Project Manager - Enabling and Earthworks inc. Civils

Sizewell C’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Overall, whilst the Company is in the construction phase, the Boards’ principal focus is on the development and construction of Sizewell C on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. The Company is maturing to meet all these requirements.

Sizewell C is economically regulated by OFGEM under the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model similar to other UK electricity distribution networks and Thames Tideway.

Sizewell C construction strategy is to replicate the design of Hinkley Point C, using the majority of the same supply chain, but innovating in the way it is delivered to achieve savings in time and cost of around 20%. The CCO will need to be guided by and incorporate lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C commercial delivery to achieve Sizewell C’s ambition.

Following Financial Completion and Revenue Commencement, Sizewell C is fully funded and is owned by; The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero representing HM Government, La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects. We are now recruiting the below position.

Project Manager - Enabling and Earthworks inc. Civils

Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk (minimum 3 days a week onsite).

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 depending on experience, plus benefits.

Benefits:

• 5% CIP bonus
• 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee / up to 15% employer
• Ongoing professional development
• Other lifestyle benefits

Closing date: Monday 19th October 2026

About the Role

Join Sizewell C as a Project Manager - enabling and earthworks, delivering major civils work packages within one of the UK’s most significant low‑carbon infrastructure projects. Reporting to a Senior Project Manager, you will lead full lifecycle delivery: engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, to budget, and to the highest quality standards.

The role holder will be employed by the Client embedded and working within the Civil Works Alliance (CWA). The CWA is formed by Sizewell C, Bouygues, Laing O’rouke and Balfour Beatty and is operating utilising the Australian Project Alliance Agreement (PAA) form of contract.

The Civil Works Programme is being delivered by the CWA and comprises a series of projects that will be delivered over a 10-year period. The Civils Programme will deliver the Sizewell C Civil Engineering scope to support the MEH erection in the Nuclear, Conventional and Heat Sink islands.

The Civil Works Alliance is responsible for delivering: Enabling and Earthworks: sea defences, access facilities, civil engineering work to support site establishment, diaphragm walling around the nuclear plant footprint, dewatering, excavation and earthworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate and co-ordinate civils works packages valued between £50m -£200m within the Enabling and Earthworks programme.
• Supporting the enabling works delivery team for earthworks, sea defences, diaphragm walling, dewatering, HDD, jetty construction and excavation.
• Support the successful delivery of major milestones including Commencement of Dewatering, Bridge Construction, Big Dig and Beach Landing Facility construction.
• Lead engagement with critical stakeholders both internally and externally e.g. Sizewell B and the Environment Agency.
• Manage interfaces across design, engineering, construction, consenting, quality and programme teams.
• Lead safety culture, incident investigations, risk reviews, and compliance with permits and consents.
• Lead and undertake LOD 0 assurance; self-assurance within the CWA.
• Ensure quality assurance, audits, NCR/FCR processes, and lessons learned.
• Monitor productivity, programme performance, and progress reporting.
• Monitor and report commercial performance including budgets, forecasting, earned value management, change management, subcontractor management, TOCs, and risk schedules.
• Support replication of HPC design and adoption of best practice to maximise productivity.
• Line management and mentoring of early careers and / or assistant project managers.

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• APM PMQ, PRINCE2, or equivalent qualification.
• Valid CSCS card.
• Proven experience delivering major civil engineering projects in complex, safety‑critical environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams, manage interfaces, and drive multidisciplinary delivery.
• Confident decision‑maker with a collaborative, solution‑focused approach.
• Strong understanding of H&S legislation and CDM Regulations.
• Excellent organisational, coordination, and communication skills.
• Competent user of project management tools and Microsoft Office.
• Experience in civil engineering, infrastructure, construction, geotechnical or earthworks, and major project delivery.
• Experience of working within a Joint Venture / Alliance contract delivery models.
• Working knowledge and understanding of NEC contracts.

Desirable

• Experience in the nuclear industry or other highly regulated sector.
• Chartered Engineer or Chartered Project Manager.
• Experience in geotechnical or major civils programme management.
• Strong background in design management, change/cost/schedule/risk control and management.

Additional Information

• Security clearance required.
• Role involves working across site, office, and field environments in the Leiston area.
• Typical tools/systems include Microsoft Office, CEMAR, and APM‑aligned project management tools.

If you're ready to make an impact, work with purpose, and contribute to one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, we want to hear from you. Apply now!

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences
• Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise

Positivity

• Positively challenge poor quality and performance
• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level
• Encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward

Respect

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate
• Give and receive feedback with respect
• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas

Solidarity

• One team, working closely together and helping each other
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently
• Promote collaboration and team alignment
• Clearer and faster decision making
• Drive simplification at all levels

When joining Sizewell C, 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.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.