Sizewell C
Sizewell C Site Environmental & Sustainability Advisor Industrial Placement
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Kick Start Your Career with Sizewell C's Environmental & Sustainability Industrial Placement Programme
If you are looking to kick start a career that is rewarding, where you can really make a difference, then come join our Site Environment team on their Environmental & Sustainability Industrial Placement programme. You will work on one of the most exciting and significant sustainable energy projects that our country has ever seen, being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Sizewell C is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.
Over the course of this 12-month programme, you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in hands-on learning and gain experience of communications in a high-profile, fast-paced organisation.
Taking on a real job at a junior level, you'll have the opportunity to learn through hands-on experience under the guidance of highly skilled and experienced colleagues.
The Opportunity
As an Industrial Placement Student, you will work alongside experienced environmental professionals, supporting a range of activities that help ensure Sizewell C meets its environmental commitments and sustainability objectives.
You will gain exposure to real-world environmental challenges and contribute to workstreams covering ecology, environmental compliance, sustainability, biodiversity, and stakeholder engagement.
What You'll Be Doing
This is far more than a traditional placement. You'll be immersed in the environmental management of one of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in Europe.
Depending on your area of study and interests, you may be:
- Supporting environmental compliance across a live construction site.
- Working alongside specialists in ecology, sustainability, water management, planning and environmental assurance.
- Contributing to habitat protection and biodiversity initiatives.
- Analysing environmental performance data and helping identify opportunities for improvement.
- Supporting engagement with regulators, contractors and key project stakeholders.
- Taking part in site inspections, environmental assessments and investigations.
- Helping deliver innovative solutions that support the UK's journey to net zero.
- Contribute to environmental awareness campaigns and employee engagement activities.
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What We're Looking For
We're looking for enthusiastic and ambitious students who want to play a role in delivering one of the UK's most significant infrastructure and sustainability projects.
To be eligible, you'll be:
- Studying towards a degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Environmental Sustainability, Geography, Conservation, Natural Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Seeking a 12-month industrial placement as part of your degree programme.
- Passionate about protecting the environment and creating a more sustainable future.
- Curious and eager to learn, with a desire to understand how environmental decisions shape major projects.
- A confident communicator who enjoys collaborating with a wide range of people, from ecologists and environmental specialists to engineers, project managers and regulators.
- Analytical and inquisitive, with the ability to interpret data, solve problems and challenge the status quo.
- Motivated, proactive and excited by the opportunity to make a genuine impact from day one.
What You'll Gain
During your placement, you'll have the opportunity to develop valuable technical, professional and leadership skills while working alongside some of the industry's leading experts.
You'll benefit from:
- An unrivalled opportunity to gain experience on one of the UK's largest and most exciting infrastructure projects.
- Hands-on involvement in real environmental challenges from your very first day.
- Exposure to a broad range of environmental disciplines, helping you discover where your passion lies.
- Mentoring and coaching from experienced environmental and sustainability professionals.
- Opportunities to work with regulators, industry experts and senior project leaders.
- Development of technical, commercial and project management skills that employers value.
- Networking opportunities across a major national project and the wider energy sector.
- The chance to leave a lasting legacy by helping deliver low-carbon energy infrastructure for future generations.
- A strong foundation for a future career in environmental management, sustainability, ecology or infrastructure delivery
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Power in Diversity
Sizewell C is a great place to work. Our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Everyone working at Sizewell C, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work. This aligns to our key values:
Be Your Best - Mastery, learning and standards
- We grow expertise and share knowledge across the programme
- We uphold standards as a collective commitment, not a compliance exercise
- We learn from near misses and mistakes and apply those lessons
- We take quality seriously, even when pace and pressure increase
Be True - Truth, courage and stewardship
- We surface risks early, including those that are difficult to raise
- We name trade offs openly rather than smoothing them over
- We treat bad news as valuable information
- We make decisions based on long term stewardship, not short term convenience
Be Together - Partnership, fairness and share ownership
- We listen in ways that lead to visible change
- We hold accountability fairly and consistently
- We include others early, before decisions are made
- We solve problems collectively across boundaries
Security Vetting
To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting.
Competitive Salary and Benefits
Alongside a competitive salary of £26,050, you’ll benefit from a market-leading company pension scheme and 28 days’ paid holiday. You’ll gain valuable experience, develop new skills and build a professional network that can support you throughout your career.
Closing Date
Wednesday 28th October 2026
We’ll close this advert when we’ve received interest from the desired number and calibre of candidates.
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