Site Engineer - Sizewell C - Suffolk, site based

Sizewell C Limited; Leiston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Sizewell C Limited is seeking a Site Engineer for the Suffolk site-based Enabling Works. You will support the Civil Works Alliance in planning, setting out, quality control, and documentation for early civils works and earthworks, contributing to safe and compliant delivery.

The role demands strong communication of safety systems, project management awareness, and willingness to work away from home, with a full UK driving licence and CSCS card.

Qualifications

• Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work.
• Ability to work across conflicting interest groups to develop solutions to complex operational and commercial problems.
• Knowledge of Project Management methodology.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Willing to work away from home.

Responsibilities

• Production of Task Briefing Sheets and Method Statements.
• Contribution to production of Permits, including briefing to the workforce.
• Carries out associated briefings.
• Carries out Safety Inspections in line with role requirements as a minimum.
• Hazard Identification and contribution to development of SSoW.
• Providing accurate Setting out and establishing primary control when needed.
• The provision of sketches detailing the setting out information installed.
• Maintain survey equipment including registers of equipment and testing regimes.
• Ability to read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification.
• Production of as-built drawings & records for every element of the works involved in.
• Completion of Quality Check Sheets and production of information for Handover Documentation.
• Maintaining accurate records – Daily Diary, photographs, records of site discussions.
• Measures actual materials used and reconciles with theoretical measure.
• Works to Weekly Programme – drafted by others - and marks up progress achieved weekly.
• Contributes to collection of data for KPIs, including reasons for difference.
• Highlights issues that have been affecting safe production onsite and providing solutions to workforce and reporting line manager.

Skills

Clear safety system communication

Conflict resolution

Project management

Full UK Driving Licence

Willing to work away

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in relevant discipline

CSCS card

Job description

Site Engineer - Sizewell C - Suffolk, site based

Site Engineer - Sizewell C - Suffolk, site based Opportunity with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C

As part of the CWA (Civil Works Alliance), you will support the building of Sizewell C. Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low‑carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years.This role will be within theEnabling and Earthwork Section.

What will you do?

The scope of the Enabling Works and Earthwork is the planning, procurement and execution of some of the early SZC civils scope at the TCA and MCA, including – pavement, reinforced concrete, earthworks and infrastructure work in general.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

Health Safety & Environmental

• Production of Task Briefing Sheets and Method Statements


• Contribution to production of Permits, including briefing to the workforce


• Carries out associated briefings


• Carries out Safety Inspections inline with role requirements as a minimum


• Hazard Identification and contribution to development of SSoW

Engineering Control

• Providing accurate Setting out and establishing primary control when needed


• The provision of sketches detailing the setting out information installed


• Maintain survey equipment including registers of equipment and testing regimes.


• Ability to read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification

Quality

• Production of as – built drawings & records for every element of the works involved in.


• Completion of Quality Check Sheets and production of information for Handover Documentation


• Maintaining accurate records – Daily Diary, photographs, records of site discussions

Productivity

• Measures actual materials used and reconciles with theoretical measure


• Works to Weekly Programme – drafted by others - and marks up progress achieved weekly.


• Contributes to collection of data for Key Performance Indicators, including reasons for difference


• Highlights issues that have been affecting safe production onsite and providing solutions to workforce and reporting line manager

What are we looking for?

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately


• Ability to work across conflicting interest groups to develop solutions to complex operational and commercial problems


• Knowledge of Project Management methodology.


• Full UK Driving Licence.


• Willing to work away from home.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• HNC/HND/Degree in relevant discipline and/or relevant Site Experience with the Utilities / Construction


• Industry


• CSCS card

Work Pattern

• Full-time, permanent

What we will offer you?

The CWA is a single delivery organisation made of up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke - which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, pension scheme and other flexible benefits.

About Us

The CWA celebrates the creativity and innovation that comes from a diverse workforce, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds — especially those from under‑represented communities. Our project is built on five core values: Humility, Positivity, Respect, Solidarity, and Clarity.
By joining us, you’ll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work, speak up, and share your ideas. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
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