Senior Project Manager

Company Description

Assystem is a global leader in independent nuclear engineering, with over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors. We support public and industrial stakeholders in executing complex, strategic infrastructure projects requiring high safety and security standards. Assystem employs 8,000 experts in 13 countries, covering the entire project lifecycle through engineering, project management, and digital solutions.

Job Description

Joint Project Manager – Ship lift Programme

This program will lead the delivery of critical upgrade and maintenance works for the client’s ship lift, a key facility supporting the UK's submarine fleet. ⚓

What You’ll Do

• 📅 Lead the planning, delivery, and completion of a complex engineering upgrade and maintenance program.
• 💷 Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• 📊 Develop and maintain integrated project schedules and performance reporting.
• 🤝 Coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders, including MoD, Babcock Marine, specialist contractors, and site management teams.
• 📈 Provide project governance, progress updates, financial reporting, and risk management.
• ⚠️ Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• 🛡️ Ensure compliance with defense, health & safety, environmental, and security requirements.
• ✅ Support audits, assurance activities, and quality control processes.

Qualifications

Experience

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering complex engineering, infrastructure, or maintenance projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, and project governance, including change control.
• Ability to operate effectively within a multi-agency and highly regulated environment.
• Knowledge of defense, nuclear, infrastructure, or heavy engineering projects is highly desirable.

Training & Qualifications

• Formal project management qualifications (e.g., PRINCE2, APM PMQ, MSP, or equivalent).

Additional Information

Why Join the Community of Switchers?

• 🔹 The Group is currently ranked Third in the world for nuclear engineering.
• 🔹 A dynamic career management policy across five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales, and support functions.
• 🔹 Opportunities to work on exciting, global projects.
• 🔹 Access to an employee assistance program with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources, and a confidential support line (24/7 via phone or text).
• 🔹 Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs.

Security

• The incumbent of this role must be a minimum of SC cleared and be a sole UK national.

Working Arrangements

• The incumbent of this role must be able to do hybrid working, with the ability to attend the site 2-3 days per week and/or to meet business needs as requested.