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Digital & IT Project Manager (Sizewell C)
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Digital & IT Project Manager
Sizewell C
Contract Type:
Permanent - Office-based with hybrid flexibility (typically 3 days p/w in the office)
Working Pattern:
Full time
Location:
London, Bristol
What’s in It for You
- Salary: circa £56,506 per annum, depending on experience
- Bonus: 5% annual incentive
- Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution
- Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
Closing Date:
31st August 2026
Impact
As Project Manager you will be responsible for delivering new business capabilities through the successful planning, execution, and oversight of Digital & IT projects within Sizewell C (SZC).
Reporting to the Senior Project Manager in the SZC Digital Delivery function, this role will oversee multiple IT and business change projects—ensuring delivery to agreed time, cost, and quality baselines. The post holder will work closely with stakeholders across SZC, EDF, Tier 1 suppliers, and delivery partners to deliver critical infrastructure, applications, and change initiatives that enable SZC’s strategic objectives.
The SZC Digital directorate sits within the PMO Unit which in turn sits within the overall delivery department. Digital is accountable for providing Enterprise IT infrastructure and application to the business and to a subset of Tier 1 contract partners.
The Digital Delivery function is one of four functions under the SZC Digital directorate and delivers the digital programmes and projects for the SZC Nuclear New Build programme.
Framework & Boundaries
As Project Manager you will be given delegated authority by the Senior Project Manager to manage projects within agreed budget, time, and scope tolerances.
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They will ensure delivery follows SZC’s project governance, standards and relevant nuclear industry regulations. The role requires balancing adherence to these frameworks with pragmatic decision-making to ensure delivery success in a fast-paced and complex environment.
The role holder will also have to engage actively with SZC Internal Departments to ensure compliance and understanding of business need and requirements.
Principal Accountabilities
- Lead the definition, planning, execution, and closure of Digital projects to baselined time, cost, and quality targets.
- Develop and maintain Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), ensuring robust cost, schedule, and resource estimation.
- Oversee delivery partners and suppliers, ensuring quality and contractual commitments are met.
- Produce and maintain detailed project schedules, managing critical paths, dependencies, and resourcing.
- Manage all project lifecycle phases: design, build, test, deployment, business readiness, and post go-live support.
- Track and manage project risks, issues, and change requests, escalating to the Programme Manager as required.
- Ensure effective stakeholder engagement and communications to secure buy-in and support.
- Ensure projects comply with SZC governance, information security, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide accurate, timely reporting to the Programme Manager, PMO, and governance boards.
- Support lessons learned and continuous improvement across the Delivery function.
Scope
As PM, you will typically manage 2–4 concurrent projects, ranging from £50k to £1.5m in value, lasting from several months to multiple years. You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, including internal SZC staff, embedded contractors, Tier 1 supplier teams, and third-party delivery partners.
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Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Prince2 Practitioner, APM or equivalent).
- Skilled in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, and digital service delivery.
- Strong vendor and supplier management capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery practices.
- Understanding of ITIL and service transition processes.
- Demonstrable experience delivering complex IT or business change projects in regulated or safety-critical industries.
- Experience managing budgets up to £1.5m.
- Proven ability to lead multi-vendor and multi-discipline delivery teams.
- Ability to balance compliance requirements with pragmatic delivery decisions.
- Strong leadership and team motivation skills.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Resilient and adaptable in a dynamic project environment.
Desirable
- Previous experience in the nuclear, energy, or major infrastructure sectors.
- Familiarity with EDF Group IT governance processes and standards.
- Previous experience delivering in construction or engineering project environments.
- Ability to promote continuous improvement across project teams.
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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