Sizewell C
Project Manager - Enabling and Earthworks inc. Civils
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Project Manager - Enabling and Earthworks inc. Civils
Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk (minimum 3 days a week onsite).
Contract: Permanent, full-time.
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 depending on experience, plus benefits.
Benefits:
- 5% CIP bonus
- 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee/ up to 15% employer
- Ongoing professional development
- Other lifestyle benefits
Closing date: Monday 20 July 2026.
About the Role
Join Sizewell C as a Project Manager – enabling and earthworks, delivering major civils work packages within one of the UK’s most significant low-carbon infrastructure projects. Reporting to a Senior Project Manager, you will lead full lifecycle delivery: engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, to budget, and to the highest quality standards.
The role holder will be employed by the Client embedded and working within the Civil Works Alliance (CWA). The CWA is formed by Sizewell C, Bouygues, Laing O’rouke and Balfour Beatty and is operating utilising the Australian Project Alliance Agreement (PAA) form of contract.
The Civil Works Programme is being delivered by the CWA and comprises a series of projects that will be delivered over a 10-year period. The Civils Programme will deliver the Sizewell C Civil Engineering scope to support the MEH erection in the Nuclear, Conventional and Heat Sink islands.
The Civil Works Alliance is responsible for delivering: Enabling and Earthworks: sea defences, access facilities, civil engineering work to support site establishment, diaphragm walling around the nuclear plant footprint, dewatering, excavation and earthworks.
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Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate and coordinate civils works packages valued between £50m - £200m within the Enabling and Earthworks programme.
- Supporting the enabling works delivery team for earthworks, sea defences, diaphragm walling, dewatering, HDD, jetty construction and excavation.
- Support the successful delivery of major milestones including Commencement of Dewatering, Bridge Construction, Big Dig and Beach Landing Facility construction.
- Lead engagement with critical stakeholders both internally and externally e.g. Sizewell B and the Environment Agency.
- Manage interfaces across design, engineering, construction, consenting, quality and programme teams.
- Lead safety culture, incident investigations, risk reviews, and compliance with permits and consents.
- Lead and undertake LOD 0 assurance; self-assurance within the CWA.
- Ensure quality assurance, audits, NCR/FCR processes, and lessons learned.
- Monitor productivity, programme performance, and progress reporting.
- Monitor and report commercial performance including budgets, forecasting, earned value management, change management, subcontractor management, TOCs, and risk schedules.
- Support replication of HPC design and adoption of best practice to maximise productivity.
- Line management and mentoring of early careers and / or assistant project managers.
Essential Requirements
- Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
- APM PMQ, PRINCE2, or equivalent qualification.
- Valid CSCS card.
- Proven experience delivering major civil engineering projects in complex, safety-critical environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to lead teams, manage interfaces, and drive multidisciplinary delivery.
- Confident decision-maker with a collaborative, solution-focused approach.
- Strong understanding of H&S legislation and CDM Regulations.
- Excellent organisational, coordination, and communication skills.
- Competent user of project management tools and Microsoft Office.
- Experience in civil engineering, infrastructure, construction, geotechnical or earthworks, and major project delivery.
- Experience of working within a Joint Venture / Alliance contract delivery models.
- Working knowledge and understanding of NEC contracts.
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Desirable
- Experience in the nuclear industry or other highly regulated sector.
- Chartered Engineer or Chartered Project Manager.
- Experience in geotechnical or major civils programme management.
- Strong background in design management, change/cost/schedule/risk control and management.
Additional Information
- Security clearance required.
- Role involves working across site, office, and field environments in the Leiston area.
- Typical tools/systems include Microsoft Office, CEMAR, and APM-aligned project management tools.
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