Job Description

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Health & Safety and Wellbeing Manager – Night Shift

Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk

Shift Pattern: Friday to Monday, 10-hour (Night Shift )

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Salary: Circa £70,000 - £75,000 per annum, depending on experince plus shift allowance and benefits.

Permanent nights allowance will be offered.

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
• Bonus: Up to 5% annual bonus.
• Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution 15% employer contribution.
• Flexible Benefits: Additional allowance for a variety of benefits including.

Closing Date: Tuesday 5th May 2026.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Health & Safety and Wellbeing Manager to support construction delivery activities during out-of-hours operations, including late shifts, night work, and weekends. This role is critical to ensuring that all health, safety, and wellbeing standards are upheld during night-time construction activities.

You will work closely with Project Managers, Engineering Leads, Construction Leads, and Tier 1 Contractor teams to ensure compliance with legislative, company, and site-specific safety requirements. The position overlaps with day-shift schedules to allow effective personnel planning and rest periods.

Key Responsibilities

• Influence SZC leadership to ensure health and safety considerations are embedded throughout construction stages.
• Foster collaboration between SZC NNB and Tier 1 Health & Safety teams to achieve EDF’s vision of Zero Harm.
• Provide expert advice on accident prevention and health risk mitigation, ensuring compliance with project standards.
• Assure compliance with CDM Regulations 2015 by Principal Contractors and Tier 1 partners.
• Act as a subject matter expert in constructability, maintainability, and operability reviews.
• Drive health, safety, and environmental performance across the supply chain during planning and delivery phases.
• Advise leadership on standards and best practices, demonstrating visible safety leadership.
• Ensure a competent team of advisors is in place to support all SHE matters related to SZC delivery.

Nuclear Safety Accountabilities

This role may carry nuclear safety responsibilities as outlined in the Nuclear Baseline, impacting nuclear safety through associated activities.

Dimensions of the Role

• Reports directly to the Senior HSW Manager.
• Responsible for team performance and development of health and safety professionals.
• Influences supply chain safety performance across multiple Tier 1 contractors.
• Supports multidisciplinary teams during pre-construction, delivery, and commissioning phases.

What You’ll Bring

Essential:

• Strong ability to build networks and relationships within EDF and the wider construction industry.
• Results-driven with a collaborative approach.
• Skilled at operating within large corporate environments.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• In-depth knowledge of national/international HSE standards and CDM Regulations.
• Familiarity with ONR/HSE interfaces.
• Expertise in infrastructure, civils, and construction activities.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of ONR Licence Conditions.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Significant HSE experience in large project environments.
• IOSH / NEBOSH qualified.
• Chartered membership of a recognised HSE professional body (or working towards).
• Proven track record of delivering excellent safety results.
• Experience in large organisational, process plant, and site operations.
• Skilled in behavioural safety and leadership implementation.

Desirable:

• NEBOSH HSE Diploma or European equivalent.
• Higher education in Engineering, Construction, or Nuclear Safety/Culture.

Join us at Sizewell C and play a pivotal role in delivering one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects while ensuring the highest standards of health and safety.

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.