Mobilisation and Transition Lead

The purpose of the Mobilisation & Transition Lead role is to successfully transition the organisation from contract award to operational readiness, ensuring all people, processes, systems and resources are in place ahead of delivery.

The role leads the mobilisation programme end to end, turning contractual commitments into operational reality. This includes workforce readiness, knowledge transfer from incumbent providers, establishing systems and facilities, and ensuring the required standards are in place before work begins.

The role is responsible for coordinating activities across Construction, Engineering, SHEQ, Commercial, Project Controls, Workforce and Digital teams, ensuring all workstreams remain aligned with the mobilisation plan and readiness requirements.

A key objective is to establish a fully functioning organisation that can operate independently, with clear ownership and effective processes in place before handover.

Assignments will include nuclear infrastructure projects, EPCM delivery contracts and decommissioning programmes.

Working closely with senior leadership, project teams and client representatives, the Mobilisation & Transition Lead will support the safe and successful delivery of complex nuclear projects and help establish the organisation as a trusted delivery partner within the UK nuclear sector.

Roles and Responsibilities: Own and manage the integrated mobilisation programme, including workstreams, dependencies, resources, critical path and transition to steady-state operations.

Lead and coordinate mobilisation activities across delivery, SHEQ, commercial, project controls, workforce and digital functions.

Define and manage readiness gates, entry criteria and assurance requirements, ensuring work only commences when the necessary arrangements are in place.

Lead incumbent transition, including handover, knowledge capture, retention and continuity of operational and safety-critical information.

Develop and manage the workforce transition and mobilisation plan, covering recruitment, transfers, competence, SQEP, supervision, training and retention.

Coordinate readiness of facilities, infrastructure, IT, digital systems, CAFM and supply-chain arrangements.

Lead client, regulator, workforce and wider stakeholder engagement throughout mobilisation.

Manage mobilisation risks, dependencies and assurance, ensuring issues are evidenced, owned, escalated and resolved.

Establish, lead and progressively demobilise the temporary mobilisation organisation, ensuring effective handover into steady-state operations.

Provide integrated programme, readiness, resource and financial reporting to the Framework Director, highlighting progress, risks, decisions and corrective actions.

• Minimum 15 years’ experience leading mobilisation and transition on major construction, infrastructure or nuclear programmes, taking frameworks or contracts from award through to steady-state operations.
• Proven experience managing incumbent transitions, including knowledge transfer, handover of work in progress and retention of critical skills and capabilities.
• Experience working within nuclear-licensed environments, with a strong understanding of competence, SQEP and safety-case requirements and their impact on mobilisation.
• Demonstrable experience developing and managing readiness gates, setting entry criteria, leading readiness reviews and challenging programme pressures where readiness requirements are not met.
• Experience leading mobilisation across multiple contracts or frameworks, coordinating shared resources, workforces and client interfaces.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with trade unions and operational workforces, including workforce recognition, consultation and transition arrangements.
• Experience establishing, leading and developing mobilisation teams, with the ability to manage their transition, demobilisation and redeployment into operational roles.
• Experience working within NAECI and NJC environments, with an understanding of their workforce and mobilisation requirements.
• Experience of Sellafield Ltd operations, including site rules, access arrangements, permit regimes and assurance requirements.

Please note for this role Security Vetting will be required, all candidates MUST be eligible to obtain or ideally already hold.

This is a Permanent vacancy and is being advertised by Rullion Ltd Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion’s approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.