Principal Project Manager (Infrastructure Management)

Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements. Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.

Department Overview

This team is responsible for informing, co-ordinating and integrating all infrastructure projects within the client site, delivered via a number of Infrastructure delivery programmes.

Position Overview

The Infrastructure Manager post forms part of the Waterfront South (WS) department within the client Directorate and is responsible for supporting the Senior Infrastructure Manager in overseeing delivery of infrastructure projects that sit within the WS Area of Responsibility. The postholder will support the administration of projects through the use of robust governance frameworks, management tools and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the ongoing alignment of the clients Strategic Objectives, helping deliver key outputs in line with Infrastructure Plans and wider delivery programmes.
• Act as the Intelligent Customer for infrastructure projects and works within the Area of Responsibility (AOR), ensuring successful delivery within agreed Performance, Cost & Time (PCT) targets.
• Liaise closely with stakeholders to ensure capability requirements are achieved, while monitoring delivery programmes and ensuring remedial or repair works are completed within agreed or contracted timescales.
• Support the management team with all project requirements, including the development and maintenance of risk and issue registers, working collaboratively with stakeholders to drive resolutions.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects.
• Ensure all project documentation is accurately updated, securely managed, appropriately stored, and effectively communicated.
• Undertake additional Waterfront South-related tasks as directed by the line management chain, contributing to the wider success of the team and programme delivery.

Skills / experience required for this role:

• MS O365 proficient.
• Project management experience.
• Excelled stakeholder management and engagement at all levels.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Organised with ability to work on own initiative.

A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions. Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects. Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text. Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs. Enhanced sick pay.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter! Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Security – The incumbent of this role must be a minimum of SC cleared and a sole UK national.

Working arrangements – The incumbent of this role must be able to do hybrid working with the ability to attend the site up to 2 days per week and/or to meet business needs, as requested.