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Senior Community Relations Manager (Sizewell C)

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

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Senior Community Relations Manager
Sizewell C
 

Location: Sizewell Information Office, Leiston, Suffolk. 4 days per week in the office and travel to the Sizewell C site and Orwell Logistics Park as required
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: £60,000 to £78,000, + bonus + benefits including:
Bonus up to10%
Contributory pension scheme up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
Private medical cover
Holiday – 28 days plus bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
Life assurance
Access to benefits portal where additional benefits can be purchased such as electric car schemes, discounted gym memberships, etc
 

Closing date: Wednesday 4th November 2026
 

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.


The Opportunity
 

Are you an experienced community engagement or external affairs professional who understands how to build trusted relationships with local authorities, politicians and communities?


We’re looking for a Senior Community Relations Manager to join our Regional External Affairs and Development team. This is a high profile role supporting community relations throughout the construction of Sizewell C, with a particular focus on planning related engagement, public consultation and local government relationships.

 
This is not a technical town planning role. We’re looking for a senior communications, community relations or stakeholder engagement professional who has operated within or alongside local government and understands the sensitivities surrounding major infrastructure and planning environments.
 

Why Join Sizewell C?

 
Sizewell C is one of Britain’s most important infrastructure projects. It will play a major role in strengthening the UK’s energy security and supporting the transition to a cleaner energy future.
 

You’ll join the READ team within the CEO’s Office at a pivotal stage of the project, helping Sizewell C navigate an increasingly complex external environment. With Local Government Reform and a new mayoral authority expected in Suffolk, this is an opportunity to influence how the project builds and maintains strong relationships with the organisations and communities around it.
 

Why Join Us as a Senior Community Relations Manager?
 

This is a genuinely influential role where you’ll act as a key link between our planning, land, delivery and civils teams, local authorities, political stakeholders and local communities.

 
You’ll lead community relations activity connected to planning requirements, guide senior leaders through emerging political and policy developments, and help ensure that engagement keeps pace with a fast moving construction programme. You will be one of three Senior Community Relations Managers and will be expected to work across multiple disciplines as well as leading on community planning matters.
 

The role sits within the Regional External Affairs and Development structure and reports to the Head of READ.
 

The Role
 

As our Senior Community Relations Manager, you’ll:
 

Lead the development and delivery of communications and public engagement activity supporting planning applications
Work alongside other Senior Community Relations Managers to provide clear strategic direction to the community relations team
Build strong, collaborative relationships with local authorities on planning related matters
Work closely with planning, land, site delivery and civils teams to anticipate upcoming requirements and challenges and set a forward look plan
Represent Sizewell C at local authority planning committee meetings
Develop engagement plans for the new mayor, unitary authority leaders and other political stakeholders
Provide senior leaders with clear briefings on Local Government Reform and mayoral developments
Monitor changes in local planning policy and identify potential opportunities or risks for the project
Work with policy colleagues on EN-1 and develop proactive community engagement plans
Support the site delivery leadership team in identifying where planning applications may be required
Manage external consultants when necessary
Deputise for the Head of READ and support wider community relations activity across the project
 

About You


You’ll bring:

 
Around seven to ten years’ experience in a relevant senior community relations, stakeholder engagement, external affairs or communications role
Experience leading a community relations function or team
Strong experience working within or alongside local government
Experience operating in a planning environment connected to infrastructure, construction or major projects
Experience planning and delivering public consultations
A strong track record of engaging residents, politicians, local authorities and other external stakeholders
The ability to tailor communications for different audiences and deliver difficult or sensitive messages with empathy
Confidence presenting to senior, political and community audiences
The ability to provide trusted communications advice to senior managers and technical teams and a high attention to detail and accuracy
Political awareness and an understanding of how the planning system operates
Experience managing multiple priorities in a busy and rapidly changing environment
A relevant degree level qualification
A high degree of integrity, credibility and confidentiality
 

Experience within nuclear is not essential. We’re open to candidates from public sector, construction, major infrastructure, planning and civils environments, provided you bring strong senior level community engagement and local government experience.


A Rewarding Career with Real Impact
 

This is your opportunity to take on a visible and influential role at the heart of one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects. You’ll help shape Sizewell C’s approach to community relations at a time of significant construction activity and political change, while building the partnerships needed to support successful project delivery.

 
If you’re an experienced community relations or external affairs leader who can combine political awareness, sound judgement and genuine empathy, we’d love to hear from you.


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

 

 

Senior Community Relations Manager
Sizewell C
 

Location: Sizewell Information Office, Leiston, Suffolk. 4 days per week in the office and travel to the Sizewell C site and Orwell Logistics Park as required
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: £60,000 to £78,000, + bonus + benefits including:
Bonus up to10%
Contributory pension scheme up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
Private medical cover
Holiday – 28 days plus bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
Life assurance
Access to benefits portal where additional benefits can be purchased such as electric car schemes, discounted gym memberships, etc
 

Closing date: Wednesday 4th November 2026
 

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.


The Opportunity
 

Are you an experienced community engagement or external affairs professional who understands how to build trusted relationships with local authorities, politicians and communities?


We’re looking for a Senior Community Relations Manager to join our Regional External Affairs and Development team. This is a high profile role supporting community relations throughout the construction of Sizewell C, with a particular focus on planning related engagement, public consultation and local government relationships.

 
This is not a technical town planning role. We’re looking for a senior communications, community relations or stakeholder engagement professional who has operated within or alongside local government and understands the sensitivities surrounding major infrastructure and planning environments.
 

Why Join Sizewell C?

 
Sizewell C is one of Britain’s most important infrastructure projects. It will play a major role in strengthening the UK’s energy security and supporting the transition to a cleaner energy future.
 

You’ll join the READ team within the CEO’s Office at a pivotal stage of the project, helping Sizewell C navigate an increasingly complex external environment. With Local Government Reform and a new mayoral authority expected in Suffolk, this is an opportunity to influence how the project builds and maintains strong relationships with the organisations and communities around it.
 

Why Join Us as a Senior Community Relations Manager?
 

This is a genuinely influential role where you’ll act as a key link between our planning, land, delivery and civils teams, local authorities, political stakeholders and local communities.

 
You’ll lead community relations activity connected to planning requirements, guide senior leaders through emerging political and policy developments, and help ensure that engagement keeps pace with a fast moving construction programme. You will be one of three Senior Community Relations Managers and will be expected to work across multiple disciplines as well as leading on community planning matters.
 

The role sits within the Regional External Affairs and Development structure and reports to the Head of READ.
 

The Role
 

As our Senior Community Relations Manager, you’ll:
 

Lead the development and delivery of communications and public engagement activity supporting planning applications
Work alongside other Senior Community Relations Managers to provide clear strategic direction to the community relations team
Build strong, collaborative relationships with local authorities on planning related matters
Work closely with planning, land, site delivery and civils teams to anticipate upcoming requirements and challenges and set a forward look plan
Represent Sizewell C at local authority planning committee meetings
Develop engagement plans for the new mayor, unitary authority leaders and other political stakeholders
Provide senior leaders with clear briefings on Local Government Reform and mayoral developments
Monitor changes in local planning policy and identify potential opportunities or risks for the project
Work with policy colleagues on EN-1 and develop proactive community engagement plans
Support the site delivery leadership team in identifying where planning applications may be required
Manage external consultants when necessary
Deputise for the Head of READ and support wider community relations activity across the project
 

About You


You’ll bring:

 
Around seven to ten years’ experience in a relevant senior community relations, stakeholder engagement, external affairs or communications role
Experience leading a community relations function or team
Strong experience working within or alongside local government
Experience operating in a planning environment connected to infrastructure, construction or major projects
Experience planning and delivering public consultations
A strong track record of engaging residents, politicians, local authorities and other external stakeholders
The ability to tailor communications for different audiences and deliver difficult or sensitive messages with empathy
Confidence presenting to senior, political and community audiences
The ability to provide trusted communications advice to senior managers and technical teams and a high attention to detail and accuracy
Political awareness and an understanding of how the planning system operates
Experience managing multiple priorities in a busy and rapidly changing environment
A relevant degree level qualification
A high degree of integrity, credibility and confidentiality
 

Experience within nuclear is not essential. We’re open to candidates from public sector, construction, major infrastructure, planning and civils environments, provided you bring strong senior level community engagement and local government experience.


A Rewarding Career with Real Impact
 

This is your opportunity to take on a visible and influential role at the heart of one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects. You’ll help shape Sizewell C’s approach to community relations at a time of significant construction activity and political change, while building the partnerships needed to support successful project delivery.

 
If you’re an experienced community relations or external affairs leader who can combine political awareness, sound judgement and genuine empathy, we’d love to hear from you.


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.

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