Role Purpose
The Lead PMP Manager is responsible for the leadership, coordination, and governance of Plant Modification Proposals (PMPs), ensuring modifications to plant and processes are controlled, safe, and compliant with Site Licence Conditions and SLP 1.02.14 requirements.
️ The role leads PMP delivery from initiation through to closeout, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, integration with project controls, and adherence to safety, environmental, and design intent requirements.
The successful candidate will oversee other PMP Managers delivering PMPs and will also deliver PMPs themselves — this is not solely an “authoring” role.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Management
Lead and coordinate PMP Managers and support personnel where required.
Provide direction on PMP prioritisation, workload, and lifecycle management.
Ensure alignment with organisational governance, safety case requirements, and modification control processes.
Act as the senior interface for PMP-related matters within projects, programmes, and the OU.
PMP Lifecycle Management
Manage PMPs through their full lifecycle:
Authoring
Internal review
️ Committee presentation and endorsement
️ Implementation oversight
Handover to operations
✅ Closeout
Ensure timely and compliant progression of all PMPs in line with site procedures.
Maintain a structured PMP tracker and monitor progress against key milestones.
Ensure effective preparation, implementation, and closeout of plant modifications with appropriate stakeholder engagement throughout.
- ️ Governance & Compliance
Ensure compliance with:
Site Licence Condition 22 (control of modifications)
SLP 1.02.14 (Modification or experiment on existing plant)
Conduct internal PMP reviews to ensure quality and completeness prior to submission.
Ensure all required assessments, documentation, and SME inputs are captured.
Support and ensure adherence to Configuration Change Control (CCC) process requirements.
Stakeholder & Interface Management
Engage with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across engineering, safety case, environmental, and operations to support PMP development.
Interface closely with:
PMP Coordinator
Project Managers and Construction Teams
- ️ Design and Engineering teams
️ Operations and Safety Case representatives
Lead and present PMPs at committee and governance meetings.
Demonstrate effective engagement with SMEs when specialist input is required.
Planning, Reporting & Controls
Attend:
Weekly construction, design, and project meetings
Lead weekly PMP team meetings (tracker updates)
Lead weekly reporting meetings with line management
️ Monthly PMP governance / presentation meetings
️ Lead monthly planning meetings to update P6 programme
Ensure PMP activities are reflected within the P6 schedule and aligned with project milestones.
Provide clear status reporting, risk visibility, and recovery actions where required.
- ️ Risk, Safety & Assurance
Ensure all modifications consider:
️ Safety case implications
Environmental impacts
- ️ Design intent and plant performance
Identify and escalate risks associated with plant modifications.
Ensure safe implementation of modifications with no adverse impact on operations.
