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Tunnel Preconstruction Manager (Sizewell C)
CWA
Sizewell C
Job Responsibilities
• Develop construction methodologies that optimise safety, programme certainty and productivity while accommodating project constraints as well as governing technical, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the development of method-led execution strategies for (i) tunnelling works including launch audit formation, segmental lining and SCL works alongside (ii) constructing the onshore tunnel launch shafts (3No) and offshore tunnel-shaft- connections (6No).
• Lead constructability reviews to ensure temporary and permanent works interfaces are identified and managed effectively to mitigate risks / accommodate project constraints.
• Define requirements for working space, access routes, temporary facilities, utilities, lifting operations, plant deployment, logistics and muck-away arrangements.
Qualifications
Essential
• Significant experience in major infrastructure, tunnelling construction projects,
including experience in pre-construction planning, construction method development and constructability reviews.
• Proven experience delivering projects across the full lifecycle in complex, regulated environment.
• A collaborative leader who demonstrates safety-leadership, clarity, respect, positivity, humility and solidarity in how they work.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead technical reviews, drive collaboration and influence decisions.
• Ability to integrate technical, programme and commercial considerations into clear strategies.
• Knowledge of UK construction and health & safety legislation.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary workstreams relating to scope pre-construction activities, exercising stakeholder and interface management with relevant parties.
• Engage with the logistics and tunnelling surface works team (responsible for establishing the tunnel launch compound) to coordinate the construction-stage requirements of the tunnelling works.
• Develop technical inputs and construction assumptions that underpin scope definition, pricing and risk allowances.
• Manage specialist consultants and contractors undertaking early contractor involvement (ECI) activities.
• Embed constructability into the detailed design process, engaging with counterparts in the design team to contribute to design decisions and highlight key considerations for construction-stage requirements.
• Engage the supply chain and support specialist ECI engagement, as required.
• Lead preparation of the technical submission supporting approval of the Target Outturn Cost (TOC) for the tunnelling scope. This will involve leading the development of key deliverables including a project execution plan and delivery strategies, documenting key underpinning assumptions.
• Support the timely procurement of tunnelling items, defining specification / operating requirements, alongside supporting the tender and evaluation process.
• Support and mentor engineers and package managers engaged in the tunnelling scope
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.
Tunnel Preconstruction Manager employer: EDF
At EDF, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. As an Occupational Health Advisor in Exeter, you will enjoy a flexible hybrid working model, a competitive salary, and access to a market-leading pension scheme, all while making a meaningful impact on workplace health and safety.
