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Whitehaven, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Overview
As a Project Controls Manager within the Nuclear Decommissioning sector, you will be accountable for the leadership, integration, and assurance of all project controls disciplines across assigned projects and portfolios. This includes planning, cost management, risk, change control, and performance reporting, ensuring robust control environments that support safe, compliant, and predictable delivery within a nuclear decommissioning context.
You will work closely with Project Managers, Commercial Managers, and client stakeholders to ensure controls information underpins decision‑making, supports contractual compliance (NEC), and provides confidence to both AtkinsRéalis and the client organisation.
In addition to technical leadership, you will lead and develop multi‑disciplinary project controls teams, promote consistency across the framework, and support continuous improvement of project controls processes and standards.
Your role
- Lead and assure integrated project controls across planning, cost, risk, change, and performance reporting for the framework/projects.
- Establish and maintain integrated baselines aligned with contractual scope, NEC requirements, and client milestones.
- Oversee schedule development and assurance (Primavera P6 / MS Project), ensuring logic integrity, critical path confidence, and appropriate float management.
- Lead cost control and forecasting, including ETC/EAC, variance analysis, and alignment with schedule and progress data.
- Own and coordinate application and reporting processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant submissions supported by robust evidence.
- Manage performance reporting and EVM, including CPI/SPI analysis, trends, and clear narrative commentary for senior stakeholders.
- Integrate risk and opportunity management into forecasts and decision‑making, supporting QRA outputs where required.
- Ensure compliance with framework governance, NEC contract obligations, and AtkinsRéalis project controls standards.
- Line manage and develop project controls resources, including planners, cost engineers, and reporting staff, fostering capability and consistency across the framework.
- Act as a senior interface with clients and stakeholders, clearly articulating project performance, risks, and mitigation actions in high‑scrutiny environments.
Location
Whitehaven, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-155206
Salary range
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Shamily Gopal
Hi there, I'm Shamily Gopal and I manage this role
About you
- Proven experience in a Project Controls Manager or Senior Project Controls role within nuclear or similarly regulated infrastructure sectors.
- Demonstrable experience leading integrated project controls teams across planning, cost, risk, and reporting.
- Strong understanding of nuclear decommissioning delivery, regulatory interfaces, and safety‑driven execution environments.
- Advanced knowledge of:
- Primavera P6 and/or MS Project
- Cost management and forecasting
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Risk and opportunity management
- Experience supporting commercial processes (e.g. NEC events, change control, final accounts).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly at senior level.
- Ability to manage multiple projects or workstreams concurrently, each with differing complexity and maturity.
Education and Qualifications
- Education Level (Degree, Area of Study) – Minimum Requirement: Primavera P6 Formal Certification, ECITB Level 6 Diploma in Advanced Project Controls.
- Years of Experience - Minimum of 10 or more years of applicable Project Controls delivery with PCM experience; 10-15 years preferred.
- Professional Certifications: APMQ (or equivalent experience) - Primavera P6 Formal Certification (or equivalent experience).
One of (or equivalent to) the qualifications below
- APM Project Planning and Control (or equivalent experience)
- ECITB Level 6 Diploma in Advanced Project Controls (or equivalent experience)
- APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner (or equivalent experience)
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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