Senior Project Manager in Bristol

Location: Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Lead The Future Of Major Nuclear Programmes At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. You can play your part as a Senior Project Manager at our Bristol Technology Centre, near Bristol.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead and shape a complex, long-term nuclear programme at an early and influential stage of its lifecycle. The role is a high‑impact leadership position in the defence business unit stream, where you will set strategic direction, oversee project governance, and guide multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, sustainable, and cost‑effective outcomes. The role is based at Bristol Technology Centre, working 37 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available, with regular collaboration across internal teams, partners, and customers.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Leading large‑scale nuclear projects and programmes, ensuring delivery against cost, schedule, quality, and safety objectives
• Managing and developing high‑performing project teams, including project managers, engineers, and graduates
• Driving robust governance, assurance, and reporting in line with internal and customer expectations
• Engaging confidently with senior stakeholders, clients, and joint venture partners across multiple organisations
• Shaping programme strategy through lifecycle planning, cost forecasting, and risk management

Essential Experience:

• Delivering complex projects or programmes valued at £10–15 million or above
• Managing projects with multiple stakeholders, including joint ventures and matrix organisations
• Working within regulated or high‑hazard environments, ideally nuclear or defence
• Leading teams with a clear, self‑aware leadership style that drives accountability and performance
• Influencing at senior level with customers and internal decision‑makers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in engineering, project management, construction management, or a related discipline
• Membership of a recognised project management body, such as the Association for Project Management
• Chartered Project Professional status or working towards chartership is advantageous

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement, available February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.