Bill Condon

Sellafield News

Nearly 150 of Sellafield Ltd’s project managers recently attended the first forum held under the leadership of the new Project Management Director, Bill Condon.

Held in three sessions over a two-week period, project managers from across the organisation attended at either the Sellafield Centre or Reebok Stadium at Bolton.

Designed to support the achievement of the Sellafield Ltd vision, the forums have three aims.

These are: enhancing project delivery within Sellafield Ltd and developing the project managers; providing Sellafield Ltd project managers opportunities to network with other project managers and corporate leads to share learning and solve common problems; and communicating changes in procedures, processes and expectations that effect project execution within Sellafield Ltd.

Bill Condon said: “This forum is an integral part of the project managers’ career development and an opportunity for each and every one to become personally involved in changing the processes that will shape project execution for years to come.”

Topics covered at the first sessions of the forum included an opening speech from Managing Director Bill Poulson, providing an overview of project management from a corporate perspective.

Bill spoke specifically about his project management experiences within URS Washington Division, the historical emergence of the ‘Washington Way’ and the importance of the project manager role at Sellafield Ltd.

Having set the scene, Bill Condon then took to the stage, introducing himself, defining his objectives for the Project Management Directorate and describing the purpose of the forum.

The second part of Bill’s presentation focussed on observations and recommendations affecting project management that have emerged from the recently completed PAIS team report.

The presentations were followed by a question and answer session and a break out session, in which the project managers were asked to provide their thoughts on PAIS.

Project Manager Paul Rose said: “The forum was an interesting and open session which enabled many of us to share our views on current common obstacles that incur delays to the delivery of projects happening across all operating units. Several common suggestions were offered on how to improve and reduce the impact of these obstacles to maximise the efficiency of the project managers’ time.

“Bill Poulson and Bill Condon were very honest in their presentations and in their responses to questions.”

The project managers’ forums will be held on a quarterly basis, with the next sessions scheduled to take place in July.