We have a vacancy for a Racer Project Manager for asset care and enhancements to join its busy team, flexible working from our Repository site in Cumbria.
RACER ensures the Nuclear Waste Service site assets are renewed, refurbished, upgraded and improved where appropriate. Working closely with the Sites main stakeholders the Programme delivers Tasks and Projects ranging from £10k to £25 million and above. The Tasks and Projects could cover a wide range of complexity and can include study work through to signficant design packages and construction of new plant or building.
The Project Manager is the person in charge of the planning, execution and day-to-day management of a particular project in accordance with Nuclear Waste Service’s management arrangements.
- Plan and design the project and proactively monitor its progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective action and/or change control requests as appropriate.
- Ensure proper planning and baseline management.
- Manage the project budget.
- Ensure the co-ordination and delivery of the project
- 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.
- Initiate extra activities and interventions wherever gaps in the project are identified or issues arise.
- Ensure the quality assurance, overall integrity and coherence of the project.
- Report progress to the Senior Project Manager and other forums as required.
- Owner of all 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.
- Deputise for the Senior Project Manager, as and when required.
- Abide by company’s Standards and Expectations.
- Be aware of environmental responsibilities within role.
- To act in a secure manner at all times, recognise potential consequences of personal behaviour and say if others fall short with respect to security
- To consider ED&I in all conversations and interactions, ensuring you treat all individuals equally, respectfully and in line with LLWR’s ED&I principles
- Graduate (min 2:2) in relevant discipline or equivalent, possession of appropriate professional qualification, together with substantive (typically 10+ years) relevant experience.
- Accredited to an appropriate professional body.
- A proven track record in project delivery.
- Capable of leading a medium risk, medium complexity project or low risk, low complexity programme.
- Able to communicate clearly and present in a professional, articulate manner
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.