Senior Project Manager
Role Overview
Lead complex projects supporting UKAEA’s fusion energy mission, with typical budgets exceeding £100 million.
Accountable for delivering agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
Provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams while managing governance, stakeholders, risks and benefits.
Key Skills for This Role
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About UKAEA
UKAEA leads work to realise fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations.
Its goal is to develop fusion power stations and the skilled workforce needed to deliver them.
About the role
Lead complex projects supporting UKAEA’s fusion energy mission, with typical budgets exceeding £100 million.
Accountable for delivering agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
Provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams while managing governance, stakeholders, risks and benefits.
What you’ll do
- Lead projects from definition through delivery and transition into business as usual.
- Set project structure, delivery approach, plans, controls and budgets.
- Prepare business cases and deliver agreed outcomes and benefits.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage resources and engage senior stakeholders, partners and suppliers.
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies and changes; report to sponsors and governance boards.
- Coordinate assurance and stage-gate reviews, address recommendations, and coach team members.
What you’ll bring
- Strong track record leading complex projects through the full delivery lifecycle.
- Success managing substantial budgets, project controls and business cases.
- Capability leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple business areas.
- Experience building relationships with diverse senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes.
- Knowledge of project governance, risk management, assurance and benefits realisation.
- Recognised project management qualification, such as APM Practitioner, APM Registered Project Professional, PRINCE2 Practitioner or Agile Project Management Practitioner.
Workplace
- UKAEA describes itself as an onsite organisation; regular onsite presence, usually three days per week, is required.
- Flexible working is supported where compatible with the role.
Pay and benefits
- Salary is £71,815 inclusive of a £7,700 specialist allowance.
- Up to 7% corporate performance bonus.
- Benefits include a defined-benefit pension, annual leave, site closure days and family-friendly leave.
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