Junior Project Manager (Nuclear)

Location: Hybrid role based in Chorley, United Kingdom

Company

Actemium Design delivers electrical, mechanical, and process engineering design solutions and project management for nuclear and other highly regulated industries across the full project lifecycle.

What you will do

• Coordinate project activities, schedules, and engineering deliverables.
• Liaise with clients and colleagues, organise meetings, and follow up actions.
• Prepare progress reports and support cost tracking and forecasting.
• Maintain risk registers, change logs, and accurate project records.
• Take ownership of delegated tasks, highlight issues, and seek support when needed.

Requirements

• Experience supporting projects, coordinating activities, and maintaining accurate records.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, attention to detail, and confidence working with numerical information.
• Competence in Excel and Word, with the ability to support schedule updates in Primavera P6.
• HNC/HND in project, business, or commercial management, or an engineering or technical subject.
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification and Student or Associate membership of APM, or equivalent professional membership.
• Ability to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) national security clearance. Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and residency history.

Nice to have

• Experience in nuclear or another regulated sector.
• Exposure to cost reporting, NEC contracts, or change control.

Culture & Benefits

• Supported junior role with day-to-day guidance and mentoring from an experienced Project Manager and multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Opportunities to take ownership of activities as capability develops.
• Work on projects of strategic and national importance across the full lifecycle.
• Quality, compliance, and practical project impact are core priorities.