Enabling & Earthworks Programme Manager

Sizewell C; England; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Pension contributions

Job summary

A major infrastructure project in England seeks a Programme Manager for Enabling & Earthworks. This role involves overseeing civil works, driving performance, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with nuclear regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates will have senior-level experience in large construction projects and a relevant degree. The role offers a salary of £110,000 per annum plus benefits including a car allowance, bonus, and a pension scheme. This position is permanently full-time with three days on-site per week.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in regulated construction projects.
• Proven ability to lead multi-discipline EPCM projects.
• Understanding of nuclear quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and planning of early civil works.
• Act as the Intelligent Client ensuring project delivery.
• Manage internal and regulatory hold points.

Skills

Large, complex construction project management

Contract management

Leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Education

Degree in engineering, construction or related discipline

Tools

Estimating tools

Scheduling tools

Earned value management tools

Job description

Shape Britain’s Energy Future with Sizewell C

Location:Leiston, Suffolk (3 days on site)
Contract:Permanent, full-time.

Closing Date: Monday 30th March 2026

Why Join Us?

We’rebuilding thefuture. 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 greenlit. This is your chance to be part of the largest investment in homegrown clean energy in decades, delivering low-carbon electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.

What’sin It for You

• Salary: £110,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Car Allowance: £6,900 per annum
• Bonus: 10% annual incentive
• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution

Your Impact

As Programme Manager for Enabling & Earthworks, you will lead the strategy, planning and delivery oversight of the early civil works within the Civil Works Alliance (PAA). You will act as the Intelligent Client, ensuring that design, procurement, construction and commissioning activities are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with project requirements.

Your remit covers the full lifecycle of the Enabling and Earthworks scope, including:

• SSSI Crossing
• Ground improvement
• Dewatering
• Diaphragm walls
• Bulk excavation and backfill for major structures

You will drive performance, assure the schedule and budget, manage risks, and work across multiple interfaces to ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Oversight

• Provide strong operational leadership to the Delivery Team, acting as the Intelligent Client.
• Ensure oversight, assurance and performance management of scope, schedule, cost and quality.
• Align Delivery Team activities with SZC milestones, the Integrated Work Schedule and Client requirements.
• Develop and maintain the delivery schedule and estimates for Enabling & Earthworks, incorporating replication from HPC and wider UK construction best practice.
• Manage release of internal and regulatory hold points.
• Coordinate interfaces with Site Delivery, MEH Alliance, CI‑BOP Programme, NI Programme and other SZC functions.
• Lead resolution of issues outside Delivery Team delegated authority.
• Own CDM Execution Plans and Principal Designer duties for this workstream.

Risk, Quality & Nuclear Safety

• Manage Client‑held risks and oversee Delivery Team risk processes.
• Support compliance with nuclear regulatory requirements and licence conditions.
• Champion a strong nuclear safety and quality culture across the programme.

Commercial & Stakeholder Management

• Set scope and budget for Enabling & Earthworks, including design activities with the Responsible Designer.
• Support governance, including review and acceptance of variations and adjustment events.
• Manage relationships across government, regulators, EDF, investors, alliance partners and local stakeholders.

Dimensions

• Key leadership role within the SZC Civil Works Programme.
• Accountable for execution strategy and successful delivery of Enabling & Earthworks.
• Ensures integration of lessons learned from Hinkley Point C.
• Holds delegated authority aligned to major-contract delivery.
• Works across multiple multinational teams in a highly regulated environment.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Senior‑level experience delivering large, complex construction projects in a regulated environment (nuclear, infrastructure, defence, energy or similar).
• Proven ability to lead multi‑discipline EPCM projects through design, procurement and site execution.
• Strong commercial acumen: contract management, cost control, risk, schedule and change management.
• Proficiency with estimating, scheduling and earned value management tools.
• Experience influencing and managing contractors, consultants and partners.Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Practitioner-level knowledge of project and programme management.
• Degree and/or chartered status in engineering, construction or related discipline.
• Experience working within Alliances or Joint Venture structures.
• Understanding of nuclear quality requirements and the graded approach to quality.
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Experience managing full project lifecycle from concept to handover.
• Working knowledge of French (beneficial but not essential).

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences
• Be open to other’s 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
• One team, working closely together and helping each other
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently
• Promote collaboration and team alignment
• Drive simplification at all levels

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. Please note that export control compliance requirements apply to this role.

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