Sizewell C Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement

Sizewell C Company; Aldringham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

28 days paid holiday

Job summary

Sizewell C invites applications for a Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement in Suffolk. You will work at junior level, supported by mentors, gaining hands-on experience across procurement, quantity surveying and commercial management.

The programme runs for 12 months with exposure to real-world challenges, expression of interest to contract management, and senior leadership reporting. Competitive salary and benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Discipline in Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or Procurement (Business, finance, economics).
• Interest in energy industry and sustainability; making a difference.
• Able to work in major nuclear/infrastructure programmes and in dynamic project environments.

Responsibilities

• Learn on the job through hands-on experience with guidance from mentors.
• Support procurement processes and contract management activities during the placement.
• Assist in reporting commercial data to senior leaders and project teams.

Skills

Commercial Management

Quantity Surveying

Procurement

Education

Discipline in Commercial Management/Quantity Surveying/Procurement (Business/Finance/Economics)

Job description

Sizewell C Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement

If you are looking to kick start a career that is rewarding, where you can really make a difference, then come join our Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement programme. At Sizewell C, Commercial & Procurement covers a range of career paths, including Procurement, Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, giving you the opportunity to develop your skills and discover where your future could take you.

We’re recruiting for a Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement in our Suffolk offices.

Taking on a real job at a junior level, you'll have the opportunity to learn through hands‑on experience under the guidance of highly skilled and experienced colleagues.

What we’re looking for:

• Discipline in Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or Procurement (Business, finance, economics).
• A genuine interest in the energy industry and a passion for sustainability and being a part of making a difference.
• An interest in working in major nuclear and infrastructure programmes.
• We will need you to be open minded, flexible and have an agile way of thinking to succeed in a dynamic fast paced project environment.
• Having a strategic mindset that brings innovative ideas.
• Effective interpersonal skills are key, as well as being able to demonstrate high ethical behaviour, integrity, humility, and character.
• Effective communication skills will be required to manage your stakeholders whilst prioritising competing demands.

Over the course of this 12-month programme, you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in hands‑on learning, working on real‑world challenges that directly impact the energy industry. Most of your learning will be on the job, supported by your mentor and the teams around you. You’ll have a chance to apply your academic training to genuine industry problems while completing modules that contribute towards your degree.

Previous students on a Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement have been involved in projects such as:

• Supporting procurement processes from expression of interest to contract award.
• Supporting the contract management of projects in a portfolio of work, undertaking activities such as the assessment of applications for payments and change control.
• Providing commercial support to the project management team in the effective delivery of contracts. Reporting commercial data to senior leaders in the business.

Security Vetting

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting.

Competitive Salary And Benefits

• Alongside a competitive salary of £26,050, you’ll benefit from a market‑leading company pension scheme and 28 days’ paid holiday.
• You’ll gain valuable experience, develop new skills and build a professional network that can support you throughout your career.

About the Company

You will work on one of the most exciting and significant sustainable energy projects that our country has ever seen, being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Sizewell C is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.

Power in Diversity

Sizewell C is a great place to work. Our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Everyone working at Sizewell C, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work. This aligns to our key values:

Be Your Best - Mastery, learning and standards

• We grow expertise and share knowledge across the programme
• We uphold standards as a collective commitment, not a compliance exercise
• We learn from near misses and mistakes and apply those lessons
• We take quality seriously, even when pace and pressure increase

Be True - Truth, courage and stewardship

• We surface risks early, including those that are difficult to raise
• We name trade offs openly rather than smoothing them over
• We treat bad news as valuable information
• We make decisions based on long term stewardship, not short term convenience

Be Together - Partnership, fairness and share ownership

• We listen in ways that lead to visible change
• We hold accountability fairly and consistently
• We include others early, before decisions are made
• We solve problems collectively across boundaries

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Closing Date: Wednesday 28th October 2026

We’ll close this advert when we’ve received interest from the desired number and calibre of candidates.

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