Senior Project Assurance Specialist (Construction/Contract Management)

Help us to make a world of difference. Urenco UTD's Design Authority team are looking for a Senior Project Assurance Specialist. This job is grade 18 E. Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.

You will play a key role within a growth and well-established team, whose role is to provide and enhance Urenco's project delivery capabilities across a global footprint stretching over four operational sites and a number of business activities. Embedded within Design Authority, the Senior Project Assurance Specialist provides excellence in the delivery of capital projects.

The purpose of this role is to serve as an independent assessor of capital project performance and assure appropriate controls are in place and performing in accordance with Urenco's capital delivery process. For this particular role, we are seeking applicants who have a strong background in on-site construction management with a strong experience of contract management processes.

At Urenco, we are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what we're looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you'll do:

• Provide subject matter expert consulting and advice across Urenco Group's global project portfolio.
• Advise, consult, and provide feedback in the evolvement of the Group's Project Delivery Strategy, aligned to deliver against the Group's objectives and strategy across its capex portfolio.
• Evaluate fit for purpose/fully compliant project management methodologies and working practices, evidencing that projects are incorporating industry best practice in all phases across the Group's capex portfolio.
• Assess whether or not the project team is a high performance team and is executing project controls flawlessly for all projects and hold projects accountable by reporting to various stakeholders corrective actions.
• Foster and enhance project owner relationships across the business.
• Independently assess that Urenco's commercial position is robustly protected through the application of industry best practice in contracting strategies, supplier selection, procurement, and contract management.
• Leverage experience from a number of industry sectors and continuously scan the market for best practice, analysing developments and assessing how they can be exploited by Urenco to further value creation/delivery/capture/protection.
• Ensure knowledge is retained and transferred inter-Urenco and undertake lessons learned reviews to promote continuous improvement in all project engineering practices.

What do you need to thrive in this role?

• Knowledge of the full project lifecycle from project set up/initiation, through to project delivery stages and closure.
• On-site construction experience.
• Contract management knowledge/experience.
• Experience in actively promoting a pro-active safety culture, and be a role model throughout the project lifecycle.
• Suitably qualified (degree of a higher level qualification which is specific to construction management).
• Min 5 years' experience being fully accountable and actively leading EPC projects (or in an owner role) as a Project Manager, Contract Manager, Project Controls Lead, or Project Engineer.
• Demonstrable experience being fully accountable for a complex, multi-contract, multi-discipline project in the lead EPC role or an owner role and delivery across the entire project lifecycle, from concept development to hand-over.
• Ability to analyse project requirements and develop and implement strategies which successfully deliver projects to business objectives (safety, budget, cost, benefits).
• Demonstrable success in project delivery in multiple industries, with some highly regulated industry experience also being beneficial.

What can you expect from us?

More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. As an employee of Urenco you will receive:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, you will accrue 13 additional days off to be used flexibly.
• A newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
• A diverse range of family friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme; with up to 16% employer's contribution.
• Single private medical and dental cover.
• Flexible benefits package; including life assurance and income protection.
• Education and training; we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning.

We welcome your application before the closing date of 30th June 2025.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce

As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.