Project Manager - Sizewell C (Permanent)
Salary: Up to £75,000 + Car Allowance
Project Value: £10m
Location: Sizewell C, Suffolk - IP16 4EW
Specialist Civil Engineering Contractor
The Opportunity
A leading specialist civil engineering contractor is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee a £10m package of works on the landmark Sizewell C nuclear new-build project. This is a permanent opportunity to play a key part in one of the UK's highest-profile infrastructure schemes, delivering complex civil engineering works within a major tiered environment.
The Role
As Project Manager, you will take full responsibility for the planning, management, and delivery of a dedicated package of works. You will oversee all technical, commercial, and operational elements, ensuring exceptional standards of safety, quality, and programme performance.
You will be accountable for:
- Managing the full project lifecycle from mobilisation to handover
- Leading teams, subcontractors, and supply chain partners
- Overseeing contract and package management, ensuring compliance and cost control
- Client management, progress meetings, and representing the contractor at all levels
- Ensuring programme adherence, identifying risks, and implementing mitigation strategies
- Managing documentation, reporting, and all project governance requirements
About You
We are looking for a Project Manager with a strong civil engineering background, ideally with experience in:
- Major civils, highways, or heavy infrastructure
- Drainage, earthworks, structures, reinforced concrete, or similar technical packages
- Delivering projects £5m+ in value
- Managing clients, contracts, packages, and on‑site operational teams
You must be someone who can handle both the technical and delivery aspects of the role-comfortable working with drawings, specifications, engineering details, and equally confident leading teams and client discussions.
