Project Manager

AE Partners; Leiston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice)

Enhanced Sick Pay

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave

Volunteering days

Professional development

Job summary

AE Partners seeks an experienced senior project leader to oversee diaphragm wall and soil‑mixing works on the Sizewell C infrastructure project, delivering safe, high‑quality, and commercially successful outcomes under an NEC4 Alliance framework.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage the master programme, and interface with senior stakeholders on site, requiring 8+ years in major construction and NEC experience. On-site 5 days a week with subsistence provided.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior project or construction leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of ground-engineering delivery, including diaphragm walls and soil mixing.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and govern programme, commercial and integrated delivery performance.
• Solid NEC contract experience (NEC4 preferred) and strong client/stakeholder management capability.
• CSCS and SMSTS (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Delivery & Integration: Lead and integrate operations, design, plant, procurement and commercial functions for D‑Wall and soil‑mixing works, setting clear standards, governance and performance expectations.
• Leadership & Culture: Set the vision, behaviours and leadership standards for the team; develop capability and succession; manage formal people processes where required; act as a senior client and alliance interface.
• Safety & Quality: Champion a Zero Harm culture, sponsor significant investigations, assure learning and corrective action closure, and define safety and quality strategies, KPIs and assurance regimes.
• Programme, Productivity & Commercial: Own the master programme, productivity targets and commercial strategy; control critical path and float; lead forecasting, CVR, compensation events and negotiations; resolve disputes and drive value.
• Contractual & Alliance: Provide contractual leadership under NEC4 Option C, chair risk‑reduction meetings, manage change and claims, interface with the Alliance Board/Core Group, and ensure obligations are flowed down.

Skills

Senior leadership

Diaphragm walls

Soil mixing

NEC4

CSCS

SMSTS

Stakeholder management

P6/MS Project

CEMAR

Power BI

Tools

P6/MS Project

CEMAR

Power BI

Job description

This role requires the postholder to be on site in Sizewell 5 days per week, with subsistence on offer.

A 15% project uplift is automatically added on top of the basic salary.

Our client is at the forefront of the Sizewell C nuclear power station development – one of the UK's largest and most exciting infrastructure programmes.

They’re responsible for preparing the foundations of the entire site: designing and constructing cut‑off walls, retaining structures, soil improvements and more. Using advanced geotechnical engineering and world‑class construction technologies, this is a rare opportunity to contribute to a national project that will shape the UK's clean‑energy future.

The Role

You will provide overall leadership for diaphragm wall and soil‑mixing works on a major infrastructure project, with accountability for safe, high‑quality and commercially successful delivery within an NEC4 Alliance environment. The role integrates technical delivery, site operations, programme, commercial and contractual performance, while providing strong leadership to multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders.

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivery & Integration: Lead and integrate operations, design, plant, procurement and commercial functions for D‑Wall and soil‑mixing works, setting clear standards, governance and performance expectations.
• Leadership & Culture: Set the vision, behaviours and leadership standards for the team; develop capability and succession; manage formal people processes where required; act as a senior client and alliance interface.
• Safety & Quality: Champion a Zero Harm culture, sponsor significant investigations, assure learning and corrective action closure, and define safety and quality strategies, KPIs and assurance regimes.
• Programme, Productivity & Commercial: Own the master programme, productivity targets and commercial strategy; control critical path and float; lead forecasting, CVR, compensation events and negotiations; resolve disputes and drive value.
• Contractual & Alliance: Provide contractual leadership under NEC4 Option C, chair risk‑reduction meetings, manage change and claims, interface with the Alliance Board/Core Group, and ensure obligations are flowed down.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Senior project or construction leadership experience (typically 8+ years) within major construction or infrastructure environments
• Strong understanding of ground‑engineering delivery, including diaphragm walls and soil mixing
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and govern programme, commercial and integrated delivery performance
• Solid NEC contract experience (NEC4 preferred) and strong client/stakeholder management capability
• CSCS and SMSTS (or equivalent)

Desirable:

• Formal leadership or management qualification
• NEC4 accreditation and/or advanced safety or leadership training
• Experience working within an alliance delivery model
• Strong commercial acumen, including CVR and earned value
• Proficiency in project controls and reporting tools (e.g. P6/MS Project, CEMAR, Power BI)

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus (based on personal/project performance)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (min. 5% company contribution)
• Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation)
• Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25‑days annual leave + Bank Holidays per year (increasing with service)
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Paid annual professional memberships
• Volunteering days
• Professional growth and development