Project Manager Team Leader

Overview

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow\’s power stations. We embrace core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

Job title: Project Manager Team Leader. Location: Culham, Oxfordshire. Onsite requirement: 3 days per week (flexible working options available). Salary: £56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance).

The role may lead and manage medium (<£10M) projects with varying risk and complexity, provide coordination and support to larger projects, and lead a team of technical coordinators / project managers. The position requires completing an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks, and possibly an open-source data search.

Responsibilities

• Ensure staff safety, health and welfare in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Actively promote UKAEA values and champion equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Effectively manage staff including resource allocation, knowledge transfer, welfare, objectives and performance management, absence management, professional development, and coaching.
• Ensure suitably qualified staff are in place to meet current and future needs per UKAEA standards; ensure management systems and regulations are adhered to.
• Manage project budgets up to approximately £10M and oversee project planning, cost forecasting and overall execution strategy.
• Deploy project resources through clear roles, responsibilities, methods, and task sequencing.
• Evaluate and present decisions to secure project benefits; identify and implement creative solutions to obstacles.
• Collaborate with the Project Sponsor to develop a Project Management Plan and define how the project will be delivered.
• Oversee effective communication within the project and support the sponsor in stakeholder interactions; define milestones and deliverables.
• Manage project documentation for lifecycle in line with UKAEA Quality Assurance requirements.
• Report progress against milestones, changes, exceptions, budgets, and KPIs.
• Ensure alignment of SHEQ culture and practices with UKAEA requirements.
• Coordinate with other Groups and Departments to ensure cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Chartered status in a relevant STEM discipline
• Track record of delivering complex engineering projects to budget, time, and cost
• Pro-active approach to safety and UK compliance in design
• Strong commercial awareness to maximise project value
• Good background knowledge of fusion science/technology and engineering
• Excellent communication, influencing, and collaboration skills
• Experience in line management and coaching
• Experience in building, mentoring, and leading teams

Typical professional qualifications include:

• APM Project Management Qualification
• APM Practitioner Qualification
• Prince 2 Practitioner
• Agile Project Management Practitioner

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here: https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage women in STEM, and individuals from Black, British Caribbean and African backgrounds, and Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds to apply. For accessibility or interview adjustments, please email talent@ukaea.uk.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if a large number of applications are received.