Project Manager - Military Veterans

We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer 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 our 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. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to join our Nuclear Power Engineering and Technical Services team supporting our key client EDF Energy Nuclear Generation with their nuclear fleet in the UK.

Heysham 1 is a nuclear power station on the north west coast of England near Lancaster. Heysham is the only site in the UK to have two operating nuclear power stations. Since 1983 Heysham 1 has generated 243 TWh of zero carbon electricity, which is enough to power every home in Lancashire for 119 years.

The Risk Controller is responsible for monitoring and reporting the risks, issues and mitigations associated with large and/or complex projects.

Reporting to the Estimating and Risk Group Head you will be responsible for the following:

• Identifying the risk exposure facing the project or projects responsible for.
• Understanding the opportunities as well as the threats facing the project, and report these to the Project Manager as required.
• Prioritising risks according to impact and probability of occurrence.
• Applying qualitative and quantitative risk techniques that enable the effective identification, evaluation and mitigation of risk(s).

• Minimum of HNC/HND ideally in an Engineering discipline or relevant experience.
• Professional membership of an appropriate institution (e.g. ACostE or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation.
• Knowledge of developing a risk strategy and plan and experience of producing and maintaining risk registers across a range of project areas.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.