Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Senior Project Manager – Nuclear, Egis UK

Location: UK-wide, Type: Full-time, Sector Exposure: Nuclear, Water, Environment, Defence,

Join Us as a Senior Project Manager – Lead, Innovate, Leave a Legacy

At Egis, we don’t just manage projects—we shape a better future. Guided by our purpose to improve lives, support communities, and accelerate the transition to net zero, we’re looking for a Senior Project Manager to support some of our key clients deliver transformative infrastructure programmes across the UK.

Reporting to the Nuclear Project Lead, you’ll be at the heart of our Project Management delivery capability — supporting clients across the full project delivery lifecycle. You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, and supply chain partners to deliver excellent project management services, compliance and performance. Your skills will help shape smarter, safer, and more resilient infrastructure.

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll play a hands-on role in ensuring our clients projects and programmes run smoothly and to the highest standards.

 How you’ll grow

• Develop your leadership across multi-billion-pound projects from early planning to final account
• Lead significant NEC3/4 contracts with confidence and strategic clarity
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with industry leaders and clients
• Influence stakeholder decisions and supply chain performance at scale

Grow With Us Whether it’s chartership, sector transition, or leadership development—we’ll back you all the way. At Egis, career growth isn’t just offered, it’s expected.

Role Responsibilities:

Pre-Contract Leadership

• Lead strategy and baseline development
• Embed safety is all activities and outputs
• Scope projects and build accurate cost & feasibility studies
• Lead in compiling business cases, governance, tender documents and reviewing submissions
• Evaluate tender documentation with sharp insight
• Identify risks and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Collaborate closely and confidently with stakeholders during all phases

Post-Contract Oversight

• Lead project delivery and contract administration
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to project managers
• Take charge of benefits realisation
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams with authority and respect, aligning outputs to schedule

• Actively monitor project expenditure and manage cash flow with commercial discipline and provide regular updates to senior leadership and through governance forums
• Proactively deliver to project schedule and quality requirements, driving innovation and efficiency through outputs and methodologies

• Provide excellent organisational management and final account preparation
• Navigate change orders and variations with authority
• Build a collaborative culture and lead on dispute avoidance forums, resolve claims and disputes including all related activity
• Ensure appropriate record keeping and contract compliance
• Ensure project activities are executed in accordance with governance, safety standards, and regulatory requirements

Contract and Commercial Excellence

• Experience of delivering large complex procurement projects
• Manage and administer NEC3/4 contracts on the client side
• Drive budget control, payment valuations, and monthly certifications with commercial teams
• Oversee forecasting and cost planning to ensure financial precision
• Draft key contractual communications—EWNs, Compensation Events, and more
• Carry delegated authority responsibilities on behalf of clients as required

Operational Support & Process Improvement

• Leverage cross-sector insights to identify opportunities
• Champion improvement of processes, templates, and tools to support project delivery and mitigate risk(s)
• Lead the identification of opportunities for process improvement and implementing best practice
• Maintain project databases, visuals, and supporting collateral
• Contribute to internal reporting, governance, and delivery reviews
• Lead capability development, readiness activities, and cross-functional integration is delivered to client requirements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of success in the delivery of projects, acting as Project Manager.
• Understanding of the application of NEC 4 forms of contract
• Experience of leading multi-disciplined teams
• Experience of stakeholder management.
• Knowledge and application of CDM
• Knowledge of Safety and Environmental legislation, practices and policies.
• Strong capability in application of project management practices, methodologies, and tools.
• Customer-centric approach to delivering a high-quality output

• Proficient technical knowledge of the UK Power Sector and associated primary and secondary assets (Overhead Lines, Substations, Protection & Control, Underground Cables) is preferred but not essential and strong construction backgrounds or other utility knowledge/experience will also be considered

Qualifications - Essential

• Degree or HNC in an engineering discipline, or relevant experience.
• Must already have the Right to Work in the UK or be able to secure this prior to commencement of the role.

Qualifications – Desirable

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent desirable.
• Membership of IET / IAM leading to Chartered Status.
• Appropriate management qualification (i.e., APM; IPMA Level C and/or Prince2/PMP® certification)

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Be part of a high-performing delivery team driven by engineering excellence and innovation at scale.
• Forge meaningful relationships with leading clients and decision-makers across diverse sectors
• Shape the future of strategic infrastructure, contributing to projects that leave a lasting legacy and improve lives.
• Influence strategic infrastructure growth in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Accelerate your career in an environment that champions professional growth. With tailored development pathways and leadership exposure, your journey with us won’t just be a role—it’ll be a launchpad.

Ready to lead the next generation of infrastructure projects? Apply today or reach out for a confidential conversation.

What you bring

• Strong eye for detail and problem-solving skills
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Confident communication skills across functions – written and verbal with the ability to adapt to differing audiences.
• Proactive, collaborative, and delivery-focused mindset
• Strong understanding of risk management and the ability to anticipate, identify, and mitigate project risks
• Excellent commercial acumen
• Experience operating within client organisations over 10 years (or 8 with a recognised chartership)
• Experience of delivering major projects with relevant sector experience in nuclear, water, environment, defence, rail, highways or other major/complex regulated infrastructure sectors
• Ability to integrate inputs across people, process, technology, and regulatory interfaces
• In depth knowledge of CDM regulations and risk management
• Familiarity with the full construction lifecycle
• Fully conversant with all commonly utilised office IT packages as well as industry specific systems (e.g. contract management)
• Experience of common PM methodologies and systems (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Prince2)
• A strong appetite for continuous learning and self development
• Bachelor’s or master’s Degree qualification in a related subject
• Full Membership of chartered body such APM at MAPM or working towards chartership.
• Valid CSCS card;
• NEC (3/4) accreditation (preferred)
• Right to work in the UK
• This role is subject to client interview and acceptance

Additional Information

Location - UK Wide roles available

We are committed to our planet

In each project we design, engineer and operate we care deeply about the legacy we’re leaving behind. As part of our team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to use your skills and expertise to shape a better future for our communities in the UK, and all around the globe.

Our commitment is translated in the work carried out by our Egis Foundation, which funds concrete actions to address the climate crisis and is focused on educational and social initiatives that will help in the responsible and sustainable shift towards a sustainable world.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.