Sizewell C Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement

Cooper & Hall Limited; England; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

28 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Health cover

Cycle to work

Job summary

Cooper & Hall Limited is offering a 12‑month Commercial & Procurement Industrial Placement in Suffolk. You will learn on the job under mentors, supporting procurement and contract activities while gaining exposure to major nuclear and infrastructure programmes.

The programme emphasizes hands-on learning, ethical standards, stakeholder engagement and the opportunity to develop transferable skills for a future career in commercial management and procurement.

Qualifications

• Discipline in Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or Procurement (Business, finance, economics).
• Genuine interest in the energy industry and sustainability.
• Interest in major nuclear and infrastructure programmes.
• Open minded, flexible and agile mindset to succeed in a dynamic project environment.
• Strategic thinking with ability to bring innovative ideas.

Responsibilities

• Immerse yourself in hands-on learning on real-world challenges in the energy sector.
• Support procurement processes from expression of interest to contract award.
• Assist contract management within a portfolio of projects and assess payment applications and change control.
• Provide commercial support to the project management team and report data to senior leaders.

Skills

Commercial management

Quantity surveying

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Ethical conduct

Agile mindset

Job description

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.

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.

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.

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

Security Vetting

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

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Competitive salary of £26,050 and we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, 28 days paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing.