Project Manager (Nuclear)

This is a client facing role within our UAE nuclear team, working for the future nuclear operator, and providing consultancy and project management in developing their organisation structure, roles and responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Working hand in hand with our nuclear client in Abu Dhabi, to help them project manage a number of strategic internal projects, which range from change management, corporate alignment and a number of logistics projects which involve relocating resources
• Working with, and influencing multiple client stakeholders such as Operations, Finance, Procurement, HR
• Managing multiple mini-projects and tasks, and ensuring progress, risks and communications are proactively provided with your client line manager
• You will be expected to be based in the clients’ office at the Barakah site (western region of Abu Dhabi) with occasional visits to the client HQ in Abu Dhabi, also attend SNC-Lavalin/Atkins internal meetings in our Abu Dhabi office. As an ambassador to the SNC-Lavalin nuclear business, you will be expected to deliver high quality work on behalf of our clients, and be flexible to occasionally work out of hours to deliver to tight schedules

Essential requirements:

• Degree or diploma qualification in science, engineering, IT or project management
• English fluency (native or very fluent)
• At least 4 years professional experience in a consulting environment, particularly around organisational change projects
• Familiarity with project management tools and approaches

Desirable requirements:

• Experience in Nuclear power
• Experience of Project scheduling in P6 software

Rewards & Benefits:

• A competitive salary;
• Accommodation allowance;
• Transportation allowance;
• 22 calendar days annual leave (based on 5 day working week)
• Medical and life insurance cover;
• Company gratuity scheme;
• Discretionary bonus scheme;
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin
• Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

SNC Lavalin’s Nuclear business is one of the world’s leading nuclear solutions providers, with over 3,000 professionals operating worldwide.

We provide multidisciplinary support to a very broad range of clients developing nuclear power, operating plants, and to those decommissioning plants.

Atkins (now part of the SNC-Lavalin group) has been supporting the UAE nuclear programme since 2011 as is a trusted partner to the programme, and we have a great ability to make use of our extensive global capabilities (50 countries and 53,000 experts) to ensure the UAE programme remains a model for the world.

Right now, we are looking for someone to be placed into our client team, to help them prepare for commercial operation of the power plants.

Whilst working at site, the client provides all accommodation and food.