Job Description

Programme Manager
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: \xc2\xa375,415 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 7
Department: Fusion Technology - Business and Operations

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world\'s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow\'s power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
- Emergency paid leave, Generous annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service,
- Wide range of career development opportunities
- A vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.



Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Programme Manager, you will play a pivotal role in organising, managing, and delivering a portfolio of projects worth over \xc2\xa3100 million. You will report to a senior director and supervise a team of Project Managers to ensure projects are executed efficiently, meeting quality and cost objectives. Additionally, you will be able to represent the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at a senior level externally and will be responsible for producing reports for the UKAEA\'s Executive Committee, Board, and the UK Government.

Responsibilities:

- Manage the day to day running and ongoing management of the programme on behalf of the SRO to ensure that desired programme objectives are delivered and that the expected benefits are realised.
- Provide clear leadership to the Project Managers; resolve obstacles to strategy delivery within the programme and lead the identification and employment of solutions to overcome them. Manage the programme budget, including risk allowance and management reserves.
- Lead on developing the programme strategy and implementing programme delivery to all relevant stakeholders (business change managers, BEIS, Exco, etc). Act as the government liaison, industry networking and public facing roles as required by the CFO and CEO.
- Lead on preparation for OCG reviews and action their recommendations.
- Ensure the program adheres to UKAEA\'s Quality Assurance standards, lead prioritisation, and value engineering efforts as needed to maintain budget and align with strategic goals.

Qualifications

Essential skills, experience and competence required

- Excellent leadership, communication, influencing, and collaboration skills MSP Foundation, Practitioner or Advanced Practitioner (or an equivalent programme management certification).
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to make sound economic decisions that maximise programme value.
- Extensive experience managing commercial contracts and procurements.
- Proven ability to handle ambiguity, uncertainty and high levels of complexity in project delivery.
- Substantial experience in working with a diverse range of senior stakeholders and external partners, ideally with an element of public funding.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our \'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion\' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK Government website for information on criminal records checks. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.

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