Commercial Lead

Sizewell C Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent energy infrastructure project in the UK seeks a Commercial Lead to oversee complex procurement and contract management for a major nuclear power initiative. You'll be responsible for ensuring compliance, managing supplier performance, and driving project goals in tight collaboration with various stakeholders. Candidates should have senior-level experience in commercial roles within significant infrastructure or energy projects, along with strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills. A competitive salary and hybrid working options are offered.

Benefits

Starting salary of £90,000

10% annual bonus

Car allowance of £6,900

28 days of holiday plus bank holidays

Pension contributions up to 15% from employer

Flexible benefits and hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in major infrastructure or energy projects.
• Expertise in procurement, leading complex commercial packages.
• Chartered status or equivalent in commercial roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead complicated procurement activities and manage contracts.
• Drive supplier performance and resolve commercial issues.
• Protect value for money and ensure compliance across projects.

Skills

Senior-level experience in commercial or supply chain roles

Expertise in procurement and contract management

Strong knowledge of NEC and/or FIDIC contracts

Exceptional stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Education

Chartered status (RICS, ICE, CICES, IOB, CIPS or equivalent)

Job description

Job Description

Shape Britain’s Energy Future with Sizewell C

Location: London, Suffolk, Bristol

Contract Type: Permanent – Office‑based with hybrid flexibility (typically 2/3 days in office)

Working Pattern: Full time

Closing Date: Friday 9th January 2026

Why Join Us?

We’re building the future, and we need experienced Commercial Leaders to make it happen. Sizewell C is a once‑in‑a‑generation infrastructure project that will power Britain’s energy security and net‑zero ambitions for decades to come. Following our recent Final Investment Decision, construction is fully green‑lit. This is your chance to be part of the largest investment in home‑grown clean energy in decades, delivering low‑carbon electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.

What’s in It for You

• Salary: Starting salary of £90,000 (depending on experience)
• Bonus: 10% annual
• Car allowance: £6,900
• Holiday: 28 days + bank holidays
• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution
• Flexible benefits & hybrid working options

Your Impact

As a Commercial Lead, you’ll take ownership of some of the most significant and complex commercial packages on the project covering civil and nuclear construction works, major equipment, and enabling contracts. You’ll lead procurement, negotiation, and post‑award commercial management, working with suppliers, regulators, and Tier 1 contractors. You’ll play a key leadership role, shaping strategy, mentoring teams, and ensuring delivery aligns with project goals, contract requirements, and nuclear safety standards.

What You’ll Do

• Lead complex procurement activity
• Ensure value for money, transparency, and compliance
• Manage competitive tendering, contract negotiation, and award
• Post‑Award Management – drive supplier performance and governance
• Mitigate risks and resolve commercial issues
• Provide strategic oversight across your portfolio
• Leadership – build and lead high‑performing teams
• Act as a key interface with regulators and delivery partners
• Embed collaboration and best practice across the supply chain

What You’ll Bring

• Senior‑level experience in commercial or supply chain roles on major infrastructure or energy projects
• Expertise in procurement and contract management
• Strong knowledge of NEC and/or FIDIC contracts
• Chartered status (RICS, ICE, CICES, IOB, CIPS or equivalent)
• Exceptional stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Nice‑to‑haves: Degree‑qualified, Experience in nuclear or regulated industries, Understanding of the UK nuclear regulatory environment and supply chain landscape, Familiarity with safety case and licence conditions in nuclear

Why Join Us

A major infrastructure project with national impact. Hybrid working with flexibility built in. Competitive salary, bonus and benefits. Clear progression and development opportunities. Supportive, collaborative team environment.

Key Competencies

Behavioural Competencies

• Humility – recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences, be open to others’ points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
• Positivity – positively challenge poor quality and performance, identify solutions at the lowest possible level, encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward
• Respect – value the rules and environment in which we operate, give and receive feedback with respect, embrace and engage with new people and ideas
• Solidarity – one team, working closely together and helping each other, empowered teams always looking forward
• Clarity – communicate clearly and consistently, promote collaboration and team alignment, clarify and faster decision making, drive simplification at all levels

Additional Information

Our vision is to Lead The Way On Nuclear. Sizewell C is one of the largest new megaprojects in the UK, building a 3.2‑gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast, replicating the design used for Hinkley Point C. It will generate low‑carbon electricity for at least 60 years, supplying over 6 million homes and supporting about 7% of the UK’s current electricity needs. Sizewell C operates within a complex stakeholder environment, engaging with government bodies, regulators, local communities, supply chain partners, and international collaborators.

We are the first nuclear power station in the UK to be funded under the Regulated Asset Base funding model (RAB). Our largest shareholder is the UK Government, alongside equity partners La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.

We encourage and embrace diversity. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. While sponsorship may be a possibility, we are committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK. To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will ordinarily require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.

By submitting an application to this role, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Sizewell C’s employee privacy policy and EDF’s employee privacy policy. EDF will be processing and sharing information about your application on behalf of Sizewell C.