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　　At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

　　People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

　　In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

　　Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

　　About the Opportunity

　　We are currently recruiting for a experienced Project Manager looking to further develop their skills and experience, to join our Nuclear Decommissioning Projects business. This role will be based in Birchwood, Warrington or Harwell, Oxfordshire but other locations are willingly considered.

　　The Decommissioning business provides an exciting mixture of consultancy, engineering and project management support, along with delivery of challenging decommissioning related EPC projects, to major clients in the UK across both the civil nuclear and defence industries, including Dounreay, Sellafield Limited, Urenco and Magnox. Overseas, we are delivering similarly interesting and exciting projects across the globe including projects for clients in Central & Eastern Europe and Japan.

　　We are very proud to have supported these clients for many years, and our partnering arrangements will enable us to sustain and enhance this support in the long-term. We also deliver a number of projects for other private companies and academia needing decommissioning solutions.

　　As the business grows, we are recruiting for more Project Management capacity to ensure effective management of tenders, projects and client relationships, and in return we offer you an opportunity to take ownership for delivery and to provide support to develop their own skills so as to provide a effective outcome for customers. Our Project Managers are involved in projects up to £20M in value, with a selection of risk profiles and contracting terms, being delivered around the world.

　　Your responsibilities will include:

　　The direct delivery of EPC contracts or a portfolio of design projects

　　Direct interface with Clients to develop business opportunities; develop relationships and communication on project progress and proactively manage change

　　Delivery of projects to the budgeted margins, timescales and quality expectations

　　Effectively manage scope and changes to ensure project outcomes are delivered for customers, whilst maintaining Jacobs interests

　　Routine updates of the project management system and analysis of data against baseline plans

　　Provide challenge to multi-discipline teams on delivery, and working collaboratively to resolve issues

　　Prepare and present formal monthly progress reports as part of business governance review

　　Tendering and new business capture activities, developing the project management strategies and implementing them in delivery

　　Here's What You'll Need:

　　Degree, professional qualification or equivalent experience

　　APMP or PRINCE2 formal project management qualification or equivalent

　　Good written English and numerical skills.

　　Good communication and extensive experience of dealing with a range of both internal and external stakeholders

　　Demonstrable personal experience of managing projects of any size, in any environment

　　The ability to demonstrate experience of one or more of the following is beneficial: estimating, cost control, planning and commercial awareness including the preparation of business cases and sanction/ funding papers

　　Proficient in the use of everyday software packages (Microsoft etc) and comfortable learning how to use new software.

　　Our Culture

　　Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. (https://careers.jacobs.com/life-at-jacobs/)

　　We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here. (https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity?_ga=2.1062705.1096535124.1626879887-1704311048.1575562676)

　　Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent.  For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role

　　If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team (https://www.jacobs.com/contact/careers2) .

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