Vacancies: Senior IT Project Assurance Specialist
Help us to make a world of difference.
Urenco offers a rare expertise in enriching uranium for the civil nuclear industry. In fact, we are the only company with the capability to do this at four sites across the world.
As a global leader in the production of low carbon energy, we work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.
This transformational vision opens up unique and exciting opportunities to build a dynamic, energising, and rewarding career.
And right now, we’re looking for an IT Senior Project Assurance Specialist, who will provide and enhance Urenco’s IT project delivery capabilities across a global footprint stretching over four operational sites and a number of business activities. Embedded within Design Authority, the IT Senior Project Assurance Specialist provides excellence in the delivery of IT capital projects.
The position covers the full project lifecycle from project set up/initiation through to project delivery stages and closure. Current annual IT budget is circa £9-11M. This is expected to at least double by 2026. Urenco Group’s global project portfolio of small and medium projects accumulates up to €100 million annual capex, with select projects ranging from €30 million to in excess of €500 million.
The role forms part of Design Assurance, which is a Urenco Group Shared Service across all Business Units.
The IT Senior Project Assurance Specialist provides subject matter expert consulting and advice across Urenco Group’s IT project portfolio.
The IT Senior Project Assurance Specialist may be assigned to multiple major projects and a number of smaller projects of strategic significance to the company.
What will your day look like?
On a typical project assignment:
- Ranging from 20 to +60 stakeholders (Project Managers, Project Owners, Engineering Leads, Project Controls personnel, Contractors, Procurement, C-Suite, Site Managing Directors, Site Leadership teams, at multiple geographical locations).
- Providing oversight and guidance for IT capital projects to come in on cost and schedule. Projects likely to range from >€250K to in excess of €50 million. Provide input to departmental annual budgeting process.
- This role has multiple stakeholders, internal and external customers, as it is interfacing directly across the Urenco Group. Some travel will likely be required to support the whole of the function.
- Advise, consult, and provide feedback in the evolution of the Group’s IT Project Delivery Strategy, aligned to deliver against the Group’s objectives and strategy across its capex portfolio.
- Overall responsibility for the delivery of Assurance Review outputs to assess project quality including safety, scope, cost, schedule, and business benefits objectives. Communicate strategy, objectives, and benefits to the business unit and group while assuring the organizational strategy and business benefits are being achieved.
- Assess whether or not the project team is a high-performance team and ensure flawless integration of all sub-disciplines and functions throughout the project lifecycle.
- Leverage experience from various industry sectors and continuously scan the market for best practices, analyzing developments and assessing how they can be exploited by Urenco to further value creation/delivery/capture/protection. This will involve benchmarking with established and widely accepted industry agencies (e.g., Independent Project Analysis Inc or others).
What do you need to be great at this role?
- Min 10 years’ experience being fully accountable and actively leading IT projects (or in an owner role) as a Project Manager, Contract Manager, Project Controls Lead, or Project Engineer.
- Min 5 years managing multi-cultural teams.
- Demonstrable experience being fully accountable for a complex, multi-contract, multi-discipline project as the lead for the IT function as the representative of the owner.
- Competent managing an Agile delivery process; can translate agile to ensure it is consistent with Urenco governance processes.
- SAP experience / Cloud-based technology experience.
- Project management experience - Traditional project management skill set such as managing cost, risk, multi-stakeholder engagement, and lifecycle management.
What can you expect from us?
More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. Urenco powers the possibilities that let you make the most of your day-to-day – and shape your own tomorrow.
We reward your contribution with industry-leading pay – and that's just the start.
An exceptional range of physical and mental wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle benefits flex around the things you find most important in life. Like the idea of travelling overseas? We can make that happen too. Our annual global awards bring us together to celebrate our outstanding work achievements.
We’re well aware that being the best company possible starts with helping you become the best you can be in your career.
We’re also committed to helping you achieve work-life balance. You can count on us to deliver the personal development resources you need to gain new qualifications, learn new skills, and open new possibilities. This includes an excellent benefits scheme and salary.
Our Promise
As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. We support an array of dedicated initiatives, activities, and employee networks to nurture a positive and inspiring work experience.
Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.
How to Apply
Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce. Are you enthusiastic about this position and you don't meet every single requirement? The real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education. We are striving towards strong, diverse, and complementary teams in an inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we would like to meet you!
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