Innovation Leader: Nuclear & Civil Infrastructure

Sizewell C Limited; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading salaries

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Sizewell C Limited invites applications for an Innovation Manager within the Civil Works Alliance (CWA) to drive the innovation strategy supporting Sizewell C's delivery of a 3.2 GW nuclear project. You will manage a portfolio of innovation initiatives, collaborate across engineering, procurement, and external partners, and build an innovation culture that delivers safety, productivity, and value.

This role requires proven experience in large-scale infrastructure, strong stakeholder engagement,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
• Experience in innovation, transformation, continuous improvement or technology implementation within construction or infrastructure.
• Proven track record of delivering innovation in large-scale projects.
• Experience in regulated environments (desirable).
• Influence senior stakeholders and drive cultural change in multicultural environments.
• Strong digital and data literacy with AI, automation or digital engineering awareness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the CWA Innovation Strategy and delivery roadmap.
• Identify and prioritise innovation opportunities aligned with strategic priorities.
• Manage a portfolio of initiatives from opportunity to scale-up and benefits realisation.
• Develop robust business cases with benefits, costs and risks.
• Governance: ensure evaluation, approval and monitoring processes.
• Track KPIs, benefits realisation and ROI across initiatives.
• Conduct horizon scanning of emerging technologies relevant to nuclear and civil infrastructure.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and sprints to generate ideas and solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, construction, digital, procurement and operations teams.
• Ensure safety, cyber, data protection, regulatory and assurance requirements.
• Engage the supply chain and academia to access external expertise and solutions.
• Identify external funding and joint R&D opportunities.
• Support teams in applying innovation and problem-solving methodologies.

Skills

Innovation management

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Change management

Data literacy

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Sizewell C Limited invites applications for an Innovation Manager within the Civil Works Alliance (CWA) to drive the innovation strategy supporting Sizewell C's delivery of a 3.2 GW nuclear project. You will manage a portfolio of innovation initiatives, collaborate across engineering, procurement, and external partners, and build an innovation culture that delivers safety, productivity, and value.

This role requires proven experience in large-scale infrastructure, strong stakeholder engagement,