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Location
Bridgwater
Salary
Market related
Job Type
Contract
Ref
236583
Posted
19 days ago

Job Purpose / Overview

This role sits at the heart of the Civil Works Programme (CWP), which sponsors the £7bn+ Civil Works Alliance (CWA). SZC will be the first new nuclear project delivered using the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model, with the UK Government and investors as key stakeholders and shareholders, the delivery of wider benefits (or social value) as part of project delivery is a key focus for the project and the CWP will be a key focus.

Working in a dynamic, fast-paced, supportive, inclusive and high-performing team, the postholder will play a critical role in ensuring that the Civil Works Programme is able to monitor and evaluate its performance against its ESG KPIs and is able to articulate these in the best possible way to our stakeholders, both in writing and face-to-face.

Principal Accountabilities

The role holder will be working with the broader Benefits team to support the development, maintenance and implementation of the benefits management approach, framework and processes to ensure non-financial benefits are being delivered and in line with forecast.

 

Knowledge & Skills

• You will have excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills to establish positive commercial relationships with Tier 1 suppliers at a working and senior levels.

• Confidence in starting, building and managing important relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Influencing skills including the ability to communicate effectively and present results. The confidence to challenge others, including senior colleagues, where necessary to ensure successful approach to delivery.

• Experience of managing and coordinating workloads to achieve maximum efficiency and an excellent team working environment

• Good facilitation skills, with the ability to elicit information and agreement from audiences of varying backgrounds.

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Experience in the development or implementation of ESG, Benefits Management, policy development, business case development and/or project management in either the public or private sector.

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