Elaine Falconer

Head of Profession for Project Management , Jacobs

As the Head of Profession within Jacobs Energy, Security and Technology (ES&T) business, Elaine supports the development of over 900 project management professionals working across the UKs portfolio of nuclear projects. This includes oversight of the apprenticeship and graduate programmes, Jacobs global Project Management Advancement Programme and the recruitment of new talent across the rapidly growing sector.

In parallel to her career within Jacobs, she maintains a keen interest in exploring how academic research can bring practical value to the craft of project delivery.  Having completed her Masters in Project Management at the University of Manchester, where she looked at the balance between leadership and procedures within complex project environments, and an MBA at Henley Business School, she is now undertaking a PhD at Warwick University exploring the impact that complexity has on project delivery.

Session: New to Nuclear - Transition into nuclear from other sectors

In January 2024 the UK Government published its civil nuclear roadmap to 2050 outlining its commitment to a massive investment in home-produced clean energy. This Roadmap sets out a clear path for the growth of nuclear and explains how the UK will develop the skills and supply chains required to support this strategy. One of the biggest challenges is expanding the skills required to support this rapidly growing industry.

In this session, Jacobs, a leading provider of project management services across the nuclear sector, will share insights and learning from its ‘New to Nuclear’ programme designed to support mid-career and lateral entrants whose existing skills and expertise can be utilised in the nuclear sector.

There will also be a chance to hear from a recent graduate from the programme and find out more about the opportunities abundant within the nuclear sector.