Design Project Manager (Sizewell C)

EDF; Sizewell; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% CIP bonus

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension contribution up to 7.5% / 15%

Professional development

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

EDF is seeking a Design Project Manager for Sizewell C in a hybrid London-based role to lead CI-BOP design packages within a multi-disciplinary team. You will manage complex scope, budgets and schedules, and influence key stakeholders to deliver on programme milestones.

You will work with world-class engineers, support procurement and change control, and help shape a major UK infrastructure project delivering clean energy for future generations. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture, Civil or Structural Engineering, Project Management or related.
• Chartered Engineer, Chartered Project Professional, or working towards chartership.
• Experience managing external design consultants and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong leadership, planning and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of project controls, cost and schedule management, including Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience delivering major infrastructure, civils or construction projects.
• Experience working with NEC contracts and governance frameworks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project delivery tools such as CEMAR.
• Experience within the nuclear sector or other highly regulated industries.
• APMP, APM PMQ, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of assigned design contracts within agreed budget, schedule and quality requirements.
• Manage commercial aspects of design contracts, including claims and variations using CEMAR.
• Ensure design deliverables meet programme milestones and construction need dates.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, engineering partners and external stakeholders.
• Drive effective project reporting in line with Sizewell C governance requirements.
• Manage the impact of design changes through established change management processes.
• Coordinate activities across CIBOP, Nuclear Island, Site Delivery and Civil Works Alliance programmes.
• Support procurement and mobilisation of design supply chain partners.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks throughout the design lifecycle.
• Provide leadership and direction to Assistant Project Managers within your scope area.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Planning & organisation

Cost & schedule management (EVM)

Contract management (NEC)

CEMAR proficiency

MS Office

PM qualifications (APMP/APM PMQ/PRINCE

Education

Degree in Architecture, Civil or Structural Engineering, Project Management or related

Chartered Engineer / PM qualification in progress

Tools

CEMAR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Category: Project Management / Controls

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Design Project Manager – CI-BOP
Sizewell C

Location: Hybrid, London (2/3 days per week) occasional travel to Bristol, Suffolk and France.
Employment type: Permanent full-time.
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 per annum - dependent on experience
Benefits:
5% CIP bonus
28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer
Ongoing professional development
Other lifestyle benefits

Help Deliver One of the UK's Largest Infrastructure Projects

Sizewell C is one of the UK's most ambitious clean energy projects, helping to power millions of homes while supporting the transition to a low-carbon future. We're looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Civil Works Programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the delivery of significant design packages, work alongside world-class engineering teams, and play a key role in shaping a nationally important project.

The Opportunity

As Project Manager, you will support the Engineering Programme Manager and work closely with the Senior Project Manager to ensure the successful delivery of the Conventional Island and Balance of Plant (CI-BOP) design contracts and associated project milestones.You'll be responsible for managing complex design scope, influencing key stakeholders, controlling budgets and schedules, and ensuring designs are delivered on time to support construction activities across the project.

With responsibility for a significant eight-figure design scope supporting over £3bn of CAPEX civils works delivery, this is a high-profile position offering real impact and career development.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of assigned design contracts within agreed budget, schedule and quality requirements.
Manage commercial aspects of design contracts, including claims and variations using CEMAR.
Ensure design deliverables meet programme milestones and construction need dates.
Build strong relationships with internal teams, engineering partners and external stakeholders.
Drive effective project reporting in line with Sizewell C governance requirements.
Manage the impact of design changes through established change management processes.
Coordinate activities across CIBOP, Nuclear Island, Site Delivery and Civil Works Alliance programmes.
Support procurement and mobilisation of design supply chain partners.
Identify, manage and mitigate project risks throughout the design lifecycle.
Provide leadership and direction to Assistant Project Managers within your scope area.

What We're Looking For

You will have a proven track record of managing complex engineering or construction projects from concept through to delivery and handover.

Degree in Architecture, Civil or Structural Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
Chartered Engineer, Chartered Project Professional, or working towards chartership.
Experience managing external design consultants and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Strong leadership, planning and organisational skills.
Knowledge of project controls, cost and schedule management, including Earned Value Management (EVM).
Experience delivering major infrastructure, civils or construction projects.
Experience working with NEC contracts and governance frameworks.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and project delivery tools such as CEMAR.

Experience within the nuclear sector or other highly regulated industries.
APMP, APM PMQ, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualifications.

Why Join Sizewell C?

This is more than just a project management role. It's your chance to contribute to one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes while developing your career alongside some of the industry's leading professionals. You’ll work on complex engineering challenges, influence major project outcomes, and be part of a team delivering clean, secure energy for future generations.

Ready to Make an Impact?

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.