Project Manager in Glasgow

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Shape The Future Of Defence Infrastructure On A Landmark Nuclear Project

At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Project Manager based at our Glasgow site.

As a Project Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering a high-value, long-term defence infrastructure programme that is critical to national security. You'll lead projects across the full lifecycle, working alongside industry-leading experts and collaborating with joint venture partners and key stakeholders.

This role is based in Glasgow, working 37 hours per week. Travel to other Cavendish Nuclear and customer sites will be expected.

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Glasgow

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 74219

• Leading the delivery of projects across the full lifecycle, ensuring scope, cost, schedule, and quality targets are met
• Managing and mentoring an Assistant Project Manager while supporting wider team development
• Collaborating with joint venture partners, suppliers, and client stakeholders to drive project success
• Monitoring project performance and reporting progress to senior leadership, including a Senior Project Manager
• Identifying and managing risks, opportunities, and change in a complex engineering environment

• Demonstrating proven experience managing projects across the full lifecycle
• Applying project management principles within civil infrastructure or complex engineering environments
• Working within regulated industries such as defence or nuclear (advantageous)
• Managing stakeholders across multiple organisations and disciplines
• Leading or supporting teams in a project delivery environment

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Closing date: 24/11/2026