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Lead the Future of Strategic Defence Projects. At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Manager – Nuclear Projects at our Stoke Gifford, Bristol site.

As a Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of a new and exciting large-scale nuclear project at the beginning of its lifecycle. This is a rare opportunity to shape a complex programme from the ground up, working within a dynamic team and contributing to the UK's clean energy future.

• Establish and maintain governance arrangements aligned with our Business Management System.
• Plan and monitor project profit and loss, and submit Monthly Review Reports.
• Manage customer relationships and oversee risk identification, mitigation and issue resolution.
• Lead on Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Quality across the project.
• Deliver the project to baseline schedule, cost and performance targets.

This is a permanent role, working 37 hours per week, based at our Bristol site. Hybrid working patterns are available, with 2–3 days per week expected on site.

• Manage projects with budgets exceeding £10 million.
• Apply Earned Value Management techniques to track and optimise performance.
• Demonstrate proven experience in nuclear or other highly regulated industries.

• A recognised project management qualification (e.g. APM).

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 19/12/2025

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