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Senior Project Manager - Ancillary Works (Sizewell C)

Job Category:  Project Management / Controls
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Employing Company:  Sizewell C

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Senior Project Manager – Ancillary Works
Sizewell C
 

Location: Ipswich, Bristol (Occasional London/ Site travel)
Contract: Permanent, full-time. 
Closing date: Thursday 25th June 2026
  

What’s in It for You 


Salary: £80,000 - £90,000,  depending on experience
Bonus: 5% annual incentive 
Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution 
Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays 
 

Overview


The SZC Ancillary Works area is responsible for delivering the Permanent Roads and Networks and Ancillary buildings that will form part of the working power station. Ancillary Works CWA delivery includes RIBA 4 design through to elements of RIBA 6/7. We work closely with our colleagues in our Design Team to optimise design delivery and end to end schedules to deliver timely best for project design and minimise risks to delivery.


A key priority is the maximisation of replication of detailed design from Hinkley Point C (HPC), enabling standardisation, efficiency and assured delivery across the programme.


You will work closely with the SZC supply chain team, our UK Responsible Designer (RD), SZC Quality teams, and a wide network of suppliers to prepare for and execute the delivery phase. Working within an alliance structure, you will ensure seamless coordination across multiple disciplines, contractors and programme areas.


This SPM role is not a typical Client leadership role. SZC and the Civil Programme (CWP) is looking to deliver differently with the deployment of an Alliancing delivery model. The role will however form a key link between the Civil Work Programme (CWP) and wider SZC organisation, supporting decisions and driving outcomes that are best for project.
 

Programme Context


The Civil Works Programme comprises a series of major projects delivered over a 10‑year period, forming the civil engineering backbone of the Sizewell C plant. It includes:


Enabling & Earthworks


Sea defences, access infrastructure, site establishment works, diaphragm walling, dewatering, excavation and extensive earthworks.


Tunnelling & Marine Works


Construction of the beach landing facility, jetty, shafts and intake/outfall tunnels for the cooling water systems.


Main Civils and Ancillary Works


Technical galleries, cooling system pipework, foundation base slabs and over 70 major buildings across the Nuclear, Conventional and Heat Sink islands.
Successful delivery requires close integration with Site Establishment, Site Operations and the MEH (Mechanical, Electrical & Heating) Alliance. 15 off Ancillary Buildings and all Permanent Roads and Networks civils infrastructure including site sewage plant, permanent car parks and electrical network system to support the Ancillary Buildings and elements of PR&N


Impact


As SPM you will have responsibility to manage a team of Project Managers, to support the senior Pre-Construction lead and Head of delivery and provide functional support to ensure delivery of the associated assets, structures, and components.


Principal Accountabilities


The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for:


Direct engagement with the AnW Design Team
Matrix engagement with the Civils Alliance Integrated teams across all of CWA for delivery of construction.
Interface with other Designers in all other areas of the project.
Oversight and co-ordination of Basis of Estimate and Basis of Schedule, including milestones added to the Baseline.
Drive the delivery of the package activities to ensure milestones are met and delivered safely, on time, to budget, meeting business & technical requirements.
Monitor and manage the progress of the programme - track progress against milestones, deadlines and budget.
Oversight of Risks and Opportunities. Anticipate, manage and resolve risks and issues within any contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the relevant Senior Lead.
Definition of scope, including interfacing with the responsible designer to manage and initiate design packages for
Robust management of change to mitigate impact on any live contracts.
Provide sufficient oversight of the Tier 1’s supply chain to ensure Nuclear Safety is maintained.
Provide direction with our technical colleagues for resolution of issues/ Non Conformances / etc during the lifecycle of the project within the relevant process to ensure quality and schedule are maintained.
Oversight and accountability for management of all change to the scope area including - scope definition, business justification and implementation of agreed change in line with associated governance.
Ensure level 4 schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work.  Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall Project schedules.
Ensure lessons learned, knowledge capture and replication of HPC good practice are embedded.
Assist in securing the required resources to meet their project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of Suitably Qualified and Experienced Persons (SQEP) for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within their project team.
Drive delivery, ensuring contractual requirements and technical specifications are fully met.
Support change governance and lead optimisation across the programme.
Review and assure LOD 0 technical deliverables for the Nuclear Island scope.
Work within a matrix organisation with regular interaction with colleagues in multiple UK Locations, EDF (France) and including our SZC Site Construction Team.
 

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience


Ideally Degree qualified or equivalent qualification / experience.
Chartered or progressing towards Chartered status in Project management, Construction, Civil engineering, or other relevant discipline.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Project Management and working knowledge and management experience of construction activities.
Experience of working with RIBA stages
Demonstrated technical knowledge in Civil Construction and Design
Proven experience of managing major projects from concept to handover, throughout the project lifecycle within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility.
Demonstrate success coordinating multi-disciplinary design/procurement work and driving design/procurement teams to deliver on time
 

Desirable:


Previous engineering or project management experience in the nuclear industry.
Chartered Engineer qualification.
Direct experience of procuring equipment or installation contracts for nuclear power stations
Good understanding of the complexity of major projects, including interface management between scope areas
Experience of the pre-tender and tender stages of procuring contracts for the design, manufacturing and/or installation of industrial equipment
Excellent communication skills in client-facing and contractor-facing situations
Manage engineers, consultants and other advisors throughout large and complex projects
Engineering design, contract and field execution strategies for project delivery. 

 

 

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.

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Senior Project Manager – Ancillary Works
Sizewell C
 

Location: Ipswich, Bristol (Occasional London/ Site travel)
Contract: Permanent, full-time. 
Closing date: Thursday 25th June 2026
  

What’s in It for You 


Salary: £80,000 - £90,000,  depending on experience
Bonus: 5% annual incentive 
Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution 
Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays 
 

Overview


The SZC Ancillary Works area is responsible for delivering the Permanent Roads and Networks and Ancillary buildings that will form part of the working power station. Ancillary Works CWA delivery includes RIBA 4 design through to elements of RIBA 6/7. We work closely with our colleagues in our Design Team to optimise design delivery and end to end schedules to deliver timely best for project design and minimise risks to delivery.


A key priority is the maximisation of replication of detailed design from Hinkley Point C (HPC), enabling standardisation, efficiency and assured delivery across the programme.


You will work closely with the SZC supply chain team, our UK Responsible Designer (RD), SZC Quality teams, and a wide network of suppliers to prepare for and execute the delivery phase. Working within an alliance structure, you will ensure seamless coordination across multiple disciplines, contractors and programme areas.


This SPM role is not a typical Client leadership role. SZC and the Civil Programme (CWP) is looking to deliver differently with the deployment of an Alliancing delivery model. The role will however form a key link between the Civil Work Programme (CWP) and wider SZC organisation, supporting decisions and driving outcomes that are best for project.
 

Programme Context


The Civil Works Programme comprises a series of major projects delivered over a 10‑year period, forming the civil engineering backbone of the Sizewell C plant. It includes:


Enabling & Earthworks


Sea defences, access infrastructure, site establishment works, diaphragm walling, dewatering, excavation and extensive earthworks.


Tunnelling & Marine Works


Construction of the beach landing facility, jetty, shafts and intake/outfall tunnels for the cooling water systems.


Main Civils and Ancillary Works


Technical galleries, cooling system pipework, foundation base slabs and over 70 major buildings across the Nuclear, Conventional and Heat Sink islands.
Successful delivery requires close integration with Site Establishment, Site Operations and the MEH (Mechanical, Electrical & Heating) Alliance. 15 off Ancillary Buildings and all Permanent Roads and Networks civils infrastructure including site sewage plant, permanent car parks and electrical network system to support the Ancillary Buildings and elements of PR&N


Impact


As SPM you will have responsibility to manage a team of Project Managers, to support the senior Pre-Construction lead and Head of delivery and provide functional support to ensure delivery of the associated assets, structures, and components.


Principal Accountabilities


The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for:


Direct engagement with the AnW Design Team
Matrix engagement with the Civils Alliance Integrated teams across all of CWA for delivery of construction.
Interface with other Designers in all other areas of the project.
Oversight and co-ordination of Basis of Estimate and Basis of Schedule, including milestones added to the Baseline.
Drive the delivery of the package activities to ensure milestones are met and delivered safely, on time, to budget, meeting business & technical requirements.
Monitor and manage the progress of the programme - track progress against milestones, deadlines and budget.
Oversight of Risks and Opportunities. Anticipate, manage and resolve risks and issues within any contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the relevant Senior Lead.
Definition of scope, including interfacing with the responsible designer to manage and initiate design packages for
Robust management of change to mitigate impact on any live contracts.
Provide sufficient oversight of the Tier 1’s supply chain to ensure Nuclear Safety is maintained.
Provide direction with our technical colleagues for resolution of issues/ Non Conformances / etc during the lifecycle of the project within the relevant process to ensure quality and schedule are maintained.
Oversight and accountability for management of all change to the scope area including - scope definition, business justification and implementation of agreed change in line with associated governance.
Ensure level 4 schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work.  Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall Project schedules.
Ensure lessons learned, knowledge capture and replication of HPC good practice are embedded.
Assist in securing the required resources to meet their project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of Suitably Qualified and Experienced Persons (SQEP) for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within their project team.
Drive delivery, ensuring contractual requirements and technical specifications are fully met.
Support change governance and lead optimisation across the programme.
Review and assure LOD 0 technical deliverables for the Nuclear Island scope.
Work within a matrix organisation with regular interaction with colleagues in multiple UK Locations, EDF (France) and including our SZC Site Construction Team.
 

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience


Ideally Degree qualified or equivalent qualification / experience.
Chartered or progressing towards Chartered status in Project management, Construction, Civil engineering, or other relevant discipline.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Project Management and working knowledge and management experience of construction activities.
Experience of working with RIBA stages
Demonstrated technical knowledge in Civil Construction and Design
Proven experience of managing major projects from concept to handover, throughout the project lifecycle within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility.
Demonstrate success coordinating multi-disciplinary design/procurement work and driving design/procurement teams to deliver on time
 

Desirable:


Previous engineering or project management experience in the nuclear industry.
Chartered Engineer qualification.
Direct experience of procuring equipment or installation contracts for nuclear power stations
Good understanding of the complexity of major projects, including interface management between scope areas
Experience of the pre-tender and tender stages of procuring contracts for the design, manufacturing and/or installation of industrial equipment
Excellent communication skills in client-facing and contractor-facing situations
Manage engineers, consultants and other advisors throughout large and complex projects
Engineering design, contract and field execution strategies for project delivery. 

 

 

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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