Welding Manager

Sizewell C Company; Leiston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Sizewell C Company is recruiting a Welding Manager to act as the technical authority across a complex programme of safety-critical welding. The role will shape welding standards for stainless and carbon steel components and coordinate with supplier facilities in the UK and France, including on-site activities at Sizewell C.

The successful candidate will review and approve WPS/WPQRs, define welding requirements within IPCs and quality plans, and lead surveillance and NCR close-out while ensuring

Qualifications

• Must have experience in safety-critical welding environments (nuclear/oil and gas)
• Ability to interpret WPS/WPQRs, NDT reports and welding-related documents
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate with suppliers, engineers and construction teams

Responsibilities

• Act as welding technical authority across the programme
• Define welding requirements within inspection and test plans and quality plans
• Review and approve WPS/WPQR documentation and qualifications
• Provide welding procedure specifications for self-delivered works
• Establish technical position on weld repair, ferrite control and consumables
• Undertake welding surveillance at supplier facilities and on site
• Support construction managers to improve welding sequence and productivity
• Assess supplier welding capability during technical bid evaluations

Skills

Nuclear safety culture

Stakeholder management

Safety-critical welding

Documentation interpretation

Education

International Welding Engineer or European Welding Engineer or equivalent qualification

Job description

Welding Manager 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 the Main Civil Works Section.

What will you do?

The CWA is recruiting a Welding Subject Matter Expert to act as its welding technical authority across a complex programme of safety-critical manufacturing and construction.

This is an opportunity to shape welding standards across the manufacture and installation of stainless steel liners, pools, tanks, sumps and other critical components. The role will support supplier facilities in the UK and France, alongside CWA-delivered works at the Sizewell C site.

The successful candidate will:

• Review and accept supplier WPS and WPQR documentation, together with welder and welding-operator qualifications.
• Provide welding procedure specifications for CWA self-delivered works.
• Define welding requirements within inspection and test plans, quality plans and manufacturing gateways, including appropriate hold and witness points.
• Establish the CWA’s technical position on weld repair, distortion control, consumable management, ferrite control, cleaning, pickling and passivation.
• Undertake welding surveillance at supplier facilities and on site, including audits against BS EN ISO 3834.
• Raise and close non-conformance reports, ensuring that root causes are understood and effectively addressed.
• Work closely with the NDT Subject Matter Expert to establish a consistent weld-quality regime using PAUT, RT, visual inspection and surface inspection methods.
• Set the welding strategy for modular panel assembly and Nuclear Island works, covering welding coordination, workforce qualification, training and supervision.
• Support Construction Managers and Section Engineers to improve welding sequence, productivity and right-first-time performance.
• Assess supplier welding capability during technical bid evaluations and supplier assessments.
• Promote a strong Nuclear Safety Culture and consistently uphold CWA safety requirements.

What are we looking for?

The CWA is looking for an experienced welding professional who can provide clear, confident and pragmatic technical leadership across multiple workstreams.

Candidates should have:

• International Welding Engineer, European Welding Engineer or an equivalent qualification.
• Significant experience of stainless and carbon steel fabrication welding within a safety-critical environment, such as nuclear, pressure equipment or oil and gas.
• Working knowledge of BS EN ISO 3834, BS EN ISO 9606, BS EN ISO 14731, BS EN ISO 15614 and BS EN ISO 5817.
• Previous experience as a Responsible Welding Coordinator under BS EN ISO 14731.
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings, welding procedure specifications, inspection and test plans and NDT reports.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with suppliers, engineers, construction teams and the welding workforce.
• The ability to meet Security Vetting requirements, which will ordinarily require UK residency for at least three of the previous five years

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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