Project Manager - Dungeness

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Aureos are seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major nuclear decommissioning and demolition project in Dungeness.

The role requires full accountability for safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of complex demolition and deconstruction works within a highly regulated nuclear environment, under an NEC4 contract.

The successful candidate will bring strong leadership, technical understanding of demolition methodologies, and experience managing risk, programme, and stakeholders in complex infrastructure or nuclear projects.

This role will oversee the delivery of two critical packages of work – the deplanting of the buildings, including treatment and disposal of radiological waste and the demolition, including asbestos survey, strip out and disposal.

Primary tasks and duties:

Project delivery

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major nuclear decommissioning/demolition packages

• Manage subcontractors and specialist demolition contractors, ensuring safe systems of work and high-quality outputs

• Drive performance across Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ), programme, and commercial outcomes

• Ensure full compliance with nuclear safety case requirements, regulatory standards, and site licence conditions

• Manage demolition and dismantling activities, including hazardous materials handling and waste streams

• Work with multidisciplinary teams including engineering, construction, radiological protection, and commercial functions

• Contribute to planning, programming, and sequencing of complex demolition works

• Work with commercial and planning functions to manage project delivery in line with NEC4 contractual requirements, including early warnings, compensation events, and programme submissions

• Maintain robust risk management processes, particularly relating to radiological, structural, and environmental hazards

• Drive strong client relationships and act as an interface with key stakeholders including regulators

• Ensure accurate reporting on progress, cost, risk, and performance

• Foster a culture of safety leadership, continuous improvement, and collaboration

• Lead decision-making to resolve delivery challenges and mitigate programme delays

• Ensure teams are competent, trained, and aligned with project objectives and behaviours

• Maintain comprehensive project records including cost tracking, performance metrics, and compliance documentation

QESH

• Lead by example, set the highest possible standards of leadership in promotion of QESH best practice, ensuring compliance with company procedure, policy and legal obligations.

• Ensure the Project Management Plan is completed and reviewed on a monthly basis.

• Produce RAMS and safe systems of work and review on a monthly basis or as necessary.

• Coordinate temporary works.

• Promote Near Miss and Positive Intervention reporting

Qualifications and Training

Essential:

• MIDE or CCDO

Desirable:

• Degree or HNC/HND qualified, or relevant apprenticeship level
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in major construction or infrastructure projects
• Proven experience in demolition/deconstruction projects
• Strong working knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contracts
• Experience working within highly regulated environments
• Strong understanding of demolition methodologies, temporary works, and sequencing risks
• Excellent health, safety, and environmental leadership, particularly in high-hazard environments
• Ability to manage major subcontract and direct works packages
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing cost, change, and risk
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and regulators
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and contractors
• Experience delivering projects within the nuclear decommissioning sector
• Understanding of nuclear licensing, safety case requirements, and regulatory frameworks
• Experience working on nuclear licensed sites
• Knowledge of radioactive waste management and decontamination processes
• Knowledge and experience of asbestos legislation and requirements

In return you will receive

• Generous Salary
• 25 days Holiday with the option to buy more
• Pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits portal.
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral Scheme

Whether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application.

Equal Opportunities

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.