The consultancy arm of Mace, along with AtkinsRealis, Gleeds and i3Works, will deliver a range of project and programme management and project controls services as part of a four-year framework deal.

The Mace-led alliance has been working collaboratively with the NDA for the past two years via a framework.

In the latest edition, i3Works has now joined the team to add even more capability and capacity.

The most urgent priorities for the NDA include dealing with its sites’ highest-hazard materials, spent fuel, nuclear materials and highly-radioactive waste.

Once this has been tackled, focus can turn to the dismantling and demolition of the redundant nuclear facilities.

The consultant team will place industry-leading professionals into project & programme management and project controls roles focused on supporting NDA-wide initiatives in preparation for site-specific requirements in the future.

Rachel O’Donnell, Mace Consult’s director for Nuclear and Energy, said: “The size, scale and importance of the UK’s nuclear decommissioning challenge means that we need the best and brightest minds on the case.

“This alliance of consultancy firms not only presents a talent pool of over 4,000 suitably qualified people, but draws on a longstanding relationship with the NDA – meaning a deep understanding of its needs and opportunities – and offers access to a diverse knowledge bank of wider industry-leading construction and consultancy best practice.”