Senior Decommissioning Project Manager

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About the opportunity

Amentum is leading a joint venture (JV) delivering a Framework Contract for the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), providing intellectual support services to the nuclear decommissioning programme across multiple European sites.

The JV supports JRC in accelerating decommissioning and waste management activities through provision of technical and programme support services, including:

Project and programme management

Licensing Radioactive waste management

Radiation protection

Decommissioning and nuclear engineering

Worksite management and safety

Non-nuclear engineering

• Facility supervision and quality assurance.

We are looking for a Senior Decommissioning Project Manager to work in Geel, Belgium. This is a part time opportunity (0.5)

The Senior Decommissioning Project Management Assistant is an on-site project management and technical support role providing assistance to JRC decommissioning project managers at the JRC Geel site, as part of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) Decommissioning & Waste Management (D&WM) Programme under the CELER framework contract.

The role supports the planning, execution and monitoring of decommissioning projects to help ensure delivery to schedule and budget. It combines day-to-day coordination, communication, documentation and logistical management with technical support for decommissioning activities, serving as a link between project managers, team members, stakeholders, contractors and on-site technical staff.

The assignment is a 0.5 FTE Senior on-site resource.

Key Responsibilities

Decommissioning project delivery and technical support

• Manage a defined subset of a decommissioning project, such as a particular phase or deliverable, under the direction of the JRC project manager.
• Identify strategies for execution of pre-decommissioning and decommissioning activities and harmonise them with existing JRC D&WM methodologies.
• Contribute to project-management and technical tasks concerning decommissioning of nuclear laboratories in Buildings 010 and 090 at JRC Geel.
• Coordinate with on-site technical staff to support compliance with project safety and quality standards.
• Provide field and operational support to decommissioning activities as required.

Project planning, controls and coordination

• Assist with project planning and the coordination of project activities.
• Monitor project performance, update and report schedule progress, and track budgets.
• Identify resource requirements, gaps, potential risks and delays to support proactive mitigation.
• Set up and facilitate meetings, site visits and project workshops, including preparation of agendas and coordination of team activities.
• Monitor utilisation of personnel, equipment and materials to support efficient project delivery.

Technical, quality and project documentation

• Prepare and review technical and QA/QC documentation relevant to decommissioning activities.
• Organise documents, update databases and maintain comprehensive project files.
• Draft meeting minutes, status reports and presentation materials for management or steering committees.
• Manage information within the JRC archival ecosystem to support data integrity, accessibility, high-fidelity indexing, long-term trend analysis and compliance with nuclear-industry records-management standards.
• Collect, organise, process, analyse and interpret project and technical data and information.

Stakeholder, contractor and operational coordination

• Act as a point of contact for project managers, stakeholders, contractors and team members within the assigned scope.
• Support procurement activities, including review of supplier contracts and management of deliveries.
• Communicate project requirements, progress, risks and actions effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Undertake other routine, standardised or low-risk project management duties appropriate to the role.

Requirements

• Effective verbal and written communication skills for multidisciplinary team collaboration.
• Good understanding of project management principles and their application to technical project delivery.
• Broad knowledge and experience of nuclear decommissioning methods, practices, technologies and equipment.
• Good working knowledge of legislation, policy, regulatory guidance and standards relating to decommissioning and radioactive waste management.
• Understanding of the challenges associated with handling nuclear materials and radioactive waste.
• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to identify risks, troubleshoot issues and adapt to changing project conditions.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills and sound decision-making ability.
• Ability to prepare and review clear technical, QA/QC and project-management documentation.
• Experience & Qualifications
• More than 12 years of relevant professional experience consistent with a Senior profile, including substantial experience in nuclear decommissioning and/or technically complex nuclear projects.
• Practical experience delivering or supporting decommissioning projects, including project planning, coordination, progress monitoring, technical support and field activities.
• Appropriate training and qualifications to perform the required project-management and decommissioning support tasks in a nuclear environment.
• Ability to work on site at JRC Geel and, where required by the role, within controlled or supervised areas as an exposed worker.

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