Hybrid Project Delivery Director

at Total Resourcing Ltd

• Job title: Project Delivery Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Project Delivery Director overseeing execution of large-scale nuclear new build programs. Leading engineering services phase with a focus on governance, compliance, and risk management in United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• **Role Purpose**
• The Delivery Director is accountable for leading the execution on the Owner side of the Engineering Services phase for a large-scale nuclear new build program. The role provides senior leadership through the pre-FID phase, ensuring that all technical, commercial, licensing, schedule, and cost deliverables required to support FID approval and the transition to the Execution phase are developed at the appropriate maturity.
• **Key Accountabilities**
• **Program Delivery Leadership**
• Provide overall leadership and accountability for program execution
• Establish and manage an integrated delivery organization across Owner and Contractor
• Ensure delivery governance, performance monitoring, and corrective actions are implemented across all workstreams.
• **EPC Scope and Contracting Readiness**
• Lead the development and consolidation Contractor Scope of Work, ensuring alignment with defined responsibilities, technical specifications, and services definitions.
• Support the Owner in structuring contract packages and allocating risks to the appropriate parties.
• **Cost and Schedule Maturity for FID**
• Oversee the development of a finance-grade total cost estimate, consistent with international expectations for FID and export-credit-backed financing.
• Ensure the EPC estimate is integrated into a project controls framework and a robust Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• Drive the development of an integrated baseline schedule covering FID readiness, Early Works, licensing milestones, and construction mobilization.
• **Licensing and Regulatory Compliance**
• Ensure all engineering deliverables support licensing readiness under national regulatory requirements.
• Lead the resolution of site-specific design adaptations and licensing basis hazards.
• Maintain accountability for full regulatory compliance across all partners and vendors.
• **Risk Management and Contingency Governance**
• Lead structured project risk identification, mitigation planning, and residual risk quantification.
• Support contingency development based on robust risk analysis and execution maturity.
• Ensure risks are not deferred into the EPC phase without clear ownership and cost allocation.
• **Contractor Oversight and Stakeholder Management**
• Provide strong oversight of contractor performance, including engineering maturity, procurement strategies, and deliverable quality.
• Ensure contractual accountability for defects, design non-conformities, and schedule impacts.
• Maintain senior-level engagement with utility leadership, financing institutions, and government stakeholders.

Requirements

• **Required Qualifications and Experience**
• **Experience:** Minimum 20+ years of senior leadership experience in nuclear new build and/or major nuclear EPC programs.
• **Track Record:** Proven success in delivering large pre-FID development programs up to EPC readiness.
• **Expertise:**
• Nuclear project delivery models (utility-side and contractor-side).
• EPC contracting strategies and risk allocation.
• Project controls, cost estimating (AACE standards), and schedule governance.
• Licensing and regulator-facing execution in complex jurisdictions, including deep knowledge of nuclear licensing in Europe.
• **Leadership:** Experience managing multi-billion-euro programs and reporting to executive governance boards.
• **Core Competencies**
• Executive delivery leadership under high regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny.
• Integrated scope-cost-schedule-risk management mindset.
• Strong contractual and commercial acumen.
• Ability to establish and restructure delivery models for major infrastructure programs.
• Commitment to nuclear safety culture and quality excellence.

Benefits

• What We Offer· Opportunity to work on a globally significant energy project.
• · Collaborative, international team environment.
• · Competitive salary and benefits package.
• · Professional development and training opportunities.