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Job Title: Site Delivery Lead - Civils
Location: Based in Suffolk with hybrid working available.
Overview: Reporting to the Site Delivery Director, this role supports the full life cycle delivery of a section of the Site Delivery footprint, including Capital Works delivery and Principal Contractor responsibilities. You will lead/manage a group of Senior Managers, overseeing Enabling works, Major Civils, Networks, and Buildings. The role involves managing a matrix team of wider disciplines forming the project Area Management Delivery team.
Key Duties:
- Define cross-programme interfaces with wider programmes and alliances.
- Secure required resources and maintain SQEP for assigned resources.
- Provide direction to teams for effective execution of strategies and plans.
- Maintain effective communications with stakeholders and execute project strategies.
- Drive contract or package activities to ensure safe, timely, and budget-compliant delivery.
- Monitor and manage programme progress, track milestones, deadlines, and budget.
- Identify risks, resolve issues, and propose updates to the programme/budget.
- Ensure schedule consistency within the overall Project schedule.
- Deliver the List of Deliverables (LOD) related to the scope of work.
- Apply Continuous Improvement principles.
- Fulfill Principal Contractor responsibilities in line with statutory legislation and CDM strategy.
- Ensure best-for-project decisions and practice lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture.
- Interface with other programmes to adopt best practices.
- Fulfill contractual requirements and maintain effective working relationships.
Requirements:
- Track record of delivering projects in complex, dynamic environments with high safety, security, and environmental standards,within the Nuclear Energy sector.
- Success in managing engineering design, contract and field execution strategies, multi-discipline EPCM projects, procurement, cost control, risk management, and commercial claims.
- Experience in Nuclear New Build or Heavy Civil Engineering, reinforced concrete structures, formwork, falsework, high-integrity concrete, and nuclear safety culture.
- Strong management skills, including project management, financial management, change management, and facilitation.
- Experience managing contractors, consultants, and advisors in large, complex construction projects.
- Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and facilitation skills.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Detailed understanding of EPR design and experience.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering / Construction Management (or equivalent).
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Fellow (ICE, IStructE, CIOB) preferred.
- Knowledge and/or practitioner of Project Management with experience in APM body of knowledge and OGC's Prince 2.
- Experience managing projects from concept to handover.
- Understanding of nuclear quality assurance and control.
