Environmental Specialist (Sizewell C)

The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.

Location: Based in London on a hybrid basis with travel to Suffolk as required.

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Salary: Competitive dependant on experience, plus benefits.

Benefits include:

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

Closing Date: Wednesday 13th May 2026.

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Environmental Specialist to join the Sizewell C project team. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s most significant low-carbon energy infrastructure projects. You will play a key role in ensuring environmental compliance, sustainability, and best practice across civils program construction phase.

About You

• Degree (or equivalent) in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in environmental management within construction, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Strong knowledge of UK environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and environmental permitting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

• Provide Client interface management support.
• Provide oversight to TOC Assurance & Contractual Incentives.
• Ensuring all Environment and Sustainability Commitments and Requirements from the Sizewell C Client are embedded in CWA Arrangements.
• Undertake coordination of assurance activities.
• Ensuring the Alliance is fulfilling its Level 1 (Self Checking) Assurance of its work in line with their Environmental and Sustainability Arrangements.
• Supporting the link with Sizewell C PC Environment Function in conducting its proportionate and risk informed assurance of the Civils Works Alliance Work, this includes supporting inspections and investigations into incidents, near-misses or areas of noncompliance.
• Ensure that any learning report actions or feedback as part of its Assurance Programmes of the Civils Works Alliance are adequately addressed in a timely manner.
• Providing advice and guidance to the Civil Work Programme and Civils Works Alliance on Sizewell C’s Environmental and Sustainability obligations, pulling support of the wider Sizewell C Client Organisation as required.
• Assisting CWP Environmental Risk management.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of one of the most important low-carbon energy projects in the UK.
• Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.
• Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.

Key Competencies

Behavioural Competences

• Humility: Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences. Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.
• Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance. Identify solutions at the lowest possible level. Encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward.
• Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate. Give and receive feedback with respect. Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.
• Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other. Empowered teams always looking forward. Shared responsibility for delivering the project outcomes.
• Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently. Promote collaboration and team alignment. Clearer and faster decision making. Drive simplification at all levels.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.