Job Description

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Deputy Plant Manager (Sizewell C)
Bachy Soletanche
Sizewell C

Job Responsibilities

As Deputy Plant Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring our plant operations run like clockwork, supporting both day‑to‑day activity and long‑term project delivery. You will:

• Lead and support the Plant Yard Team, fostering a positive, safety‑first culture
• Oversee mobilisation and demobilisation of plant across multiple sites
• Manage plant availability, utilisation and reporting, ensuring assets meet project standards
• Collaborate with Fitters, Welders, Mechanics and Site Teams to plan maintenance and ensure resources meet production needs
• Keep the Asset Register accurate and up to date
• Coordinate plant movements with Logistics
• Source external plant when needed and evaluate repair options
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in operations
• Support recruitment, staff development, and the PDR process
• Ensure compliance, standards and procedures are consistently upheld

Qualifications

CPCS Managers & Professionals qualification or SMSTS

Experience

Essential:

• Strong knowledge of plant/asset hire (ideally geotechnical or piling)
• Clear customer focus and excellent communication skills
• Experience on major infrastructure projects
• Proficiency in Health & Safety management
• Ability to prioritise, negotiate, and lead teams effectively
• A drive for excellence and continuous improvement

Desirable:

• Strong IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project)
•Experience with CMMS or similar systems
• Previous experience in a major project plant/geotechnical environment

Why us?

When you join the world's largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you're part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground-breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction.

Benefits

As well as being part of a landmark project and working in a collaborative alliance environment, we offer:
Company Car or Car Allowance
Discretionary annual bonus (based on personal/project performance)
Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (min. 5% company contribution)
Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation)
Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
25-days annual leave + Bank Holidays per year (increasing with service)
Option to purchase additional annual leave
Paid annual professional memberships
Volunteering days
Professional growth and development

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.