Project Manager in Leiston

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Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk (5 days a week onsite).

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Salary: Competitive depending on experience, plus benefits.

Benefits:

• 5% CIP bonus
• 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension of up to 7.5% employee/ up to 15% employer
• Ongoing professional development
• Other lifestyle benefits

Closing date: 2nd March 2026.

Do you have a passion for project management and project delivery? Have you worked on Civil Engineering Projects as a PC or Client and have experience of heavy civils (Ground works / Earthworks / Infrastructure)? Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects? Join Sizewell C and be a key player in shaping the future of nuclear energy.

About the Project

Sizewell C (SZC) is at the heart of the UK's clean energy revolution. This ground-breaking nuclear power plant project in Suffolk will play a vital role in delivering a sustainable future. Backed by EDF and the UK Government, Sizewell C is a once-in-a-generation project with significant opportunities to innovate, grow, and deliver excellence.

The Role

The Project Manager reports directly to a Senior Project Manager and is responsible for the direction and leadership of activities associated with the full life cycle delivery of a contract or work package assigned to them. You'll be responsible to ensure delivery of all (or part of) the engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning activities for the life cycle of the contract or work package in accordance with the overall Project schedule. You'll ensure planning and delivery is in accordance with all safety, quality, time and cost parameters to meet the needs of the Project.

Experience of working on Civil Engineering Projects as a PC or Client – Experience of Heavy Civils, Enabling Earthworks, Main Civil Works, Tunneling.

You’ll be primarily responsible for:

• Define the work scope to be delivered within the contract or package of work, including interfaces with other programme elements.
• Ensure the List of Deliverables (LOD) related to the scope of work is delivered.
• Lead and manage on-site project activities, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project objectives and milestones.
• Implement best practices in project management to optimize efficiency and quality.
• Oversee contractor and subcontractor activities, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring smooth project progression.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in large-scale heavy civil infrastructure projects/ground works projects (value size approx. minimum £20 mil plus).
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges.
• Experience in managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects in a regulated environment, including NEC or FIDIC contracts.
• Significant experience in the development of programmes and resource management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (Sizewell C has many internal and external stakeholders and interested parties with whom we must effectively engage and coordinate using positive dialogue).
• Experience with NEC contracts with multiprogram construction background.
• Detailed understanding of PWR design and experience in PWR operations.
• Intellectual capacity to deal with complex issues, ability to deliver contract scope within fast pace and changing environment.
• Experience at working in a heavily regulated environment.
• It'd be great if you've got a qualification in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.

Essential Qualifications:

• Degree or chartered status in an engineering or construction, physics or other related field.
• Good knowledge in CDM regulations.
• Project Management qualification (PRINCE2 or APM). Primavera P6.
• Valid CSCS & SMSTS card.

If the above sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you. A full job description is available on application.

Why Join Sizewell C?

• Be part of a transformative project that contributes to the UK's net-zero ambitions.
• Collaborate with industry leaders and government stakeholders.
• Enjoy career-defining opportunities in a supportive and innovative environment.
• Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a chance to leave a lasting legacy.
• You’ll work in a dynamic, collaborative environment with a team that shares your commitment to safety, innovation, and excellence.

Apply Now

If you’re ready to make an impact, work with purpose, and join one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the UK, we want to hear from you. Let’s build a cleaner, greener future together.

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.