At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead skills initiatives and develop apprenticeship programmes for the Sizewell C project.
- Company: Join a pioneering clean energy project making a real impact in the community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and the chance to shape future talent.
- Other info: Dynamic role with potential for significant community impact and personal growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a legacy that powers homes and creates job opportunities.
- Qualifications: Experience in skills development and strong stakeholder engagement skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 60000 £ per year.
The Sizewell C Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.
Position: Skills Development Lead
Location: Leiston, Suffolk / Orwell Logistics Park, Ipswich (minimum 3 days per week in the office) with occasional travel to London/Suffolk locations
Salary: £60,000 per annum
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: Sunday 16th of August 2026
Opportunity for Impact
Sizewell C is one of the UK's most significant clean energy projects. As we move forward into construction, we're creating opportunities for thousands of people and building a lasting skills legacy for the region. We're looking for a Skills Development Lead to play a key role in shaping and delivering skills initiatives that will help build the future workforce required to support Sizewell C. Working within the Employment Affairs Unit (EAU), you'll collaborate with further education providers, training organisations, supply chain partners and internal stakeholders to develop sustainable talent pipelines and create meaningful pathways into employment across our wide range of workforce needs.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about skills development who can turn strategy into delivery and build strong partnerships that create positive outcomes for individuals, communities and the project.
Why Join Sizewell C?
At Sizewell C, you'll be part of a project that will power millions of homes while creating long-term employment and skills opportunities across the region. This is your chance to directly influence the development of future talent pipelines and leave a lasting legacy through education, skills and employment initiatives. You'll join a collaborative and supportive team committed to making a real difference, working alongside industry partners, education providers and local communities to help shape the workforce of tomorrow.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the development and delivery of apprenticeship and pre-employment programmes aligned to project workforce needs.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with delivery providers, training organisations, employers, supply chain partners and local stakeholders.
- Support the creation of skills and employment pipelines that feed into future apprenticeships and jobs across the project.
- Provide governance and oversight of apprenticeship and pre-employment training programmes, ensuring they are effective, compliant and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Work closely with contractors and supply chain partners to support workforce development activities and training arrangements.
- Contribute to the delivery of the project's ambition to support 1,500 new apprenticeships.
- Monitor programme performance, quality and reporting requirements, ensuring accurate data and continuous improvement.
- Support the design and implementation of new learning and skills initiatives that respond to current and future workforce requirements.
- Provide career advice and guidance through skills and employment related activities.
- Ensure all activity aligns with the project's commitments, stakeholder expectations and workforce strategy.
What You'll Need
We're looking for someone with experience in the skills development, education, training or workforce development sector who can influence stakeholders and turn plans into successful delivery. You'll ideally have:
- Experience delivering apprenticeship, employability, skills development or workforce programmes.
- Strong knowledge of the education and skills landscape, including post-16 education, funding and policy.
- Proven experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at local, regional and national levels.
- Experience building partnerships across education providers, employers, training organisations and other external stakeholders.
- The ability to translate strategic objectives into practical, measurable outcomes.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint.
- Confidence working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Experience within construction, infrastructure, further education, higher education or other large, complex organisations would be advantageous.
- Supply chain engagement experience and an understanding of workforce planning would also be beneficial.
Ready to Make a Lasting Impact?
Join us and help shape the next generation of talent, apprentices and skilled professionals who will power the future of Sizewell C. If you're ready to turn ambitious skills strategies into real opportunities and be part of a project that will leave a lasting legacy across Suffolk and beyond, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help build the workforce that will build Sizewell C.
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.
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