Principal Project Manager ( Construction Delivery)

Your Mission:

We are seeking an experienced and driven Enclave & Logistics Project Manager to support the delivery of a high-profile capital infrastructure programme within a live operational environment.

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager you will play a critical role in delivering complex construction and infrastructure projects from early contractor involvement through to completion. This is a fast-paced high-impact role where strong leadership stakeholder management and commercial awareness are essential.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Lead projects from Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) through design planning construction and commissioning
• Deliver enabling infrastructure works including buildings roads utilities and security systems
• Define and drive project objectives ensuring alignment with programme goals and business case requirements
• Build and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including senior internal and external partners
• Lead and motivate project teams fostering a high-performing collaborative environment
• Manage NEC4 contracts ensuring suppliers deliver on time within budget and to the required quality
• Identify assess and manage risks and issues to avoid delays or cost escalation
• Take ownership of project budgets providing accurate financial reporting and forecasting
• Support assurance processes and gateway reviews providing evidence of progress and delivery confidence
• Ensure compliance with all governance processes and infrastructure standards
• Oversee contract close-out ensuring all deliverables and financial commitments are met
• Develop and maintain project schedules milestones and reporting frameworks
• Produce and manage cash flow forecasts implementing effective cost and change control processes
• Evaluate change requests and make recommendations based on impact assessments
• Maintain accurate project documentation plans and configuration management records

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For

Essential Experience & Skills

• Minimum 10 years experience in construction or consultancy delivery including at least 5 years in a management role
• Proven experience managing construction logistics within complex projects
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand cost vs value and confidently challenge Compensation Events (CEs)
• Hands-on experience delivering projects under NEC4 contracts including change control and stakeholder management
• Demonstrated ability to manage diverse stakeholders in demanding environment

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Experience working in complex live operational or regulated environments 
• Background in collaborative integrated project delivery environments
• Security experience including working with security teams on physical procedural or cyber measures
• Experience planning and delivering major service diversion projects
• Adaptability and flexibility in fast-changing project environments
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Familiarity with CEMAR or similar contract management systems

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. project management engineering construction)
• NEC4 Project Manager Accreditation

Desirable

• Nuclear awareness training (e.g. NIC or equivalent)

Additional Information :

Why Join the Switchers Community

A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations project technical sales and support functions

Provide opportunities to work on exciting global projects

Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness health wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text

Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants eye test and glasses vouchers cycle to work scheme free flu jabs

Enhanced sick pay

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills talent and our peoples ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Security - The incumbent of this role must be a minimum of SC cleared and a sole UK national.

Working arrangements The incumbent of this role must be able to do hybrid working with the ability to attend the site 3 days per week.

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We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills talent and our peoples ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time