Assistant Project Manager

About the opportunity

The role could be undertaken by a Sub/Project Manager with strong Engineering experience or a Project Engineering Manager with strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills.

This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a team which will be directly responsible for change in a highly regulated industry, which will invest up to £7bn over the next two decades

The role will appeal to individuals who are seeking an opportunity in a collaborative environment inclusive of “project 13” principles and to assist a major UK organisation through a truly transformational period in its history, making it, and the strategic assets for which it is accountable and responsible, fit for our generation, and those of the future.

Location will be Warrington and Sellafield based and thus travel between the two will be required.
A base in Cumbria with regular travel to Warrington is also practicable. Usually 3 days in the office with two WFH.

Within Jacobs specifically

• The role is a direct report to the Senior Project Manager on the RAP project.
• Is a member of the lot 2 project team
• Support the relationship and integration of Jacobs work with other partners in establishing the MPB.
• The broader interfaces will encompass the balance of the engineering resources on the project (hundreds), the Central services team who provide governance and support and the stakeholders within Jacobs who will agree the incentivized price.
• The ability of the candidate to drive behaviours and operate collaboratively and support the shaping of the PPP into a single cohesive delivery organization (rather than 5 separate Lot holders) should be seen as of equal importance to delivery of the scope of work.

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.

Benefits: Include but not limited too:

Private medical insurance/critical illness/life assurance/ Digital GP service, Hybrid working, Generous pension contribution, Buy and sell Holidays up have up to 42 days leave, Share/save scheme, Salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, Professional development, Enhanced parental leave pay, wellbeing service, And many more

• Experience of Major Projects, ideally including experience of governance approvals and stakeholder environment.
• Experience of pricing work, significant bids to clients, or delivery of significant projects to time and cost in a commercial environment.
• Experience of Engineering delivery across the project lifecycle and across all engineering functions including security and safety case. (does not require an engineering specialism or deep technical knowledge – but needs sufficient experience to lead in an engineering environment)
• Ideally good understanding of engineering maturity particularly around Hazop and detail design gate.
• Understanding of the challenges of project delivery across the lifecycle. i.e. from design through to commissioning and handover.
• Due to the nature of work to be undertaken, applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance

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