Site Delivery Lead (Heavy Civils) - Construction Director Level

EDF UK; Leiston; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy infrastructure company is seeking a Site Delivery Lead in Leiston to oversee heavy civils on one of Europe's largest low-carbon energy projects. This role requires extensive experience in major infrastructure and overseeing teams to ensure project delivery. Join us to make a difference in the UK's energy landscape.

Benefits

10% bonus

£6900 car allowance

Contributory pension up to 7.5% employee/15% employer

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Deep experience in heavy civils, major infrastructure, or tunnelling.
• Proven delivery in a client-side programme leadership role.
• Experience with reinforced concrete structures and large-scale earthworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of senior managers responsible for civils packages.
• Oversee Principal Contractor duties in line with CDM regulations.
• Drive delivery performance against safety, schedule, budget, and scope.

Skills

Deep experience in heavy civils

Proven delivery in a Tier 1 contractor environment

Hands-on experience with reinforced concrete structures

Strong track record in managing multi-disciplinary teams

Ability to lead NEC/FIDIC contract delivery

Experience working in regulated environments

Professional qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering

Collaborative, solution-driven mindset

Education

Professional qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering (CEng / Fellow preferred)

Job description

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Overview

Site Delivery Lead (Heavy Civils) - Construction Director Level.

Location: Leiston, Suffolk, 5 days a week onsite, with travel to other locations. Salary: Senior Lead - competitive, dependent on experience. Contract: Permanent, Full-time.

Benefits: 10% bonus, £6900 car allowance, contributory pension up to 7.5% employee/15% employer, private healthcare, flexible benefits fund. Closing Date: Wednesday 5 November.

Be part of one of the UK's most significant infrastructure delivery programmes. We are looking for a seasoned Site Delivery Lead - Civils to join the Sizewell C project, supporting the delivery of one of Europe\'s largest low-carbon energy developments. This is a high-impact role, responsible for leading a major section of the site delivery footprint, encompassing heavy civils, concrete structures, marine works and complex infrastructure packages.

Working client-side within the Principal Contractor framework, you\'ll provide leadership across capital works and civils delivery, ensuring safe, efficient progress on a scale rarely seen in the UK construction landscape. This includes overseeing a portfolio of works across major civils, enabling works, networks, and large-scale buildings as part of a coordinated programme approach.

What you\'ll be doing

• Lead and manage a team of senior managers responsible for the successful delivery of civils packages on site
• Oversee Principal Contractor duties in line with CDM regulations and SZC\'s safety culture
• Manage cross-programme and alliance interfaces - including MEH and Civils alliances
• Drive delivery performance against key metrics - safety, schedule, budget, and scope
• Ensure integration of all site-based activities and interface management with key delivery functions
• Own the programme execution strategy for your area, working in alignment with the overall infrastructure delivery roadmap
• Influence and lead matrix teams including quality, safety, and technical assurance functions
• Escalate and resolve risks, resource challenges and delivery blockers

What you\'ll bring

• Deep experience in heavy civils, major infrastructure, marine civils, or tunnelling, construction ideally on mega projects
• Proven delivery in a Tier 1 contractor environment or in a client-side programme leadership role
• Hands-on experience with reinforced concrete structures, high-integrity formwork, deep foundations, or large-scale earthworks
• Strong track record in managing multi-disciplinary teams through all phases of the project lifecycle
• Ability to lead NEC/FIDIC contract delivery and manage complex commercial interfaces
• Experience working in regulated or high-hazard environments, ideally nuclear or comparable
• Professional qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering (CEng / Fellow preferred)
• A collaborative, solution-driven mindset with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement

Why join us?

At Sizewell C, you\'ll be part of a once-in-a-generation project delivering secure, low-carbon energy to millions. You\'ll join a high-performing team that values technical excellence, safety, and collaboration. If you\'re looking to shape a project that truly matters - this is your chance.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is a nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its \"nuclear family\".

As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

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

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.