Pay Range
£60,000.00 - £78,750.00
Senior Project Manager – Consents, Licensing & Permits (CL&P)
Location: UK (hybrid – Derby, Manchester or Warrington) with regular travel to the Czech Republic
About The Role
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager – Consents, Licensing & Permits to play a critical role in delivering a first‑of‑a‑kind Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme in Europe. The role involves leading the development and delivery of the regulatory, licensing and permitting strategy across UK and European frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning consent and nuclear licensing workstream across early works and pre‑construction phases
- Develop and manage licensing documentation to meet EU and Czech regulatory requirements
- Act as a key interface with regulators, clients and shareholders, supporting compliance activities
- Translate complex technical outputs into regulatory‑ready submissions with Safety & Regulatory Affairs teams
- Establish and embed programme governance, reporting and milestone tracking
- Navigate UK and EU regulatory frameworks including EIA, DCO and permitting processes
- Support commercial and contractual alignment, ensuring risks and deliverables are understood
- Provide thought leadership, influencing stakeholders and shaping consent strategy in a first‑of‑a‑kind programme
What We’re Looking For
- Significant experience in senior project or programme leadership roles within nuclear or highly regulated infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of nuclear licensing, permitting and consenting processes
- Experience working directly with regulatory bodies, ideally within European frameworks
- Proven ability to lead across complex, multi‑year and multi‑national programmes
- A strategic mindset with the ability to operate at senior stakeholder level
- Experience within early‑stage nuclear, SMR or large‑scale infrastructure programmes
Qualifications
- A degree or equivalent experience in an engineering or scientific discipline
- Project Management qualifications (or willingness to work towards them; support will be provided)
Benefits
- Salary: £60,000 – £78,750
- £2,200 flexible benefit allowance
- 12.5% bonus opportunity
- 6x pensionable life assurance
- 50% income protection
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
- £250 new joiner payment
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
