Help us to make a world of difference

Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.

We’re looking for a Project Manager, to be based at our Birchwood, Warrington office initially and to be based at Capenhurst. The role has hybrid working and the ability to work at home several days a week. You’ll play a pivotal role as project manager on a flagship project, covering full project lifecycle from project set up / initiation, through to project delivery stages and closure. The Project Manager may be assigned to one medium complexity, or a number of smaller, projects of considerable strategic significance to assume a direct delivery role. The Project manager may also be assigned to a Senior Project Manager to support Major Project Delivery.

At Urenco we’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what we're looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences. Along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you’ll do:

- Actively promote a pro-active safety culture, and be a role model, throughout the project lifecycle and across the Group
- Advise, consult, lead and provide feedback in the development and evolvement of the Group’s Project Delivery Strategy, aligned to deliver against the Group’s objectives and strategy across its capex portfolio
- Overall responsibility for the delivery of Projects to meet safety, scope, cost, schedule and business benefits objectives communicate strategy, objectives and benefits to business unit and group whilst implementing the organisational strategy to achieve maximum business benefit
- Develop a high performance team, ensuring flawless integration of all sub-disciplines and functions throughout the project lifecycle
- Foster and enhance owner relationships with subcontractors and vendors
- Leveraging experience from a number of industry sectors and continuously scan the market for best practice, analyzing developments and assessing how they can be exploited by Urenco to further value creation/delivery/capture/protection
- The role will ensure knowledge is retained and transferred inter-Urenco and undertake lessons learned reviews to promote continuous improvement in all project engineering practices
- Using communication skills to deal with multiple internal and external stakeholders

What do you need to thrive in this role?

- Project Management Qualification / Accreditation such as APM or PMI
- Ability to analyse project requirements and critical success factors and translate these into bespoke Delivery Strategies
- Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing strategies that successfully deliver project to Business objectives (safety, budget, cost, benefits)
- Experience of and be skilled in managing ambiguity and being confident to take accountability for delivering projects to the Business
- Experience of managing complex contractual relationships including the provision of free-issue materials, technology or IP, able to demonstrate a proven track record in managing suppliers to deliver within this context
- Demonstrable ability in building teams of highly performing professionals, communicating strategy and building a team accountable for the delivery of the project
- Solid knowledge of leading project management techniques
- Skilled in leading project teams to success with minimal supervision
- Technical background in engineering
- Extensive knowledge of the EPC contractor, major EPS and Construction supply markets and will have gained insights into their relative strengths and weaknesses and ability to leverage relationships with key members of supplier’s leadership teams to Urenco’s advantage
- Proven track record in managing contract delivery, protecting the owner’s contractual position at all times and preventing the likelihood of claims

What can you expect from us?

More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. As an employee of Urenco you will receive:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, you will accrue 13 additional days off to be used flexibly. There’s also a newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
• A diverse range of family friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme; with up to 16% employer’s contribution.
• Single private medical and dental cover.
• Flexible benefits package; including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
• Education and training; we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce
As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.