Project Manager (Sizewell C)

EDF; Sizewell; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days + bank holidays

5% annual bonus

Job summary

EDF is seeking a Project Manager for Sizewell C to deliver IT and business change initiatives with strict time, cost, and quality baselines. The role reports to the HR Systems Programme Manager and involves coordinating SZC, EDF, and external partners across multiple sites in the UK.

You will drive governance adherence, risk management, and robust communication with stakeholders, while balancing regulatory requirements and pragmatic delivery in a dynamic, complex program.

Qualifications

• Understanding of project management methodologies (Prince2 Practitioner, APM or equivalent).
• Skilled in Microsoft applications and scheduling tools e.g. MS Project
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Demonstrable experience delivering IT or business change projects.
• Experience managing budgets.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to balance compliance requirements with pragmatic delivery decisions.
• Strong leadership and team motivation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, planning, execution, and closure of SZC Digital & IT projects to baselined time, cost, and quality targets.
• Develop and maintain robust cost, schedule, and resource estimation.
• Oversee delivery partners and suppliers, ensuring quality and contractual commitments are met.
• Produce and maintain detailed project schedules, managing critical paths, dependencies, and resourcing.
• Manage all project lifecycle phases: design, build, test, deployment, business readiness, and post go-live support.
• Track and manage project risks, issues, and change requests, escalating to the HR Systems Programme Manager as required.
• Ensure effective stakeholder engagement and communications to secure buy-in and support.
• Ensure projects comply with SZC governance, information security, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide accurate, timely reporting to the HR Systems Programme Manager, PMO, and governance boards.
• Support lessons learned and continuous improvement across the Delivery function.

Skills

Project management

Prince2 Practitioner

APM

MS Project

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Leadership

Risk management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

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Project Manager
Sizewell C

Location: Bristol, London (3 days per week) with travel to other sites.
Contract: Permanent, full-time.
Closing Date: 12th November 2026
Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Benefits include:
Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, plus bank holidays.
Bonus: 5% annual bonus.
Defined Contribution Pension Scheme: with up to 7.5% employee contribution 15% employer contribution.

Impact

The SZC Digital & IT directorate, sits within the PMO Unit which in turn sits within the overall delivery department. As Project Manager you will be responsible for delivering new business capabilities through the successful planning, execution, and oversight of Digital & IT projects within Sizewell C (SZC).

Reporting to the HR Systems Programme Manager in the SZC Digital & IT Delivery function, this role will oversee multiple IT and business change projects, ensuring delivery to agreed time, cost, and quality baselines. The post holder will work closely with stakeholders across SZC, EDF, Tier 1 suppliers, and delivery partners to HR applications and change initiatives that enable SZC’s strategic objectives.

The Project Manager is given delegated authority by HR Systems Programme Manager to manage projects within agreed budget, time, and scope tolerances. They will ensure delivery follows SZC’s project governance, EDF Group IT standards, and any relevant nuclear industry regulations. The role requires balancing adherence to these frameworks with pragmatic decision-making to ensure delivery success in a fast-paced and complex environment.

Principal Accountabilities

Lead the definition, planning, execution, and closure of SZC Digital & IT projects to baselined time, cost, and quality targets.
Develop and maintain robust cost, schedule, and resource estimation.
Oversee delivery partners and suppliers, ensuring quality and contractual commitments are met.
Produce and maintain detailed project schedules, managing critical paths, dependencies, and resourcing.
Manage all project lifecycle phases: design, build, test, deployment, business readiness, and post go-live support.
Track and manage project risks, issues, and change requests, escalating to the HR Systems Programme Manager as required.
Ensure effective stakeholder engagement and communications to secure buy-in and support.
Ensure projects comply with SZC governance, information security, and regulatory requirements.
Provide accurate, timely reporting to the HR Systems Programme Manager, PMO, and governance boards.
Support lessons learned and continuous improvement across the Delivery function.

Dimensions

The Project Manager will typically manage 2 - 4 concurrent projects, ranging from £50k to £1.5m in value, lasting from several months to multiple years. They will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, including internal SZC staff, embedded contractors, Tier 1 supplier teams, and third-party delivery partners.

Qualifications & Experience

Understanding of project management methodologies (Prince2 Practitioner, APM or equivalent).
Skilled in Microsoft applications and scheduling tools e.g. MS Project
Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
Demonstrable experience delivering IT or business change projects.
Experience managing budgets.
Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
Ability to balance compliance requirements with pragmatic delivery decisions.
Strong leadership and team motivation skills.
Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
Resilient and adaptable in a dynamic project environment.

Understanding of service transition processes.
Knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, and digital service delivery.
Understanding of HR roles and operations.
Ability to promote continuous improvement across project teams.

Why Join Us?

Be part of one of the most important low-carbon energy projects in the UK.
Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.
Comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
Flexible and hybrid working options.

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.