Nuclear Project Manager

Team / Directorate: Evidence, Policy and Permitting / Radioactivity and Industry Policy Team

Starting salary: £36,246

Contract type: Fixed Term until 30/06/2026

Work pattern: Full Time, 37 hours a week

Post number: 203751

The role

As a Nuclear Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Senior Advisors to coordinate and manage our involvement in the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process. This is the key process used by UK nuclear regulators, including the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency (EA), to evaluate new nuclear power station designs.

You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including UK regulators, government departments, and applicants. Your responsibilities will include sharing vital information, maintaining accurate and comprehensive records, and representing NRW in meetings where appropriate, ensuring the smooth flow of communication and collaboration across multiple channels.

In addition, you will provide strategic advice to Governance and Sub-groups, contributing to informed decision-making at all levels. Your expertise will be integral to the Radioactivity and Industry Team, where you will undertake diverse and impactful work across the nuclear sector. You will work with colleagues to champion the sustainable management of natural resources, ensuring the long-term viability of the industry and its alignment with best practices.

This is a dynamic and influential role that offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of nuclear power in the UK while collaborating with leading experts in the field.

As an organisation we support flexible working.  You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Paul Gibson.

paul.gibson@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

What you will do

 

• Support the team in building effective working relationships and new ways of working with groups from across the organisation to achieve best delivery of corporate objectives.
• Interpret data and observations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Support the identification and prioritisation of key work areas for Nuclear in line with priorities within our Corporate Plan, Business Plan and Regulatory Service Plan
  Advise the team on national projects to achieve well planned and managed integrated solutions that progress effective change and improvement in NRW and for business across Wales.
• Support projects that develop, transform, and streamline regulatory processes, providing a better customer experience.
• Apply continuous improvement methods to the work areas you undertake.
  Provide advice on the development, review and improvement to technical documentation, to enable consistent and appropriate understanding and application by staff in the business that enables effective service provision.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development *and that of your staff through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

1. Knowledge of Welsh, UK and EU legislation related to your specific sector(s); Welsh, UK government Policy drivers in your specific sector(s).

2. Degree level qualification in a relevant subject area or the equivalent level of knowledge.3. Experience in forming and maintaining close links with internal and external partners/stakeholders to deliver the outcomes of both a specific function/project/team and the wider organisation.

4. Effective communication skills to convey complex technical and regulatory issues to a wide range of audiences, using strong networking skills to influence, or help deliver outcomes through, partner/stakeholder organisations.

5. Experience of understanding and applying regulatory activities.

6. Be able to work at pace and have a track record of delivery.

7. Being innovative and demonstrating drive to achieve targets.

8. Expected to keep up to date with changing regulatory policy and proposed changes to legislation via membership of a relevant professional body or other equivalent means.

 

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh)

Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Benefits 

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

Please keep reading

If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.

We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion.   We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. 

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