Job Description

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Area Project Manager
Sizewell C

Location: Leiston, Suffolk (5 days onsite)
Permanent | Full-time
Salary £75,000 - £85,000 per annum
Benefits:
28 days annual leave + bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years
Up to 5% bonus
Pension: up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution
Flexible Benefits

Closing date: Thursday 24th July 2026

Build the Future. Power the Nation. Shape What Comes Next.

At Sizewell C, we’re building more than a power station, we’re building long‑term energy security, thousands of careers, and a cleaner future for Britain. This is your opportunity to join one of the UK’s most important low‑carbon infrastructure projects and lead delivery in an environment where your work will matter for generations.

Why Sizewell C?

We’re creating a legacy of innovation, sustainability, and opportunity. As part of our team, you’ll help deliver a project that will generate reliable, low‑carbon electricity for millions of homes, while developing your career in one of the most complex and rewarding engineering environments in the world.

You’ll join a diverse, mission‑driven community that values collaboration, safety, and excellence. And you’ll be supported with industry‑leading benefits designed to help you thrive.

Your Impact

As an Area Project Manager, you will lead the full life‑cycle delivery of a defined geographical area or building within the Sizewell C programme. You’ll be the driving force behind safe, efficient, high‑quality delivery, coordinating engineering, construction, and commissioning activities in one of the most complex project environments in the UK.

Your leadership will ensure that your area is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest technical and safety standards.

What You’ll Lead

Your area may include:

Heavy Civil Works
Road and Rail Facilities
Power and Communications Systems
Water Systems
Buildings and Industrial Facilities
Security Fencing and Access Control

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Defining the work scope for your area and managing interfaces across the wider programme
Acting as Principal Contractor under CDM 2015
Developing and delivering strategies aligned with the Programme Execution Plan (PEP)
Driving safe, on‑time, on‑budget delivery
Monitoring progress, tracking milestones, and reporting performance
Managing risks, resolving issues, and escalating where needed
Ensuring Level 3 schedules align with Level 1 and 2 project schedules
Reviewing contractor schedules and deliverables
Applying Earned Value Management (EVM) and Continuous Improvement
Embedding lessons learned and best practice
Building strong relationships across the project team and with external stakeholders

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential Skills

Proven success delivering projects in complex, regulated environments, ideally nuclear
Experience leading:
Engineering design and execution strategies
Multi‑discipline EPCM projects
Procurement and contract management
Cost, risk, schedule and change control
Commercial claim close‑out and negotiation
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Proficiency in estimating, scheduling, programming, and risk tools
Experience managing contractors and consultants under NEC or FIDIC
Strong analytical, numerical, and organisational capability
Detailed understanding of PWR design and operations
Strong construction management experience

Qualifications

Essential

Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations
Practitioner‑level understanding of Project Management (APM or PRINCE2)

Desirable

Degree and/or chartered status in engineering, construction, physics, or related field
Understanding of nuclear quality assurance and graded quality approaches

Nuclear Safety

This role may carry nuclear safety responsibilities that directly impact nuclear safety performance. These are defined within the Nuclear Baseline and must be upheld to the highest standard.

Your Team & Influence

Up to 3 direct reports
A matrixed multidisciplinary delivery team
Up to 200 contractor personnel
Numerous external stakeholders

Be Part of Something Extraordinary

If you thrive in a fast‑paced, evolving environment and want to make a lasting impact on Britain’s energy landscape, this is your moment.

Apply now!

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.