Job Title:                     Project Manager

Location:                     Rosyth, Scotland + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation:            Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF66944

 

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, at Rosyth, near Dunfermline, Fife.

 

The role

As a Project Manager, you’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most critical engineering programmes, helping to deliver complex nuclear projects that shape national security and clean energy. This is a unique opportunity to lead high-impact work from design through to commissioning, while developing your career in a dynamic, future-focused environment.

 

You’ll be based at our Rosyth site for 3 days per week, with hybrid working patterns available. This is a full-time, permanent position, working 37 hours per week.

 

Supporting the Senior Project Manager, day-to-day, you’ll

Drive Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Quality across the project. Manage customer relationships and project risks, identifying and implementing effective responses. Establish and maintain governance structures, defining clear roles and responsibilities within your area of responsibility. Drive performance through employee engagement, continuous improvement, and innovation to deliver the schedule. Oversee project planning and financial monitoring, reporting progress and corrective actions for your scope of work.

 

Essential experience of the Project Manager:

Proven experience in nuclear project management. Familiarity with NEC4 contracts and project planning tools (e.g., Primavera P6). Background in managing design projects, ideally within submarines or dockyard environments. Strong stakeholder management and supplier interface experience. Ability to lead cross-functional teams across multiple locations.

 

 Qualifications for the Project Manager:

Degree or equivalent in engineering, project management, or a related discipline.

 

Security Clearance

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)

 

What we offer 

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 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.  ‘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.

 

Cavendish Nuclear

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:   29/08/2025

 

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