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Programme Manager - Nuclear Island (Sizewell C)

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Employing Company:  Sizewell C

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Programme Manager - Nuclear Island (Sizewell C)


Lead the Delivery of a Low-Carbon Energy Future


Are you a visionary leader ready to drive large-scale, high-value projects that shape the future of the UK’s energy landscape?


Sizewell C is looking for an exceptional Programme Manager to take charge of the end-to-end delivery of a critical portfolio of Systems, Structures, and Components for the SZC Nuclear Island – a programme valued at over £2bn.


This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects, contributing to the development of sustainable, low-carbon energy solutions while driving innovation and operational excellence.


Location: Initially based in London, and then moving to Suffolk in 4-5 years, with significant business trips.

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits


Benefits:

 

  • 15% CIP bonus
  • £8400 car allowance
  • 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays 
  • Family Private healthcare 
  • Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
  • Life assurance of 8 times annual salary
  • Ongoing professional development 
  • Other lifestyle benefits
     

About the Role


As a Programme Manager, you will:

 

  • Lead and inspire a team of 10–30 Senior Project Managers and Project Managers, ensuring the successful delivery of large, complex engineering projects.
  • Oversee all phases of project delivery, from engineering and procurement to construction and commissioning, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, time, and cost constraints.
  • Shape strategies, mobilise resources, and manage key stakeholder relationships to deliver business objectives and secure project milestones.
  • Build and foster a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, risks are managed proactively, and challenges are met with sustainable solutions.
  • Influence the future of nuclear energy by integrating advanced methodologies and championing continuous improvement.
     

Key Responsibilities:

 

  • Lead and coordinate large-scale programmes, ensuring maximum efficiency in resource allocation.
  • Drive the delivery of high-value engineering projects to time, cost, and quality standards.
  • Establish robust processes to monitor project progress, address risks, and manage dependencies between workstreams.
  • Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, shaping policy, strategy, and execution for the SZC Project.
  • Deliver timely and transparent communication to all stakeholders, ensuring alignment across the programme.
     

What We’re Looking For:


We’re seeking a strategic thinker and dynamic leader with:

 

  • Extensive experience managing complex, high-value programmes and leading diverse teams in an engineering or technical environment, within the Nuclear sector.
  • Strong expertise in project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent, with a proven track record of successful delivery.
  • Advanced planning, risk management, and quality management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to inspire trust and influence at all levels.
  • A passion for innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the energy industry.
     

Why Join Us?


At Sizewell C, we’re more than just a business – we’re a community. The Sizewell C Project represents the next generation of low-carbon nuclear power, and our mission is to create a diverse, inclusive, and forward-thinking workforce to meet the challenges ahead.


We offer:

 

  • A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values your ideas.
  • Flexible, hybrid working arrangements.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits, including career development opportunities.
     

Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.
To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, 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 and a more successful project. 


We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:


Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate

Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
Humility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently


Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.


Apply Today


If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and lead a transformative programme, we’d love to hear from you.


Join us and be part of creating a low-carbon energy future for generations to come.


#SzcJobs #DestinationNuclear

 

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

Programme Manager - Nuclear Island (Sizewell C)


Lead the Delivery of a Low-Carbon Energy Future


Are you a visionary leader ready to drive large-scale, high-value projects that shape the future of the UK’s energy landscape?


Sizewell C is looking for an exceptional Programme Manager to take charge of the end-to-end delivery of a critical portfolio of Systems, Structures, and Components for the SZC Nuclear Island – a programme valued at over £2bn.


This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects, contributing to the development of sustainable, low-carbon energy solutions while driving innovation and operational excellence.


Location: Initially based in London, and then moving to Suffolk in 4-5 years, with significant business trips.

Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits


Benefits:

 

  • 15% CIP bonus
  • £8400 car allowance
  • 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays 
  • Family Private healthcare 
  • Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
  • Life assurance of 8 times annual salary
  • Ongoing professional development 
  • Other lifestyle benefits
     

About the Role


As a Programme Manager, you will:

 

  • Lead and inspire a team of 10–30 Senior Project Managers and Project Managers, ensuring the successful delivery of large, complex engineering projects.
  • Oversee all phases of project delivery, from engineering and procurement to construction and commissioning, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, time, and cost constraints.
  • Shape strategies, mobilise resources, and manage key stakeholder relationships to deliver business objectives and secure project milestones.
  • Build and foster a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, risks are managed proactively, and challenges are met with sustainable solutions.
  • Influence the future of nuclear energy by integrating advanced methodologies and championing continuous improvement.
     

Key Responsibilities:

 

  • Lead and coordinate large-scale programmes, ensuring maximum efficiency in resource allocation.
  • Drive the delivery of high-value engineering projects to time, cost, and quality standards.
  • Establish robust processes to monitor project progress, address risks, and manage dependencies between workstreams.
  • Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, shaping policy, strategy, and execution for the SZC Project.
  • Deliver timely and transparent communication to all stakeholders, ensuring alignment across the programme.
     

What We’re Looking For:


We’re seeking a strategic thinker and dynamic leader with:

 

  • Extensive experience managing complex, high-value programmes and leading diverse teams in an engineering or technical environment, within the Nuclear sector.
  • Strong expertise in project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent, with a proven track record of successful delivery.
  • Advanced planning, risk management, and quality management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to inspire trust and influence at all levels.
  • A passion for innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the energy industry.
     

Why Join Us?


At Sizewell C, we’re more than just a business – we’re a community. The Sizewell C Project represents the next generation of low-carbon nuclear power, and our mission is to create a diverse, inclusive, and forward-thinking workforce to meet the challenges ahead.


We offer:

 

  • A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values your ideas.
  • Flexible, hybrid working arrangements.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits, including career development opportunities.
     

Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.
To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, 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 and a more successful project. 


We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:


Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate

Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
Humility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently


Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.


Apply Today


If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and lead a transformative programme, we’d love to hear from you.


Join us and be part of creating a low-carbon energy future for generations to come.


#SzcJobs #DestinationNuclear

 

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.

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