Project Manager (Digital)

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Job Purpose / Overview

• Working within the Digital and IT Team as part of the Hinkley Point C (HPC) team, project manage the implementation and delivery of multiple small to medium projects to Time, Cost and Quality.
• Plan and organise the activities and related meetings and touchpoints across the projects assigned to them
• Drive and ensure delivery of the planned activities whilst providing delivery assurance oversight
• Manage the Risks, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies
• Produce the Project Delivery Plan to fulfil activities on the pipeline
• Manage and produce weekly project reporting and submit to a deadline
• Coordinate project dependency tasks between services lines within Digital and IT
• Support the Digital & IT finance team with the overall IM finances
• Manage the delivery of key documentation and assurance processes to ensure quality is “Right First Time”

Contextual Information

Operating Environment

Digital & IT operates a ‘pool and assignment’ model for its Project Managers. The post-holder will be assigned to projects for finite periods and report to either a Programme Manager, Projects Delivery Manager, Sub Portfolio Manager and Business Sponsor / Head of Function, who will provide support and a point of escalation. 

For any assignment, the Project Manager will be required to work closely with the business within the project governance structure and establish and maintain effective relationships with all key stakeholders. They will need to balance time and priorities in their work activities on a continuous basis.  Where guidance is required on priorities, it should usually be sought from the Program Manager, Portfolio Manager, Head of Function, or a senior business stakeholder. 

The Project Manager should have suitable practical experience of project managing technical and functional change at workstream level from inception to implementation on complex projects.  They will be working with a group of experienced Consultant and Contractors from different organisations. The  PM will also provide oversight and assurance to the Programme Manager that the right activities are taking place to successfully deliver to co-incide with key programme milestones. The postholder will develop and nurture relationships with business counterparts to and ensure that they become “the voice of the business” to enable the design teams to accurately understand business requirements, ways of working and desired outcomes.

Principal Accountabilities (Outputs of the Job – Activities & Decisions)

• Within a small to medium scale projects,  co-ordinates the programme’s workstreams, on a day to day basis on behalf of senior management, to ensure maximum efficiency in the allocation of common resources and skills.
• Manages 3rd party Supplier resources and engagements on the Project
• Facilitates the appointment of project managers to the project delivery teams and manages their assignment
• Ensures that the appropriate environment is developed to support project managers, including the processes and practices for managing projects utilising Digital and IT delivery best practice.
• Ensures that there is efficient allocation of common resources and skills within the project portfolio
• Implements systems, processes, and measures to ensure that exceptions, slippage and issues of priority are effectively managed, and that extra activities are initiated wherever gaps in the programme are identified
• Monitors overall progress and initiates corrective action, as appropriate, to ensure that deliverable are produced on time, within budget and to acceptable quality
• Manages both the dependencies and the interfaces between there projects and other deliveries
• Manages the communications with all stakeholders
• Reporting progress of the project at regular intervals to the Sponsor, Steering Group or Senior Management
• Manages the project budget, costs and accruals process using assigned tools and processes.

• Effective leadership competencies with excellent written and oral communication
• Great interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage people at all levels
• Confident decision-making ability with good protocols for gaining stakeholder agreement where necessary
• Management of multiple business change workstreams operating within a multi-million pound change portfolio, preferably in an IT environment

• Experience in project management, ideally in an IT technical or functional area
• Skilled in MS Project, Word, Excel and PowerPoint - Great organisational skills
• Previous experience in Engineering Change Management and IT System Integrations is desirable.

• Previous experience in nuclear, energy, construction or manufacturing is desirable
• Flexibility to work from home or from Bridgwater / HPC site as needed and to work as needed to keep the workstream on schedule.

Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance (BPSS).

Note: this job description is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities and activities that the job holder may be required to undertake.

🌟 Why Apply?

Join Assystem and be part of the energy transition, working on one of the most significant nuclear projects in the world. You’ll gain valuable experience, collaborate with international teams, and play a crucial role in shaping the future of energy engineering.

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.

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.