Construction Area Manager

EDF; Scotland; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF is recruiting for a Construction Area Manager to support the delivery of one of Europe’s largest nuclear projects at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, United Kingdom. You will oversee a designated construction area, coordinating multiple contractors to ensure safe, on-time delivery in line with programme and regulatory requirements.

Reporting to the Construction Manager, you will lead site activities, manage interfaces between teams and client representatives, and promote a positive safety

Qualifications

• SSSTS, SMSTS and NEBOSH qualifications are required.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are essential.
• Experience supervising construction activities on major projects is required.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and site coordination is expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all construction activities within a designated project area.
• Ensure works are carried out safely and in accordance with procedures and standards.
• Monitor progress against programme milestones and drive delivery to achieve objectives.
• Manage interfaces between contractors, supervisors, engineers, and client representatives.
• Conduct daily site walk-downs and progress reviews.
• Identify and resolve construction issues impacting schedule, quality, or safety.

Skills

SSSTS

SMSTS

NEBOSH General Certificate

Excellent communication

Experience supervising major projects

Education

Engineering or construction-related qualification

Job description

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Construction Area Manager
NRL Limited (Arabelle)
Hinkley Point C

Location: Hinkley Point C, Somerset
Job Type: Permanent / Long-Term Project

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Construction Area Manager to support the delivery of one of Europe's largest and most complex nuclear new build projects at Hinkley Point C. Reporting to the Construction Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing a designated construction area, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with programme, quality, and regulatory requirements. This role requires strong site leadership and the ability to coordinate multiple contractors and stakeholders within a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all construction activities within a designated project area.
• Ensure works are carried out safely and in accordance with site procedures and nuclear industry standards.
• Monitor progress against programme milestones and drive delivery to achieve project objectives.
• Manage interfaces between contractors, supervisors, engineers, and client representatives.
• Conduct daily site walk-downs and progress reviews.
• Identify and resolve construction issues that may impact schedule, quality, or safety performance.
• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, specifications, permits, and work packs.
• Attend planning, coordination, and progress meetings.
• Support workforce planning and resource management activities.
• Promote a positive safety culture and ensure all personnel operate in accordance with health, safety, and environmental requirements.

Requirements

• SSSTS qualification.
• Experience working within Power Generation, Nuclear, Energy, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or other large-scale industrial construction projects.
• Demonstrable experience supervising or managing construction activities on major projects.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, interfaces, and site coordination.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contractors and work fronts simultaneously.
• SMSTS.
• Hinkley Point C induction or previous HPC experience.
• Experience within Nuclear New Build environments.
• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Engineering or construction-related qualification.

What You’ll Be Doing

This role is focused on driving construction delivery within your allocated area, ensuring contractors work safely, efficiently, and to programme. You'll be the key point of contact between construction teams, engineering, planning, quality, and client stakeholders, helping to remove barriers and maintain progress across the project.

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.