NSA Contract Project Manager in City of London

Venesky-Brown Recruitment are looking for a NSA Contract Project Manager to join the team at Sizewell C. This contract role can be based in either the London or Bristol offices, with hybrid working available.

Job Purpose / Overview:

The Nuclear Services Agreement (NSA) is the primary Design and Engineering services contract for the Sizewell C project (SZC). The NSA-Contractor is engaged across the project to deliver a replicated and adjusted engineering design for SZC. The Technical Contract Management function is responsible for overall management of the NSA Contract, ensuring that the NSA Contractor’s activities are delivered in line with SZC objectives, that they are correctly contracted to deliver their scope and that progress is in line with cost, schedule and quality requirements.

The Contract Project Manager (Civils scope) will manage NSA contract delivery, focused on the contract’s Civils scope activities, ensuring that the contractor’s technical deliverables and supporting services are delivered in accordance with NSA requirements, schedule, and budget. The role holder will maintain a strong link with the SZC Civils Delivery Programme, who are the ‘key customers’ for the NSA’s Civils scope.

The individual will have a good understanding of contractual terms and conditions with commercial/Supply chain knowledge of the contract – using this knowledge to facilitate timely delivery of activities for programme teams that own the scope delivery. The role holder represents SZC’s NSA team as a trusted contractual counterpart to the Contractor and the rest of the project, ensuring clear expectations, robust commercial control, and timely resolution of engineering-related issues.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Contract & Commercial Management
  • Supervise the execution and performance of the NSA contract PI services.
  • Lead the management of Early Warnings, ensuring correct responses and managing risks where required.
  • Manage Compensation Events and Variations jointly with the NSA Commercial team, ensuring consistency of treatment across PI-related topics.
  • Provide scope challenge, cost insight, and value assessment for PI services additional requests and contract changes acting as the ‘gate keeper’ and ‘controlling mind’ for Task Order activities and requests for change.
  • Escalate issues to senior management where required.
• Scope Ownership & Delivery assurance
  • Manage the end-to-end PI contract scope, acting as the primary point of contact within the NSA team.
  • Ensure contractor deliverables meet NSA expectations in: replication suitability & configuration rules.
  • Ensure SZC provides the required inputs and oversight in order to secure the Contractor’s delivery (for example the Review & Acceptance of contract deliverables).
  • Ensure cross-package consistency of PI scope flowing through Engineering Integration, the Delivery Programmes and related contracts.
• Stakeholder & Relationship Management
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with the SZC Engineering Integration team and the Contractor’s Discipline leads (config, model, replication, digital, design change, etc.).
  • Act as the trusted counterpart to the Contractor’s contract management team.
  • Liaise with other parts of the NSA team and wider Technical Directorate on transverse issues.
  • Represent the SZC NSA team in relevant meetings and reporting forums with Engineering Integration and the Contractor as required.
  • Work closely with the Programme Engineering Managers across the programmes to ensure the consistent application of engineering delivery by the NSA Contractor.
  • Liaise and work with the Nuclear Services teams and service managers where required in order to discharge their responsibilities on the EI scope.
• Reporting & Governance
  • Report on key contract metrics (financial, technical and schedule) information to drive progress and assess performance.
  • Liaise with internal and external interfaces to capture and report on requests impacting the overall budget baseline and delivery.
  • Contribute to the PI scope reporting as part of the regular SZC monthly reporting cycle, including where NSA expectations, metrics or contractual delivery needs to be reinforced.

Knowledge & Skills requirements:

Essential

• 5 years’ experience working on major infrastructure projects, ideally within the Nuclear industry.
• Strong contract management experience with exposure to technical governance processes.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical topics and resolve complex issues.
• Ability to drive clarity in ambiguous technical and contractual areas.
• Good communications/interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Being adaptive to change.
• Able to carry out multiple work streams simultaneously.
• Strong IT skills in particular the use of MS Office package.
• Ability to work independently and within a wider team.
• Being pro-active in resolving issues and escalating where required.

Desirable

• PMI-certified or equivalent Project Management qualification preferred.
• Familiarity with nuclear industry standards and EPR design principles.
• Understanding of Civil Engineering design principles and methodology.
• An understanding of the commercial aspects of major project delivery.
• French speaking (beneficial, but not essential).
• Prior experience working on the HPC project (beneficial, but not essential).
• Experience of the pre-tender and tender stages of procuring contracts for the design, manufacturing and/or installation of industrial equipment.
• Continuous improvement mindset with focus on scalability and repeatable processes.
• Chartered, or working towards chartership, with a recognised institution.

Vacancy Overview:

Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the SZC Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

About Venesky-Brown Recruitment:

Venesky-Brown Recruitment are a UK-based Recruitment Agency, specialising in Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure, IT & Digital, and Professional Services. Established in 2005, we've evolved into industry leaders, driven by our mission to inspire and empower through meaningful employment. When you join us, you gain access to a stable, long-term career. We collaborate with Tier 1 clients on major infrastructure projects, offering growth opportunities and a clear career pathway. Our comprehensive Career Development Programs, from Level 2 Construction Operations to Level 6 Site Management, bridge skill gaps to benefit both you and our clients.