Internal Audit Manager (Sizewell C)

HPC Jobs Service; Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

28 days leave

Extra holiday

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Benefits portal

Job summary

Sizewell C is seeking an experienced Internal Audit Manager to strengthen governance, risk management and control across the business. Based in the UK with hybrid working, you’ll lead complex audits and engage with senior stakeholders across this megaproject.

The role offers a broad remit and opportunities to shape the Internal Audit Plan and drive continuous improvement. You’ll manage engagements from planning through reporting, coach junior auditors, and collaborate with co-sourced providers

Qualifications

• Significant experience of internal audit.
• Experience managing audit engagements from planning through fieldwork, reporting and action tracking.
• Previous line management or team leadership experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience producing high quality audit reports.
• Experience operating within large, complex or regulated organisations, or from a Big 4 background.
• Professional qualifications such as CIA, ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Leading multiple internal audit engagements across the organisation from planning through to reporting and follow up actions.
• Managing audit scopes, risk assessments, testing strategies, findings and audit reports.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and acting as a trusted advisor throughout audit engagements.
• Supporting the development and refresh of the risk based Internal Audit Plan.
• Working closely with co sourced audit providers and other assurance functions.
• Providing oversight, coaching and development support to Senior Internal Auditors.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of audit methodologies, processes and quality standards.
• Supporting governance forums and presenting audit findings and recommendations where required.

Skills

Internal audit experience

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Audit reporting

Governance control

Education

CIA/ACA/ACCA/CA/CPA

Job description

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Internal Audit Manager

Sizewell C

Location: Manchester or London, with hybrid working and attendance in the office 2 to 3 days per week. Travel between Manchester and London will be required as and when needed.

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Salary: £75,840 to £86,000 per annum, depending on experience + bonus + benefits.

Benefits

• Up to 10% annual bonus.
• 28 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days after five years of service, plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to purchase extra holiday.
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution.
• Private healthcare.
• Access to benefits portal offering a range of health, financial wellbeing and lifestyle options.

Closing Date: 14th of October 2026

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The Opportunity

At Sizewell C, we're not just building a new nuclear power station. We're delivering one of the UK's largest and most significant infrastructure projects, helping to secure low carbon energy for future generations while creating lasting social and economic value.

As our project continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Internal Audit Manager to play a pivotal role in strengthening governance, risk management and control across the business. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing internal audit function and influence decision making at the heart of one of the UK's most exciting megaprojects.

Why Join Sizewell C as an Internal Audit Manager?

This is a genuinely broad and varied internal audit role. You'll work across financial, operational, compliance and project related activities, leading complex audit engagements from planning through to reporting and action tracking. You'll have the opportunity to engage with senior stakeholders across the organisation, shape audit delivery and contribute to the development of the risk based Internal Audit Plan.

We're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering high quality assurance activity that helps improve business performance. The role is very much suited to a strong internal audit manager who can confidently manage audits from start to finish while supporting and developing others within the team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading multiple internal audit engagements across the organisation from planning through to reporting and follow up actions.
• Managing audit scopes, risk assessments, testing strategies, findings and audit reports.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and acting as a trusted advisor throughout audit engagements.
• Supporting the development and refresh of the risk based Internal Audit Plan.
• Working closely with co sourced audit providers and other assurance functions.
• Providing oversight, coaching and development support to Senior Internal Auditors.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of audit methodologies, processes and quality standards.
• Supporting governance forums and presenting audit findings and recommendations where required.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Significant experience of internal audit.
• Experience managing audit engagements from planning through fieldwork, reporting and action tracking.
• Previous line management or team leadership experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience producing high quality audit reports.
• Experience operating within large, complex or regulated organisations, or from a Big 4 professional services background.
• A strong understanding of governance, risk and internal control frameworks.
• Professional qualifications such as CIA, ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA or equivalent.

Beneficial, but not essential

• Energy, utilities, nuclear or major infrastructure projects.
• Construction or large scale capital programmes.
• In-house Internal Audit experience.
• Enterprise risk management, cyber security, fraud and third party risk management knowledge.

EEO

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.