Simon Wittridge
Head of Project Capabilities at Sellafield Limited, NDA Group
Simon Wittridge is Head of the Engineering and Project Functions within the Project Delivery Directorate at Sellafield Limited, a company employing over 10,000 people and delivering ~£3bn of scope per year. He is a chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Nuclear Institute, Member of the Association for Project Management, and a Chartered Project Professional.
Most of his 30 year career has been in the nuclear industry undertaking roles in Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Project Management and Outage Management. In his current role he is the Enterprise Lead for project delivery which includes the maintenance of the site project delivery capability, setting standards and supporting projects through delivery, taking learning back into new projects.
The last 15 years have been focused on nuclear projects undertaking both delivery roles and functional roles. Previously, as Head of Projects for Sellafield Limited, Simon led the delivery of several c£1bn mega projects, sponsoring them through government sanctioning and setting them up for success and into delivery. He was the first Client lead for the Programme and Project Partnership (PPP), a collaboration with the supply chain to deliver all major projects at Sellafield for the next 20 years, valued at £7bn.
He continues to maintain strong links with the supply chain and client groups plus local suppliers and SMEs. Recent achievements include setting up an ‘Innovation Contract’ to provide smaller organisations access to Sellafield for niche, entrepreneurial and specialist skills.
As a local representative and assessor for the Nuclear Institute and an active member of the Association for Project Management, Simon is proud to be supporting Sellafield’s Project Academy, helping the project community through apprenticeships, degrees and professional registration.
Most of his 30 year career has been in the nuclear industry undertaking roles in Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Project Management and Outage Management. In his current role he is the Enterprise Lead for project delivery which includes the maintenance of the site project delivery capability, setting standards and supporting projects through delivery, taking learning back into new projects.
The last 15 years have been focused on nuclear projects undertaking both delivery roles and functional roles. Previously, as Head of Projects for Sellafield Limited, Simon led the delivery of several c£1bn mega projects, sponsoring them through government sanctioning and setting them up for success and into delivery. He was the first Client lead for the Programme and Project Partnership (PPP), a collaboration with the supply chain to deliver all major projects at Sellafield for the next 20 years, valued at £7bn.
He continues to maintain strong links with the supply chain and client groups plus local suppliers and SMEs. Recent achievements include setting up an ‘Innovation Contract’ to provide smaller organisations access to Sellafield for niche, entrepreneurial and specialist skills.
As a local representative and assessor for the Nuclear Institute and an active member of the Association for Project Management, Simon is proud to be supporting Sellafield’s Project Academy, helping the project community through apprenticeships, degrees and professional registration.