Plant Operations & Logistics Lead – Civil Works

Sizewell C Company; Leiston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Sizewell C Company is seeking a Plant Coordinator within the Civil Works Alliance to optimise plant uptime across bulk earthworks, haul roads and logistics. You will ensure the right plant is planned, mobilised and operated safely to support the EW&E schedule.

Candidates should have CSCS, a full UK driving licence, experience coordinating plant on major civil projects, and strong Excel/plant-tracking skills. The role offers exciting challenges onsite at Sizewell C with competitive packages.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of plant capabilities, maintenance cycles and safe operations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple suppliers, hire agreements and site demands.
• Competent with Excel and plant tracking tools.
• Excellent communication across supervisors, operators and logistics teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the rolling plant demand plan aligned to the construction schedule and short-interval control.
• Balance owned vs. hired plant; track off-hire windows to avoid unnecessary costs.
• Ensure operators with the correct competencies/tickets are assigned to plant and shifts.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, inspections, LOLER/PUWER, and repairs to minimise downtime.
• Maintain asset register, service history and inspection records for audit readiness.
• Ensure pre-use checks, defect logging, and lock-out/tag-out processes are followed.
• Verify plant fit-for-purpose for earthworks (GPS machines, tyres, buckets, vibration controls).
• Align plant availability with haul route readiness, laydown capacity and delivery sequencing.
• Support fuel management and consumables.
• Coordinate movement of plant between workfaces, compounds and rail/port transfer points.
• Interface with Traffic, Materials and Rail/Import teams to synchronise plant for unloading and stockpile management.
• Manage breakdown process, arrange alternative replacements as needed.
• Compile site NRMM register and ensure compliance and up-to-date records.
• Track and report utilisation, idle time, breakdown rates, and MTTR.
• Monitor hire costs, minimum terms, standby/demurrage and fuel consumption.
• Produce daily/weekly dashboards (plant on/off hire, downtime, operator coverage, defects status).
• Identify bottlenecks and implement mitigations.
• Act as first point of contact for plant queries from site supervisors, subcontractors, plant hire suppliers and control room.
• Coordinate operator assignments with HR/Training.
• Attend CWA plant meetings with updates prepared for EW&E team.

Skills

Plant knowledge & safety

Excel & tracking tools

Coordination of suppliers

CSCS Card

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Sizewell C Company is seeking a Plant Coordinator within the Civil Works Alliance to optimise plant uptime across bulk earthworks, haul roads and logistics. You will ensure the right plant is planned, mobilised and operated safely to support the EW&E schedule.

Candidates should have CSCS, a full UK driving licence, experience coordinating plant on major civil projects, and strong Excel/plant-tracking skills. The role offers exciting challenges onsite at Sizewell C with competitive packages.