Commercial Manager (Sizewell C)

EDF Energy Limited; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cover

Cycle-to-work

Hybrid working

Ongoing professional development

Pension

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited isseeking a Commercial Manager for the Sizewell C project. The role covers commercial administration across contracts, with accountability to the Senior Commercial Manager, and collaboration across the SZC Supply Chain Group.

Based in London, Ipswich or Suffolk, the permanent full-time position offers a circa £63,522 salary, 5% bonus, 28 days holiday, and a hybrid working pattern with health cover and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills are essential, written and verbal.
• Educated to A Level or equivalent; preference for relevant qualification.
• Proven track record of administering successful contracts.
• Effective commercial/contract management skills with financial awareness.
• Strong numerical skills and ability to assess value and risk.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial administration of contracts during execution phase including notices, invoices, variations and requests.
• Lead contract commercial reviews and progress reviews to maximise performance.
• Oversee cost records, commercial files and contractor performance management.
• Ensure delivery meets SZC governance and closeout requirements.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Numerical skills

Contract management

Familiarity with NEC contracts

UK regulatory framework knowledge

Education

A Level or equivalent

Job description

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Commercial Manager
Sizewell C

Location: London, Ipswich, Suffolk
Contract: Permanent, full-time.
Closing date: 26 October 2026
What’s in It for You
Salary: Circa £63,522 (depending on experience)
Bonus: 5% annual target
Holiday: 28 days + bank holidays
Pension: Market-leading (up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer)
Benefits: Health cover, cycle-to-work scheme, Hybrid working & ongoing professional development

The Commercial Manager is responsible, for any contract assigned to them, for all pre and post contract commercial issues relating to a contract on the SZC project.

Nature and Scope:

The Commercial Manager is an important role within the SZC Supply Chain Group with accountability to the Senior Commercial Manager for the successful commercial administration of one or more SZC contracts. As such the Commercial Manager is empowered to make decisions around the Principle Accountability areas, under the overall guidance of the Senior Commercial Manager and in accordance with delegated levels of authority. As Commercial Manager you will be the primary point of commercial contact on the contract/s assigned to you and will you’ll be required to work closely and pro-actively with the other stakeholders at all levels and across all the teams within Nuclear New Build to ensure that the requirements of the individual contracts and their impact upon the overall SZC Project are successfully delivered.

You will be responsible and accountable for:

• Key Site Operational based service contracts which are essential to the delivery of workforce needs, such as catering, accommodation, fixture furniture and equipment (FFE), personal protective equipment (PPE), and Facilities Management (FM).
• You will typically be responsible for a contract or range of contracts between £0-£50m in value subject to level of risk or complexity. Contracts entered into are typically from the NEC Term Service Contract (TSC) suite, and managed on Cemar.
• The day to day management of Assistant Commercial Assistants under your control.
• Providing commercial management of contracts during the execution phase (post-award).
• Commercial management for the delivery of contract final account agreements (close out).
• Responsible for the delivery of the contract in accordance with SZC governance requirements to meet SZC Project and business objectives.
• Professional development of self and people within the team.

Principal Accountabilities

Execution Phase

As Commercial Manager you’re responsible for the commercial administration of the contract during the execution phase including commercially leading and managing the contract/s to successful completion to maximise operational and financial performance and minimise commercial risk in order to help support the safe and cost effective delivery of SZC programme and business objectives. You’ll be responsible for knowing the contract including fundamental matters such as: Scope of Work / Services and Associated Programme; Prices and Rates Schedules; Key Personnel and Arrangements for Contract Administration, incentive arrangements along with administration of commercial management tools including, but not limited to, CEMAR and SAP.

You will work with collaborative behaviours, in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation by ensure that the strategy for collaborative working is followed in terms of leading by example in establishing effective collaborative arrangements with all parties in the integrated team. The Commercial Lead will seek to achieve ‘win-win, equitable commercial outcomes for all parties. Contributing positively to the various collaborative working initiatives, team building activity and behavioural/relationship assessments and seek and act proactively and positively upon feedback on personal attitudes and behaviours, thereby adopting positive and proactive approaches to facilitate early commercial close out.

• Participating in the contract kick-off meeting and organising the Supply Chain section of the meeting.
• Commercially Administering the contract including; Notices and Instructions; Applications, Invoicing and Payment; Variations and Changes; Disputes and Claims; Delays, Extensions of Time, Force Majeure and Liquidated Damages; Bonds and Guarantees; Intellectual Property Rights; Termination; Progress Monitoring and Financial Reviews; Liabilities; Confidentiality Agreements; etc.
• Management of the Accepted Programme.
• Manage all commercial correspondence and contractual notices issued in accordance with the contract conditions and SZC Supply Chain Procedures.
• Ensuring the timely production and administration of payment applications and invoices.
• Ensuring contractual deliverables are met.
• Leading contract commercial reviews and attending progress reviews where necessary.
• Recommend mitigating actions on all commercial risk / claim events at the earliest possible time.
• Implementing contract commercial / financial reporting and participating in periodic contract reviews.
• Participating in contractor performance management.
• Maintenance of Contract commercial files and cost records.
• Leading commercial reviews of Contractors delivery and attending valuation, progress and risk reviews where necessary.

Closeout Phase

Our Commercial Managers have responsibility and accountability for managing the close out phase of each contract including managing the contract Supply Chain Team in the implementation of the strategy for collaborative working by adopting a ‘One Team’ integrated approach with ‘parallel’ working rather than ‘serial’ working. At all times provide commercial support to the Project Manager in the effective delivery of the contract and ensuring formal Contract commercial completion and closure of all the Project Contracts and identification and recording of commercial lessons Learnt. At all times operate in accordance with IMS, rules, procedures to ensure that all contracts are administered within delegation of authority and the overall SZC governance / assurance regime.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Strong communication skills are key, both written and verbal, to command professional respect at all levels
• Educated to relevant A Level is preferable.
• Able to demonstrate a noteworthy track record of administering successful contracts.
• Effective commercial / contract management skills are essential, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies.
• Strong numerical skills, and commercial ability to make sound decisions on matters of financial value.
• Understanding of contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim management.
• Familiarity with most common Forms of Contract (NEC) within the power construction industry and major projects and programme environment; with particular knowledge of UK Law and its impact upon the contract and commercial function is essential.
• Good understanding of the UK regulatory framework

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.