Join us as a Project Manager with EDF Energy

(Hinkley Point C – Somerset, Hybrid, Permanent)

About Capita

At Capita, we support clients across a range of sectors, including local Government, central Government, education, transport, health, life and pensions, insurance and other private sector organisations. We support with expertise applied by the talent across our business in combination with technology, insight and analytics to keep our clients ahead of change, sharper than competitors and more efficient than ever – and we always need new talent to help us achieve our goals.

About EDF Energy

We want to bring affordable, low-carbon energy to everyone and to do that requires both sharp minds and smart ideas to help shape the UK’s energy future. With the development of a new nuclear power station on the horizon, our goal is to become the best and most trusted energy supplier for our customers, through a combination of trust, transparency and teamwork.

Job Purpose

Hinkley Point ‘C’ (HPC) is a vital part of the UK’s future energy strategy. As the first of the UK’s next generation of nuclear power stations, HPC is both of high profile and high complexity. Its delivery will be reliant not only on innovative engineering and construction but also on the strongest of Leadership qualities amongst its Senior Project Managers. The role is to provide leadership to ensure the effective delivery of the Civils Programme of HPC, whilst recognising and managing the impacts of the programme on the wider Project.

The Project Manager reports directly to a Senior Project Manager and is responsible for the direction and leadership of activities associated with the full life cycle delivery of a contract or work package assigned to them.

This post has the responsibility to ensure delivery of all (or part of) the engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, and commissioning activities for the life cycle of the contract or work package in accordance with the overall Project schedule. This post will ensure planning and delivery is in accordance with all safety, quality, time, and cost parameters to meet the needs of the Project.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Define the work scope to be delivered within the contract or package of work and the interfaces to the other elements of the programme

• Assist in securing the required resources to meet their project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of SQEP for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within their project team

• Develop and implement strategies and plans in line with the overall programme execution plan (PEP), setting out how the programme of work will be managed, organised, and executed. The PEP sets out the “why”, “what”, “how”, “when” and “who” for the delivery of the programme

• Maintain effective communications with all stakeholders and executing the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work

• Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely on time, to budget, meeting business & technical requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the programme - track progress against milestones, deadlines, budget and provide key stakeholders with reports on these matters 

• Anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop, and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the Senior Project Manager

• Ensure level 3 schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work. Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall Project schedules (levels 1 and level 2). Escalate any discrepancies to the Project Controls Manager

• Review Contractor supplied Level 3 and 16 week rolling schedules

• Ensure the List of Deliverables (LOD) relating to the scope of work is delivered.

• Apply the principles of Earned Value Management (EVM).

• Apply the principles of Continuous Improvement.

• Ensure that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.

• Interface with other programmes to ensure a high-level view of how the total project is progressing and to identify and adopt the use of best practice

• Ensure that contract or package contractual requirements are fulfilled

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all project team members

Key Skills:

• Proficient numeracy, analytical and critical reasoning skills.

• Proficient application of estimating, scheduling, programming, risk, and Earned Value Management tools.

• Excellent presentation, influencing and facilitation skills.

• Understanding the needs of nuclear quality and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled.

• Experience with infrastructure projects.

• Preferably from a similar industry (nuclear, rail, construction, oil and gas, marine, water, energy).

• Demonstrated success in managing and/or developing: Procurement and management of complex contracts. Control of costs, risk, schedule, and change. Management of commercial claims and associated negotiation experience.

• Proven successful experience in engaging multi-level stakeholders including contractors, consultants, and advisors in a regulated environment.

• Demonstrated experience of managing major projects from concept to handover, throughout the project lifecycle within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility, ideally within the Nuclear Energy sector or similar regulated environment

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the very best of luck with your application.