Project Manager (Design)/ Design Manager

EDF UK; Leiston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF UK is seeking a Design Project Manager to oversee design responsibilities at Sizewell C, a pivotal infrastructure project. Candidates should have substantial experience in major projects and hold a degree in engineering or a related field. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to sustainable energy initiatives while receiving a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Annual Leave: 28 days (rising to 30 after 5 years)

Bonus Scheme: Up to 5% annual performance bonus

Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contributions

Flexible Benefits Allowance

Qualifications

• Experience with major infrastructure projects, ideally around £20m+.
• Chartered status preferred.
• Proven experience delivering design from inception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Manage interface between project teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Lead the production and review of design deliverables.
• Oversee delivery of infrastructure from design to contractor award.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Facilitation

Education

Degree in engineering, construction, physics, or related discipline

Tools

CEMAR

NEC

FIDIC

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Company Description

Job Description

Sizewell C - The Power of Good for Britain

Location: Leiston, Suffolk (5 days a week onsite).

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time.

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience + excellent benefits.

Benefits Package

• Annual Leave: 28 days (rising to 30 after 5 years) + bank holidays

• Bonus Scheme: Up to 5% annual performance bonus

• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contributions

• Flexible Benefits Allowance and working arrangements tailored to support you.

Closing date : Friday 4th July

Why Join Sizewell C?

Sizewell C isn't just a nuclear power station-it's a commitment to a sustainable, low-carbon future. As one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects, it represents opportunity, progress, and purpose. Become part of the team driving the UK toward net zero.

Now Hiring: Design Project Manager

We're looking for a dynamic, experienced Design Project Manager to coordinate the full spectrum of design responsibilities across temporary and permanent building infrastructure at Sizewell C.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of one of Britain's defining clean energy projects.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage interface between multiple project teams, contractors, and statutory stakeholders
• Co-ordinate designs through various RIBA stages
• Lead the production and review of deliverables, drawings, and design scopes
• Oversee delivery of infrastructure from initial design to contractor award
• Handle contract packages up to £150m and manage matrix delivery teams and external advisors
• Demonstrate leadership on stakeholder coordination, soil stabilisation, permitting, and safety.

What We're Looking For

• Experience with major infrastructure projects, ideally around 20m+
• Strong knowledge of DWG, CEMAR, NEC and/or FIDIC contracts
• Excellent communication, leadership, and facilitation skills
• Familiarity with ONR Licence Conditions, CDM Regulations, and behavioural safety
• Understanding of PWR design and operations
• Practitioner of APM or Prince2 project methodologies

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in engineering, construction, physics, or related discipline
• Chartered status preferred.
• Proven experience delivering design from inception to completion

Make Your Mark

Join us and be part of a transformative project that will power millions of homes and help the UK reach net-zero. You'll work in a dynamic, collaborative environment with a team that shares your commitment to safety, innovation, and excellence.

Apply now and help build a cleaner, greener future.

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Qualifications

Additional Information

Join the team at Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

It's not every day you get the opportunity to shape the working culture of what will be one of Europe's largest construction projects, while also helping Britain to reach its target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. That's one of the reasons Sizewell C will be unlike anything you've ever experienced before, and you'll need to be an exceptional professional to reach the high standards this critical infrastructure project demands.

The UK is experiencing a nuclear renaissance and Sizewell C - along with its sister project at Hinkley Point C in Somerset - is powering the change. We're ramping up at pace as we look ahead to the Financial Investment Decision in early 2025, and the start of construction soon after. With government fully on board and public opinion shifting significantly in favour of nuclear, there's never been a better time to join our project.

By submitting an application to this role, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Sizewell C's employee privacy policy and EDF's employee privacy policy. Just to let you know, EDF will be processing and sharing information about your application on behalf of Sizewell C.