Apply now »

HMG Engagement Lead (Sizewell C)

Job Category:  Other
Contract Partner Company:  Jobs Service
Employing Company:  Sizewell C

The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.#SZCJobs

 

 

HMG Engagement Lead
Sizewell C


London (with travel as required)
Salary - £85,000 - £100,000
Benefits:
Bonus – 10%
Contributory pension scheme – up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
Family private medical cover
Holiday – 28 days plus bank holidays
Life assurance – 8 x salary
Closing date for applications: Thursday 17th September 2026 
 

Be at the centre of the relationship between Government and one of the UK's most strategically important infrastructure projects.
 

Sizewell C is one of the largest and most significant infrastructure investments in the UK. The UK is supporting construction as both a shareholder (44.9%) and debt funder (85%). Government therefore has a critical role in supporting delivery of the power station and helping SZC realise wider benefits, including jobs, skills investment, local economic growth and sector leadership.


Reporting directly to the Chief of Staff, the HMG Engagement Lead will play a pivotal role in shaping and coordinating Sizewell C's engagement with Government, ensuring that Ministers, departments and wider stakeholders have confidence in the project and understand the role Sizewell C plays in delivering national priorities.


This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Government professional to apply their Whitehall experience within a nationally significant infrastructure project at the heart of the UK's energy strategy.

 
The Opportunity
 

This role sits within the CEO Office and will lead the organisation's Government sponsorship and institutional engagement activity.


You will help shape Sizewell C's engagement approach across Government, coordinating activity across the CEO Office including Policy and Public Affairs, our Investor Relations and Finance teams, and other functions to ensure a coherent and effective relationship with Government stakeholders.
 

Working closely with the Chief of Staff and senior leaders, you will:


Support ownership of Sizewell C's strategic sponsorship and institutional engagement agenda.
Develop briefing material and strategic advice for senior executives.
Coordinate engagement activity across Government departments and key stakeholders.
Support the organisation's approach to Managing Public Money, Accounting Officer responsibilities and associated Government interfaces.
Track emerging policy, political and regulatory developments that may impact project delivery.
Help ensure Government understands how policy can actively support successful delivery of Sizewell C.
Coordinate complex and sensitive requests across Government, the CEO Office and corporate functions.
Build trusted relationships across Whitehall and the wider Government sponsorship landscape.
 

About You
 

This is not a traditional stakeholder engagement or public affairs role.


We are looking for someone who understands how Government works from the inside and who can confidently operate within a complex Whitehall environment.


You are likely to bring:
 

Experience working within the UK Civil Service, at least Grade 6 or Grade 7 level.
Experience supporting Government sponsorship, major projects, infrastructure programmes or public accountability arrangements.
Strong understanding of how policy, delivery and Government priorities interact.
Experience preparing advice, briefings and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Strong judgement, political awareness and discretion.
The ability to navigate complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities.
Experience working across multiple stakeholders to deliver outcomes in politically sensitive environments
 

Particularly attractive backgrounds include:
 

DESNZ
HM Treasury
Cabinet Office
Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Major Projects Portfolio programmes
Nuclear and energy policy
Government sponsorship teams
Complex public-private infrastructure organisations


Apply Now

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.#SZCJobs

 

 

HMG Engagement Lead
Sizewell C


London (with travel as required)
Salary - £85,000 - £100,000
Benefits:
Bonus – 10%
Contributory pension scheme – up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
Family private medical cover
Holiday – 28 days plus bank holidays
Life assurance – 8 x salary
Closing date for applications: Thursday 17th September 2026 
 

Be at the centre of the relationship between Government and one of the UK's most strategically important infrastructure projects.
 

Sizewell C is one of the largest and most significant infrastructure investments in the UK. The UK is supporting construction as both a shareholder (44.9%) and debt funder (85%). Government therefore has a critical role in supporting delivery of the power station and helping SZC realise wider benefits, including jobs, skills investment, local economic growth and sector leadership.


Reporting directly to the Chief of Staff, the HMG Engagement Lead will play a pivotal role in shaping and coordinating Sizewell C's engagement with Government, ensuring that Ministers, departments and wider stakeholders have confidence in the project and understand the role Sizewell C plays in delivering national priorities.


This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Government professional to apply their Whitehall experience within a nationally significant infrastructure project at the heart of the UK's energy strategy.

 
The Opportunity
 

This role sits within the CEO Office and will lead the organisation's Government sponsorship and institutional engagement activity.


You will help shape Sizewell C's engagement approach across Government, coordinating activity across the CEO Office including Policy and Public Affairs, our Investor Relations and Finance teams, and other functions to ensure a coherent and effective relationship with Government stakeholders.
 

Working closely with the Chief of Staff and senior leaders, you will:


Support ownership of Sizewell C's strategic sponsorship and institutional engagement agenda.
Develop briefing material and strategic advice for senior executives.
Coordinate engagement activity across Government departments and key stakeholders.
Support the organisation's approach to Managing Public Money, Accounting Officer responsibilities and associated Government interfaces.
Track emerging policy, political and regulatory developments that may impact project delivery.
Help ensure Government understands how policy can actively support successful delivery of Sizewell C.
Coordinate complex and sensitive requests across Government, the CEO Office and corporate functions.
Build trusted relationships across Whitehall and the wider Government sponsorship landscape.
 

About You
 

This is not a traditional stakeholder engagement or public affairs role.


We are looking for someone who understands how Government works from the inside and who can confidently operate within a complex Whitehall environment.


You are likely to bring:
 

Experience working within the UK Civil Service, at least Grade 6 or Grade 7 level.
Experience supporting Government sponsorship, major projects, infrastructure programmes or public accountability arrangements.
Strong understanding of how policy, delivery and Government priorities interact.
Experience preparing advice, briefings and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Strong judgement, political awareness and discretion.
The ability to navigate complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities.
Experience working across multiple stakeholders to deliver outcomes in politically sensitive environments
 

Particularly attractive backgrounds include:
 

DESNZ
HM Treasury
Cabinet Office
Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Major Projects Portfolio programmes
Nuclear and energy policy
Government sponsorship teams
Complex public-private infrastructure organisations


Apply Now

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.

Apply now »