Project Manager

Job description

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

Nuclear Power Programmes is one of the newest Business Units within Jacobs and has been formed with the vision to support positive change and help shape the future of Nuclear Power.

Operational throughout the UK and across continental Europe, we are seeking to expand our team on a variety of nuclear projects, which range in technologies and that find themselves at different stages of their development. To do this, we are seeking to continuously employ talented individuals to join our diverse team that are excited about nuclear projects and are committed to Net Zero, and Energy Security.

We are recruiting for a number of Project Managers with a background in either Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering to work across our Nuclear Power Programmes in new build including Sizewell C (SZC) & Hinkley Point C (HPC).

You'll be responsible for overseeing all activities associated with the delivery of engineering contracts and securing resources that meet business and technical requirements, ensuring they're delivered safely, as well as on time and budget.

• Overseeing the nuclear power plant systems, structures, and components dependant on the nuclear programme.
• Working with multidisciplinary teams on post financial investment contracts (terms & conditions, contractual appendices and technical specifications) at various stages of maturity.
• Managing early engagement with stakeholders (including equipment suppliers) to identify obsolescence issues and other risks
• Managing the technical elements of the procurement process for specific contracts
• Maintaining strong links with the project managers and engineers responsible for delivering equivalent scope on similar projects
• For some projects, experience of the pre-tender and tender stages of procuring contracts for the design, manufacturing and/ or installation of industrial equipment.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Typically, degree educated, ideally in engineering or a related subject.
• APMP formal project management qualification or equivalent is preferred but not essential.
• Versed in modern project management techniques within complex, multi-functional organisations; have an understanding and knowledge of engineering, design, procurement, safety case, construction and installation/commissioning management and commercial contracting.
• Identifying, implementing, and complying with applicable technical, safety, environmental and quality standards, company procedures and policies and other relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate, run and chair project meetings (including regular progress meetings) as required and delegated.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here.

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