AMS PSR

On behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, we are looking for a Project Manager (Inside IR35) for a 9 Month contract based. Hybrid working with travel to Warrington as needed.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body created through the Energy Act 2004.

We have 5 offices across the UK, in Cumbria, Dounreay, Harwell, Warrington and London. We have 17 sites including the first fleet of nuclear power stations, research centres, fuel-related facilities, and Sellafield, which has the largest radioactive inventory and the most complex facilities to decommission.

We are sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and supported by Dounreay, Magnox, Nuclear Waste Services, Nuclear Transport Solutions and Sellafield. The Scottish government also has a governance role, working closely with DESNZ to ensure its expectations are met.

Our role is strategic - we establish the overall approach, allocate budgets, set targets and monitor progress.

We do not have a hands-on role in cleaning up our facilities. Instead, we deliver our mission through others, primarily 12 businesses.

We are responsible for:

• Decommissioning and cleaning up these nuclear facilities ensuring that all waste products, both radioactive and non-radioactive, are safely managed.
• Implementing policy on the long-term management of nuclear waste.
• Developing UK-wide strategy and plans for nuclear Low Level Waste (LLW).
• Scrutinising the decommissioning plans of EDF Energy, who own the operating fleet of Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor (AGR) nuclear power stations

As a Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Define project scope (including out-of-scope), approach, and initiate core documentation with stakeholders
• Establish project foundations: sponsorship, plans, budget validation, resources, roles, and governance
• Manage delivery end-to-end, ensuring adherence to lifecycle processes, methodology, and third-party alignment
• Oversee financials, resources, risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies (RAID), and ongoing stakeholder engagement
• Monitor progress, maintain accurate plans and reporting, and drive communication and change management plans
• Lead project closure: BAU handover, documentation completion, lessons learned, and knowledge sharing

Essential:

• Ideally you will have experience in delivering previous IT Projects including Modern Desktop, Device Management (Mac, Windows, Mobile).
• Ideally you will have extensive experience of delivering in highly regulated environments with a focus on governance and project control.
• High energy levels and a genuine passion to deliver to the highest standard.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, NDA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant 

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".