Project Manager – Nuclear Steam Supply System in London

Location: London (minimum 3 days per week) with travel to Europe.

Salary: £65,000 to £85,000, dependent on experience.

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
• Bonus: Up to 5% annual bonus.
• Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution.
• Flexible Benefits: Additional allowance for a variety of benefits.

Closing date: Thursday 26th February

The Opportunity...

As a Project Manager in the Nuclear Islands (NI) programme, you will manage a high-performing multi-disciplinary team and oversee the end-to-end delivery of critical systems, structures, and components for buildings and contracts within the NI area.

Nuclear Island (NI) is the heart of a nuclear power plant, housing critical components like the reactor, steam generators, and containment structure. It is responsible for generating heat through nuclear fission and ensuring safety with robust systems and controls.

The Role involves delivering equipment of the nuclear primary circuits with an end-to-end vision, from the deep design of nuclear equipment to procurement and manufacturing, understanding the installation sequence on site and the commissioning requirements.

The manufacture of such equipment is performed by a worldwide supply chain based mainly in France, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, and Japan. The position requires technical skills (material science, metallurgy, engineering), strong project management skills to drive quality-first in a demanding context (cost and schedule).

With a strong technical background, problem-solving and collaborative approach, you will have the ability to take decisions to drive best value for Sizewell C. Strong communication skills are expected to manage a complex multi-disciplinary team and various suppliers. Notions in French would be an additional valuable skill.

About You:

• You are a Project Professional with a proven track record in delivering large-scale, complex projects and detailed experience in nuclear equipment manufacturing or other heavy engineering delivery in major projects.
• You have a strong technical background in material science and engineering, and you are problem-solving oriented.
• You feel comfortable in delivering in an international context, with numerous interfaces.
• Engineering & Project Lifecycle: From initial design through to commissioning.
• Commercial Expertise: Managing high-value contracts, cost control, and resolving claims.
• Risk & Quality Management: Driving operational excellence in complex, high-stakes environments.

What sets you apart is your ability to translate technical details into actionable strategies, engage stakeholders, and inspire your team to succeed.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Background in mechanical and material science and engineering (Ideally Metallurgy).
• Knowledge in nuclear science, neutronic, material behaviour in radioactive environment.
• Knowledge of PWR designs.
• Experience in industrial production, large scale factories.
• Demonstrates success in coordination of multi-disciplinary design/procurement work and driving design/procurement teams to deliver on time.
• Good understanding of the complexity of major projects, including interface management between scope areas.
• Project management or project engineering experience, from concept to handover.
• Excellent communication skills in client-facing and contractor-facing situations.
• Outstanding communication, organisational, and leadership skills.

Desirable:

• Previous engineering or project management experience in the nuclear industry.
• French language speaking skills highly desirable.

A full job description is available on application. This isn’t just a job; it’s your chance to be part of history. As a Project Manager at Sizewell C, you’ll shape the UK’s clean energy future while advancing your career in one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors in the world.

Join us and make a real impact – for today and generations to come.

Additional Information:

Join the team at Sizewell C. Our vision is to Lead The Way On Nuclear. The Sizewell C team is one of the most exciting and largest new megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy.

We have begun constructing a 3.2-gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast in the East of England replicating, wherever possible, the design used for Hinkley Point C, another nuclear power station being built in Somerset. When built, Sizewell C will be one of the largest power stations to operate in the UK, generating low carbon electricity for at least 60 years, supplying over 6 million homes and supporting around 7% of the UK’s current electricity needs.

We understand the feats of organisation, logistics, collaboration, and imagination that building nuclear requires. We are building for the next generation for their home-grown energy, energy price stability, and ultra-low carbon power in abundance.

We also want to set the benchmark for maximising long-lasting social value as we build and demonstrate how smart collaboration can work for the benefit of communities – locally, regionally, and nationally.

We are the first nuclear power station in the UK to be funded under the Regulated Asset Base funding model (RAB). Our largest shareholder is the UK Government, alongside equity partners La Caisse, Centrica, EDF, and Amber Infrastructure.

Sizewell C operates within a complex and fast-moving stakeholder environment, engaging with a wide range of partners including government bodies, regulators, local communities, supply chain partners, and international collaborators. This makes Sizewell C a uniquely stimulating place to work — where navigating evolving priorities, balancing interests, and building trusted relationships is just as critical as technical excellence.

For those who thrive in dynamic, multi-dimensional settings, it offers unmatched professional challenge and growth.

When joining Sizewell C, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will ordinarily require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.

By submitting an application to this role, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Sizewell C's employee privacy policy and EDF's employee privacy policy. Just to let you know, EDF will be processing and sharing information about your application on behalf of Sizewell C.

Shift Work?: No

Career area: Sizewell C

Primary Contractual Location: 25 Copthall Avenue

Term of Employment: Permanent