Project Manager

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 7,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.

Your future team:

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Project Manager to join our Defence Infrastructure team working on high-value NEC projects.

Your missions:

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing complex projects, ensuring their successful delivery from inception to completion. You will be required to:

Lead the development and execution of comprehensive project plans, including scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines, ideally within NEC principles/guidelines.

Develop strategic project approaches, resource plans, and risk management strategies.

Build and maintain strong relationships with all project stakeholders, including senior management, clients, and external partners.

Develop and manage project budgets, including cost estimation, tracking, forecasting, monitoring expenditures and taking corrective actions to maintain budget compliance.

Conduct project reviews, lessons learned exercises, and implement improvements based on best practices by enforcing quality management processes and procedures.

Provide input to senior management regarding project prioritisation and resource allocation.

Why join the community of Switchers?

Assystem is one of the top 3 largest Nuclear Engineering companies. This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and assist in the management of Infrastructure projects. In return for your hard work we offer competitive benefits, including:

25 days of annual leave + bank holidays

8% company pension contributions

Healthcare cash-plan to get money back on dental, medical, physical care

Employee assistance programme including 24/7 access to free mental health support, virtual gym classes and more

Get professional and industry membership fees paid for.

Qualifications/Skills to be successful:

This role requires a strategic thinker with advanced project management skills, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while driving the achievement of project goals. To be successful in your application you should have:

✔️ 5+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

✔️ Proven success in managing complex projects throughout the project lifecycle.

✔️ In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices, ideally aligned with NEC principles.

✔️ Strong stakeholder management abilities, with experience in influencing and managing expectations at all levels.

✔️ Background in engineering consultancy and experience in infrastructure projects.

✔️ Demonstrable experience in running NEC projects, change control management, risk management, and budget management.

✔️ APM Project Professional Qualification or equivalent.

✔️ NEC Project Manager certification is desirable.

✔️ MAPM qualification is desirable.

Permanent Staff position

Hybrid working ideally from our Sunderland office but Glasgow or Derby office bases considered.

BPSS required to start but SC will be needed.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.