- Company Name
- AtkinsRéalis
- Job Title
- Commissioning Manager
- Job Description
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**Job title**
Commissioning Manager
**Role Summary**
Lead the commissioning of the BWRX‑300 Small Modular Reactor, ensuring that all systems are tested, validated, and compliant with design, regulatory, and safety standards. Manage a multidisciplinary team, coordinate with subcontractors, clients, and engineering stakeholders, and deliver commissioning milestones within the agreed schedule and budget.
**Expectations**
- Deliver a fully commissioned, safe, and operational SMR, meeting all contractual and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrate proactive risk management, safety leadership, and quality assurance throughout the commissioning phase.
- Build and mentor a high‑performance project team and develop their competencies.
- Maintain transparent communication with executive sponsors and stakeholders on progress, issues, and corrective actions.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop and execute detailed commissioning plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
- Define project scope and deliverables in alignment with contract documents and client needs.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineers, architects, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Manage human resources: recruitment, training, performance management, and engagement.
- Administer contracts, change control, and subcontractor/supplier relationships; analyze and mitigate risks using industry best practices (e.g., Monte‑Carlo).
- Enforce safety programs, quality standards, and regulatory compliance; conduct safety reviews and inspections.
- Track and report commissioning progress, risks, and corrective actions to project and engineering directors.
**Required Skills**
- Proven experience in commissioning complex nuclear or industrial plants.
- Strong project management expertise (scope, schedule, cost, risk).
- Leadership and team‑building capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Knowledge of nuclear safety regulations, quality systems, and safety‑critical commissioning processes.
- Competence in risk analysis, Monte‑Carlo simulation, and contingency management.
- Proficiency with project controls tools (MS Project/Primavera), PMO reporting, and documentation standards.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, Process, or Civil Engineering (Master’s preferred).
- Professional Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, or equivalent).
- Nuclear commissioning/qualification certification or equivalent specialized training in reactor safety and commissioning.
- Valid driver’s licence (if required for site travel).