Project Manager (Sizewell C)

HPC Jobs Service; Leiston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear energy provider is looking for a Project Manager for the Sizewell C project in Leiston. This role involves leading the planning and execution of civil works, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications such as a CSCS Manager’s card and SMSTS. Ideal applicants will demonstrate a strong track record in managing infrastructure projects and leading teams in a regulated environment. This is an opportunity to contribute to significant national energy initiatives.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for BPSS / CTC security vetting.
• Thorough understanding of construction sequencing.
• Previous experience on nuclear sites such as Hinkley Point C.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of civil works packages.
• Manage site operations including sequencing and logistics.
• Act as a key interface between subcontractors and project teams.

Skills

CSCS Manager’s card

SMSTS or equivalent site management safety qualification

Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts

Experience managing subcontractors

Proven track record delivering civils packages

Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline

Job description

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Project Manager (Sizewell C)

Ballycommon, Sizewell C

Main Duties

Project Delivery & Planning

Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of civils works packages, ensuring alignment with programme, technical specifications, and safety requirements.

Manage daily site operations, including sequencing, logistics, permits, and resource deployment.

Track progress against the master schedule and develop mitigation strategies for delays or risk items.

Health, Safety, Quality & Compliance

Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure all activities comply with Nuclear Site Licence Conditions, CDM Regulations, and Sizewell C site procedures.

Promote best practice in environmental management and sustainability.

Ensure quality assurance processes are followed and that all documentation, inspections, and records meet nuclear standards.

Stakeholder Management

Act as a key interface between subcontractors, designers, client representatives (NNB), and internal project teams.

Lead coordination meetings, resolve technical issues, and manage change control.

Provide clear reporting on progress, risks, and commercial performance.

Commercial & Contractual

Support commercial teams with subcontract management, change control, early warnings, and compensation events (NEC4).

Monitor budgets and cost forecasts, ensuring delivery within agreed financial parameters.

Contribute to procurement strategy and subcontractor selection where required.

Leadership & Team Development

Manage a multidisciplinary site team including engineers, supervisors, planners, and administrators.

Provide mentoring, coaching, and performance management to maintain a high-performing team.

Foster collaboration across interface packages, including earthworks, concrete structures, utilities, and enabling works.

Requirements

• CSCS Manager’s card
• SMSTS (or equivalent site management safety qualification)
• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline (preferred but not essential)
• Temporary Works Coordinator qualification (desirable)
• Eligibility for BPSS / CTC security vetting
• Proven track record delivering civils packages on major infrastructure projects (nuclear, rail, highways, energy, marine, or heavy civils)
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC4 preferred)
• Experience managing subcontractors, change control, early warnings, and commercial reporting
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary site teams in a highly regulated environment
• Thorough understanding of construction sequencing, temporary works, permits, and QA processes
• Previous experience on nuclear sites such as Hinkley Point C (desirable)

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 while we have thousands of employees 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.