Senior Project Manager - Site Operations (Sizewell C)

EDF Energy Limited; Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% CIP bonus

28 days holiday

Contributory pension up to 7.5%

Ongoing professional development

Other lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Sizewell C is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of Site Operations projects and services, reporting to the Site Operations Lead, and directing a team of Project Managers and Service Delivery Managers.

You will oversee welfare facilities, site infrastructure, and critical supporting services across the Sizewell C programme, with a strong emphasis on health and safety, governance, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
• SMSTS or IOSH qualification.
• Significant PM experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Experience as Principal Contractor or equivalent responsibilities.
• Experience in site establishment, logistics, facilities, infrastructure, utilities, or earthworks.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management.
• CIOB or MICE membership.
• Experience on large-scale energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Site Operations Projects team.
• Lead and manage Site Operations Service Delivery Managers.
• Provide guidance on budget, milestones, governance and safety.
• Deliver multiple site operations projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Coordinate welfare and facilities requirements to support workforce growth.
• Interface between Site Operations, Buildings, and project stakeholders.
• Manage contractor performance and risk assessments.
• Support development of site infrastructure, utilities, and facilities.
• Maintain relationships with senior leaders and project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Budget management

Health & safety

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

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Senior Project Manager - Site Operations (Sizewell C)

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Senior Project Manager - Site Operations Projects
Sizewell C

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

Contract: Permanent, full- time.

Salary: Competitive -dependent on experience.

Benefits:

• 10% CIP bonus
• 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
• Ongoing professional development
• Other lifestyle benefits

Lead One of the UK's Most Significant Infrastructure Projects

Sizewell C is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a diverse portfolio of Site Operations projects and support services, supporting one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects.

Reporting to the Site Operations Site Lead, you will lead and manage a team of Site Operations Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers and Service Delivery Managers, overseeing the planning and delivery of welfare facilities, site infrastructure, operational projects and key supporting services across the Sizewell C programme. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, project controls expertise, and an unwavering commitment to health and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Site Operations Projects team.
• Lead and manage Site Operations Service Delivery Managers for a variety of key Site Operations supporting services
• Provide guidance, oversight, leadership and governance for the teams in regard to budget, compliance, milestones and governance and all aspects of safety supporting the SZC Zero Harm ambition
• Deliver multiple site operations projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Have budget oversight and budget governance responsibilities
• Coordinate welfare and facilities requirements to support workforce growth.
• Act as the interface between Site Operations, Buildings, and key project stakeholders.
• Manage contractor performance, risk assessments, and project governance.
• Support development of site infrastructure, utilities, and operational facilities.
• Maintain strong relationships with senior leaders and project teams.

What We're Looking For

• Degree (or equivalent) in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• SMSTS or IOSH qualification.
• Significant project management experience within major infrastructure or construction projects.
• Strong understanding of Principal Contractor responsibilities.
• Experience in areas such as site establishment, logistics, facilities management, infrastructure, utilities, or earthworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• CIOB or MICE membership.
• Experience working on large-scale infrastructure or energy projects.
• Experience in the production and management of Construction Programme
• Operated in Principal Contractor Role
• Self-Starter and Team Player
• Good communication skills-verbal and written
• Able to operate within a team as well as on its own work
• Pride in delivering a challenging and ever-changing scheme
• Experience in delivering Quality to the highest standard

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering the facilities and infrastructure that will support the successful construction of Sizewell C.

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.