
Experience managing subcontractors and complex supply chains
Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills
Ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC)
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel, including occasional stays awayDesirable:

Project management qualification (e.g. APM, PMI or similar)
Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely)
Experience using CEMAR
Degree qualified, ideally in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Personal Skills

The Senior Nuclear Project Manager role would suit someone who is:

A strong leader with proven team management experience
Commercially astute with a strategic mindset
An excellent communicator with strong client-facing skills
Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple complex projects
Able to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines
Proactive in identifying risks and driving solutions
Flexible and adaptable in a highly regulated environment

Salary and benefits of the Senior Project Manager role

Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
28 days holiday + bank holidays
Flexible working arrangements
Pension scheme
Life assurance
Private healthcare
Lifestyle screening
Salary sacrifice schemes
Mental health assistance programme
Cycle to work scheme
Green car scheme
Support toward professional registration (IEng / CEng) and paid membership fees
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Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful

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