Manager - Policy, Planning and Performance

1 month ago


England, United Kingdom Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Full time

Location is flexible – West Cumbria or Warrington. Hybrid working is available with 40% of time in an NDA Office.

Reporting to the NDA Group Head of Sanction, this role is responsible for the effective management of the NDA Sanction process, supporting the timely submission of high-quality Business Cases into NDA and HMG governance in support of mission delivery.
The NDA Sanction Manager performs a central role across the entire NDA group supporting Programme and Project investment decisions across all stages of the gated lifecycle.
Working within the NDA Sanction Team, they will manage NDA sanction planning, ensuring compliance with sanction processes and the scheme of delegated authority. This requires close engagement with Programme/Project/Commercial teams and delivery functions across the NDA group. They will also support engagement with HMG, planning and integration across the governance lifecycle.
Review, support and constructively challenge sanction requests/ business cases which do not meet procedural or quality standards required by NDA and HMG;
Ensure compliance around sanction policy, procedures, controls, and standards are met
Coordinate the sanction planning process with HMG stakeholders (DESNZ & HMT);
Drive the implementation of best practice into NDA sanction process – driving forward NDA Sanction improvement initiatives;
Shares and demonstrates the NDA values of, Respect, Openness, Collaboration, Performance and Creativity;
Strong understanding of public sector financial delegations and governance processes;
Working knowledge of the key principles of Programme and Project management;
Good understanding of Programme and Project assurance methodologies;
Ability to manage own workload, including time and deadline management;
Strong MS Visio & MS Excel skills;
Excellent attention to detail and report writing skills;
Experience of working in nuclear/ highly regulated environment (helpful but not essential)

NDA is a member of the disability confident scheme, when requested we will make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

We are happy to discuss flexible working. We will also make workplace adjustments for disabled employees if these are needed to help them perform at their best in the role, and we are happy to discuss this once a job offer has been made.



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