Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Stone, Staffordshire
Job Type: Permanent
Responsible to: Operations Manager

Morson Talent is excited to present a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join a company at the forefront of optimizing efficiency and delivering performance in highly regulated, industrial environments. Our client focuses on sectors such as energy, water, renewables, and manufacturing, delivering critical projects with a commitment to continuous innovation and future-focused solutions.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of high-value projects within the Nuclear Industry. You will manage a range of complex contracts, ensuring the timely and successful delivery of turnkey solutions. These projects will include PLC/SCADA technology integration, hardwired/logic-based safety systems, and sometimes site installation and cabling. You’ll be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team, managing budgets and timelines, and ensuring compliance with all quality, health, safety, and environmental standards.

Benefits

Our client offers an excellent benefits package for permanent employees, including:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible working options
• Pension plan
• Life assurance policy
• Private healthcare
• Lifestyle screening
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Mental health assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Support in achieving professional engineer status (IEng, CEng), with professional membership fees covered

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple projects cumulatively worth several million pounds, from inception through to delivery
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet the required quality standards
• Collaborate with production and hardware engineering teams based in Stone
• Oversee financials for all contracts, including managing subcontractors for specialist works
• Lead and motivate a team of up to 30 professionals, including project managers, engineers, and installers
• Ensure compliance with quality, environmental, health, and safety standards through collaboration with the Q, H&S Manager and project H&S Advisor
• Conduct regular progress meetings with clients, ensuring transparency and fostering strong customer relationships
• Contribute to business development by exceeding client expectations and fostering repeat business

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• 5-10 years of proven project management experience in the nuclear industry or a similar regulated sector (Electrical, Control & Instrumentation)
• Excellent customer-facing skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships
• Expertise in NEC3/4 contracting and commercial negotiation
• Demonstrated track record of meeting project deadlines, maintaining margins, and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Extensive experience managing subcontractors
• Strong leadership abilities with prior experience managing multidisciplinary teams
• A valid driving license and willingness to travel, including potential overnight stays at customer sites
• Ability to gain SC clearance as a minimum

Desirable Qualifications

• Project management certification (e.g., PMI, APMP) and/or relevant training
• Safety qualification (e.g., IOSH Managing Safely) and/or approved training
• Experience with CEMAR
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

If you are a Senior Project Manger looking for the next stage in your career then we would like to hear from you!