At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate plant operations for the Sizewell C project, ensuring efficiency and safety.
- Company: Join the Civil Works Alliance, a leader in sustainable energy projects.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, pension scheme, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Be part of a groundbreaking project shaping the UK's energy future.
- Qualifications: Experience in plant coordination and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Help shape the UK's energy future with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), supporting Sizewell C. As part of the CWA, you will support the building of Sizewell C, a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes.
This role will be within the Enabling and Earthwork Section.
What will you do?
The Plant Coordinator will ensure that the right plant and equipment are planned, mobilised, allocated, maintained, and safely operated to support the Enabling & Earthworks scope. This role will optimise plant uptime and utilisation across bulk earthworks, haul road operations, materials handling, and logistics support.
Key Responsibilities
- Plant Planning & Allocation: Maintain the rolling plant demand plan aligned to the construction schedule and short-interval control. Balance owned vs. hired plant; track off-hire windows to avoid unnecessary costs. Ensure operators with the correct competencies/tickets are assigned to plant and shifts.
- Maintenance, Compliance & Readiness: Coordinate with plant providers/workshops on preventive maintenance, inspections, LOLER/PUWER, and repairs to minimise downtime. Maintain an accurate asset register, service history, and inspection records for audit readiness.
- Operations & Logistics Integration: Align plant availability with haul route readiness, laydown capacity, and delivery sequencing. Support fuel management and consumables.
- Performance, Cost & Reporting: Track and report utilisation, idle time, breakdown rates, and Mean Time To Repair. Monitor hire costs, minimum terms, standby/demurrage, and fuel consumption.
- Stakeholder & Supplier Coordination: Act as the first point of contact for plant queries from site supervisors, subcontractors, plant hire suppliers, and control room.
- Safety & Environmental Control: Champion HSE standards, life-saving rules, and safe systems of work for plant operations.
What are we looking for?
Knowledge & Skills Essential: Strong understanding of plant capabilities, maintenance cycles, and safe operations. Proven ability to manage multiple suppliers, hire agreements, and competing site demands. Competent with Excel and plant tracking tools. Excellent communication skills across supervisors, operators, and logistics teams. CSCS Card. Full UK Driving License.
Qualifications & Experience Essential: Experience coordinating plant/equipment on major civil engineering or infrastructure projects, preferably heavy earthworks.
What we will offer you?
The CWA is a single delivery organisation made up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke - which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, pension scheme and other flexible benefits.
About Us: The CWA celebrates the creativity and innovation that comes from a diverse workforce, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those from under-represented communities.
