Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for a long-term Project Engineer to take responsibility for project scopes within the Repository Development Programme Tranche 1 Project in Cumbria. The ideal candidate with have earthworks, drainage and design experience.
As part of this role you will oversee the full project lifecycle with particular focus on construction execution; change and risk management, reporting internally and externally and project close out. Typical scope of works will include management of civil engineering contractors, ensuring high quality work is delivered in line with NWS processes and procedures.
The role will be overseeing the execution of the designed works within the LLWR site. Including the management of subcontractors and utilising the processes and procedures to enable successful completion to time and budget. This will involve acting as a work planner for the RDP scope.
The successful candidate will report to the RDP Project Manager (construction) and will be assigned to individual elements of the project. The role will ensure the appropriate level on interaction with other Project Engineers and Project Managers to ensure business continuity across the LLWR as a whole.
Projects will be delivered and expedited in accordance with LLWR’s Project Management Procedures which includes understanding and contribution to Business Cases, Lifetime Plan Scope and Detailed Volumes / Monitoring of spoil and aggregates, Project Execution Plans, Quality Plans, Risk Registers, Sourcing strategies, etc.
- Plan and oversee work packages within the project and proactively monitor its progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective action and change requests as appropriate.
- Ensure proper planning and baseline management.
- Ensure the project is delivered in a safe manner to the specified criteria, goals, and objectives.
- Deliver all milestones, performance-based incentives (PBIs) and management targets as specified in the LTP.
- Escalate risks (threats and opportunities), issues, actions, and decisions to the Senior Project Manager as appropriate.
- Ensure the quality assurance, overall integrity, and coherence of the Project.
- Maintain focus, momentum, and the environment to support the project.
- Report progress to the Senior Project Manager and other forums as required including progress and programme, Safe System of Work trackers.
- Owner of relevant project documents.
- Safely manage the project team through proper and effective interface, integration, monitoring and reinforcement of the Company’s Standards and Expectations.
- Foster good staff relations and high motivation within the project team.
- To work in accordance with LLWR’s management arrangements for projects as defined in the integrated management system.
- Liaison with other key business stakeholders including weekly coordination
- Weekly attendance and feedback at the Integration meeting to ensure works are on the frozen plan of work.
- Experience in active involvement in health and safety including inspections, monitoring, reporting and production of risk assessments
- Experience in project management areas, work planning and schedule/programme management.
- Experience in ensuring technical delivery and reporting of construction work scope to agreed project requirements, quality, cost, and schedule.
- Experience in ensuring technical, safety and construction risks are identified and managed.
- Ensuring SQEP resources are deployed to perform discipline work in a timely manner.
- Experience in working with supply chain contractors.
- At least 5 years relevant experience managing work in a large civil construction environment £10 million Projects.
- Experience in working to highways specification preferred.
- Proven ability to manage and prioritise own workload against multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Can demonstrate having the ability to proactively engage and impact on others and work effectively as part of a wider team;
- Ability to ensure minimum standards and fundamental process requirements are maintained when under pressure to deliver and ability to challenge others at all levels of the organisation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Proven experience in the production of high-quality reports, including progress, and construction documentation.
- Civil Engineering Construction management knowledge and experience in earthworks or highways;
- Experience in general project management areas, work planning and schedule/programme management.
- Experience in and knowledge of BIM.
- Working knowledge of CDM and its application to projects.
- HND or equivalent.
- Health and Safety Qualification with NEBOSH or SMSTS or IOSH
- Current Registration with Professional body; ICE and/or APM
- On appointment to an RWM, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 38 days’ annual leave. LLWR up to 43 days in addition to a buy/sell scheme
- Rewarding performance (bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous above average pension scheme
- learning and development support
- payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.