Project Manager (contract basis)

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Manager with a background in the nuclear sector to be engaged on a contract basis in Preston (Flexible working available).

Your Purpose

You will lead the delivery of projects and technical works, managing project teams or working for our clients embedded into their major programmes. Through your role as a project manager you will have the opportunity to lead multidisciplinary technical teams engaged in a range of consulting activities.

You will have accountability for the complete project life cycle; from developing project proposals through project execution and project completion, to the subsequent identification and growth of future business opportunities.

You ll work closely with our clients, consulting with them to develop a full understanding of their project requirements and maintain communication to ensure delivery against expectations.

You must be able to appreciate complex practical, technical and commercial issues and to work constructively with a broad range of stakeholders, leading project teams that are local to you or distributed across different locations.

As a Project Manager You Will Be Responsible For

• Working closely with our clients to capture project requirements.

• Working with teams to develop plans, bids and solutions to meet those needs.

• Proactively managing all aspects of projects delivery, including forecasting, control, change management, risk management and reporting on project progress.

• Instilling client confidence in project delivery through your professionalism and care.

Other key aspects of the role include working to secure and develop the resources required to deliver tasks and initiating and managing projects in line with internal Business Management System processes. You will support the development, implementation and sharing of best practice for project management. You will also support our operational management through project financial planning & reporting, resourcing and management of cash flow within projects.

The opportunities we have are varied in size and nature, and suit a range of project management styles, backgrounds and experience levels.

What you can bring?

• You will have excellent communication, listening, stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• You will also be able to manage client relationships, engage constructively with multiple stakeholders and lead delivery teams. You re confident, having dealt with complex client interactions, and motivated, with a desire to be challenged and to contribute to the success of the business. You have a responsible attitude towards safety and security.

• You ll have experience of applying a range of project management principles and skills to deliver successful project outcomes and direct accountability for quality, time, cost and technical performance of projects.

Our work is diverse and therefore you will be flexible, adaptable and have a keen interest in working with a multi–disciplinary engineering team.

The Following Additional Requirements Are Desirable

• Chartered, or in the advanced stages of working towards this.

• An engineering background.

• Degree qualified or equivalent.

• Hold a professional project or programme management related qualification.

• Nuclear sector experience including mechanical design and analysis.

• Delivery of complex technical consultancy projects and services.

For more information on this role or to register your interest for future job updates, please get in touch!

Why We re Different:

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients mission critical objectives.

Smarter, faster, more agile we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!

We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.

Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:

As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.