Governance and Business Performance Lead (Sizewell C)

HPC Jobs Service; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear firm in London is seeking a Governance and Business Performance Lead for a pivotal role in shaping governance and performance frameworks for a major infrastructure project. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, expertise in governance frameworks, and a proven track record in strategic planning. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model, contributing to the UK's low-carbon energy future.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

5% annual performance bonus

Market-leading pension

Qualifications

• Evidence of right to work in the UK.
• Proven experience in governance or business performance roles.
• Track record of leading documentation reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured reviews of corporate policies and governance frameworks.
• Develop performance monitoring systems aligned with strategic goals.
• Drive stakeholder engagement to align governance with operational execution.

Skills

Strong analytical and communication skills

Expertise in governance, risk, and compliance frameworks

Experience in corporate documentation

Stakeholder engagement

Familiarity with ISO standards

Proven experience in strategic planning

Education

Relevant degree in business or related field

Job description

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Governance and Business Performance Lead (Sizewell C)

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days in the office)

Contract Type: Office-based, with hybrid working flexibility
Working Pattern: Full time
Salary: Competitive salary, based on experience.

Benefits:

28 days holiday + bank holidays
5% annual performance bonus
Market-leading pension (up to 7.5% employee contribution, 15% company contribution)
Additional comprehensive benefits package

Be part of one of the UK's most transformative infrastructure projects. Sizewell C is not just building a power station - we're shaping the future of sustainable energy. As a Governance and Business Performance Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our corporate governance and performance frameworks are world-class, supporting the delivery of a low-carbon future.

The Role

Reporting into the Corporate Operations Directorate, this role is central to driving strategic clarity, operational efficiency, and governance excellence across Sizewell C. You'll lead the development and implementation of performance monitoring frameworks, oversee the review of key corporate documentation, and ensure alignment with regulatory and strategic objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team where your ideas are valued and there's real scope to shape how we work as we continue to evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Lead structured reviews of corporate policies, governance frameworks, and operating models.
Develop and embed performance monitoring systems aligned with strategic goals.
Standardise governance documentation processes to ensure clarity and compliance.
Drive stakeholder engagement to align governance with operational execution.
Provide analytical insights to leadership to inform strategic decisions.
Champion continuous improvement in business performance and governance.

Why This Role Matters

You'll operate in a uniquely complex stakeholder environment, including government, regulators, and private investors.
You'll help shape the governance of a multi-billion-pound nuclear construction project.
You'll ensure Sizewell C meets the highest standards of corporate governance and public accountability.
You'll be a key player in a company aligned with Managing Public Money and Cabinet Office Controls.

What You'll Bring

Strong analytical and communication skills.
Expertise in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks.
Experience in corporate documentation, performance analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
Familiarity with ISO standards and the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Proven experience in strategic planning, governance, or business performance roles.
Track record of leading documentation reviews and driving operational improvements.

Ready to Power the Future?

If you're passionate about governance, strategy, and making a tangible impact on the UK's energy future, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the next generation of nuclear energy at Sizewell C.

#DestinationNuclear
#SZCjobs

Power in Diversity

Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.

To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project.

We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:

Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate

Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
Humility: Be open to other's points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its 'nuclear family'.

As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email, or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

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.

The SZC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. #SZCJobs

Governance and Business Performance Lead (Sizewell C)

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days in the office)

Contract Type: Office-based, with hybrid working flexibility
Working Pattern: Full time
Salary: Competitive salary, based on experience.

Benefits:

28 days holiday + bank holidays
5% annual performance bonus
Market-leading pension (up to 7.5% employee contribution, 15% company contribution)
Additional comprehensive benefits package

Be part of one of the UK's most transformative infrastructure projects. Sizewell C is not just building a power station - we're shaping the future of sustainable energy. As a Governance and Business Performance Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our corporate governance and performance frameworks are world-class, supporting the delivery of a low-carbon future.

The Role

Reporting into the Corporate Operations Directorate, this role is central to driving strategic clarity, operational efficiency, and governance excellence across Sizewell C. You'll lead the development and implementation of performance monitoring frameworks, oversee the review of key corporate documentation, and ensure alignment with regulatory and strategic objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team where your ideas are valued and there's real scope to shape how we work as we continue to evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Lead structured reviews of corporate policies, governance frameworks, and operating models.
Develop and embed performance monitoring systems aligned with strategic goals.
Standardise governance documentation processes to ensure clarity and compliance.
Drive stakeholder engagement to align governance with operational execution.
Provide analytical insights to leadership to inform strategic decisions.
Champion continuous improvement in business performance and governance.

Why This Role Matters

You'll operate in a uniquely complex stakeholder environment, including government, regulators, and private investors.
You'll help shape the governance of a multi-billion-pound nuclear construction project.
You'll ensure Sizewell C meets the highest standards of corporate governance and public accountability.
You'll be a key player in a company aligned with Managing Public Money and Cabinet Office Controls.

What You'll Bring

Strong analytical and communication skills.
Expertise in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks.
Experience in corporate documentation, performance analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
Familiarity with ISO standards and the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Proven experience in strategic planning, governance, or business performance roles.
Track record of leading documentation reviews and driving operational improvements.

Ready to Power the Future?

If you're passionate about governance, strategy, and making a tangible impact on the UK's energy future, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the next generation of nuclear energy at Sizewell C.

#DestinationNuclear
#SZCjobs

Power in Diversity

Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.

To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project.

We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:

Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate

Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
Humility: Be open to other's points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its 'nuclear family'.

As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email, or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

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.