Principal Project Manager

  • Regular/Permanent
  • United Kingdom / North West / Cheshire
  • Hybrid Options

Job description

The Project Manager will set the project execution strategies and uses a cross-functional project team to deliver the project safely, in line with company policy achieving established goals and objectives within the agreed scope of work. The Principal Project Manager role will be undertaken by a SQEP resource allowing a single point of management contact with customer.

  • Identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality, company procedures, policies, legislative, regulatory, requirements.
  • Developing, maintaining, reporting and trending an accurate project baseline.
  • Maximising within the project the use of Learning from Experience and disseminating new LFE to the relevant functions.
  • Implementing and maintaining the project and supporting functions interfaces.
  • Leading and coaching the project team members.
  • Assigning and maintaining competent project team members and acting promptly to industrial relations and HR issues.
  • Providing accurate and timely information and reports regarding the project status, activities and performance.
  • Identifying risks and implementing effective risk mitigation strategies.
  • Implementing and maintaining effective integrated project execution strategies and plans.
  • Meeting the specified project functional criteria.
  • Controlling scope and cost to the agreed project baseline.
  • Liaising with customer Programme Manager to create the overall strategy and subsequently plan delivery of the programme and individual project packages in line with this.
  • Managing the Project team throughout the delivery of the programme activities.
  • Managing the studies required for the programme and individual projects.
  • Undertaking internal study and design review.
  • Providing information for, and input to, Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP).
  • Reviewing documentation and support through various committees e.g. PMPs, MSC etc.
  • Delivering the project in a safe manner to the specified functional criteria, goals and objectives, compliant with appropriate legislation, Project Execution Procedures and within the approved project baseline, scope, cost, schedule and quality requirements.
  • Implementing and maintaining a competent, effective and efficient Integrated Project Team.
  • Minimising the project risks (threats) and maximising opportunities.
  • Maximising the project efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Early identification of issues, concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project baseline.
  • Proposing, agreeing, implementing and reporting corrective actions to secure the project baseline.
  • Implementing and maintaining effective communication to the project team and stakeholders.

Our Full-Time Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels
  • Non Contributory Pension Scheme
  • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30

Ideal qualifications

  • 8+ Years’ experience as a Project Manager.
  • Previous experience on a Nuclear Site or other highly regulated site.
  • Degree in Project Management or relevant field.
  • Membership of a recognised professional institution and a chartered status or equivalent professional status is preferred.
  • Understand the principles and practices of planning, risk and cost management at programme and project levels.
  •  Awareness of the stage-gate principles of project delivery.
  • Understand the factors affecting motivation of project team members and techniques for risk management.

Principal Project Manager

Ref: 2025-21162

Regular/Permanent

305 Bridgewater Place WA3 6XF

Orano Ltd – Abingdon

Orano Limited est l’entité du groupe Orano opérant au Royaume-Uni. Elle intervient auprès de la majorité des clients du secteur nucléaire britannique et est spécialisée dans le démantèlement, les déchets et la gestion des matières nucléaires spéciales.
Orano Limited emploie environ 80 personnes réparties sur ses sites de Abingdon, Warrington et Whitehaven. Point d’accès à la capacité mondiale d’Orano pour tous nos clients britanniques, l’entreprise bénéficie d’une expérience de 40 ans outre-manche, alliant le savoir-faire international du groupe à l’expertise en matière de réglementation britannique et à des décennies d’expérience sur les sites nucléaires du Royaume-Uni.
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