Sizewell C
Infrastructure Assistant Project Manager
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Job Title: Site Operations Infrastructure - Assistant Project Manager
Location: Sizewell C site-based, Leiston, Suffolk (5 days a week on-site)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000.00 dependent on experience
Benefits:
- 5% CIP bonus
- 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee/15% employer
- Ongoing professional development
- Other lifestyle benefits
Closing day: Sunday 19 July 2022
Help Deliver One of the UK's Largest Infrastructure Projects
Sizewell C is at the heart of the UK's clean energy future. We're looking for an ambitious and proactive Assistant Project Manager to join our Site Operations Infrastructure team and play a key role in supporting the delivery and maintenance of critical infrastructure across the Sizewell C project.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in highways, infrastructure maintenance, construction operations, or major project delivery environments who thrives in a fast-paced and highly regulated setting.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Site Operations Service Delivery Manager, you will support the day-to-day coordination and management of infrastructure operations and maintenance contracts that enable the safe and efficient running of the Sizewell C project.
You will work closely with contractors and stakeholders across a diverse range of activities, including:
- Highway maintenance and minor civils works
- Temporary and permanent infrastructure assets
- Site access roads and pedestrian routes
- Security access plazas
- Temporary buildings and facilities
- Utilities and support infrastructure
- Off-site property maintenance activities
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As part of the Site Operations team, you'll help ensure services are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and within budget while supporting a peak construction workforce of approximately 8,000 people.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the management of infrastructure operation and maintenance contracts with values of up to £10m annually.
- Coordinate contractors delivering construction, maintenance and operational activities across site.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory and site-specific requirements.
- Monitor contractor performance against KPIs, SLAs, safety standards and project objectives.
- Support budget management, forecasting and financial reporting activities.
- Manage stakeholder relationships across multiple functions and disciplines.
- Assist with temporary works design coordination and design change management.
- Ensure construction and maintenance activities are effectively integrated with surrounding contractors and project teams.
- Contribute to weekly progress reviews and recovery planning where necessary.
- Support monthly reporting on safety, performance, financials and future planning.
- Champion a collaborative "one team" approach across contractors and project stakeholders.
- Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental performance.
About You
We're looking for a motivated individual who enjoys solving problems, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively across large-scale projects.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Experience working within a highways, infrastructure, construction or service-led operational environment.
- Proven experience delivering work safely in a highly regulated setting.
- Experience managing contractors, teams or service providers.
- Strong IT, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience within large, complex projects.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Confidence to make decisions and manage changing priorities.
- Collaborative approach with a commitment to building positive working relationships.
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Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- HND, HNC or equivalent qualification in a related discipline.
- Experience with road and network construction projects.
- Experience delivering modular building projects.
- Experience managing vehicle and pedestrian access infrastructure.
- Knowledge of construction quality assurance and quality control processes.
- Experience using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications.
- AutoCAD experience.
- Experience developing and managing project budgets.
A full job description is available on application.
Why Join Sizewell C?
- Be part of a transformative project that contributes to the UK’s net-zero ambitions.
- Collaborate with industry leaders and government stakeholders.
- Enjoy career-defining opportunities in a supportive and innovative environment.
- Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a chance to leave a lasting legacy.
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If you're ready to make an impact, work with purpose, and join one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the UK, we want to hear from you.
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