Site Delivery Lead – Heavy Civils
Location: Leiston, Suffolk. 5 days a week onsite, with travel to other locations.
Salary: Senior Lead – competitive, dependent on experience.
Contract: Permanent, Full-time.
Benefits: 10% bonus; £6900 car allowance; contributory pension up to 7.5% employee/15% employer; private healthcare; flexible benefits fund.
Closing Date: Wednesday 5 November.
Be part of one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure delivery programmes.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead and manage a team of senior managers responsible for the successful delivery of civils packages on site
* Oversee Principal Contractor duties in line with CDM regulations and SZC’s safety culture
* Manage cross-programme and alliance interfaces – including MEH and Civils alliances
* Drive delivery performance against key metrics – safety, schedule, budget, and scope
* Ensure integration of all site-based activities and interface management with key delivery functions
* Own the programme execution strategy for your area, working in alignment with the overall infrastructure delivery roadmap
* Influence and lead matrix teams including quality, safety, and technical assurance functions
* Escalate and resolve risks, resource challenges and delivery blockers
What You’ll Bring
* Deep experience in heavy civils, major infrastructure, marine civils, or tunnelling, construction ideally on mega projects
* Proven delivery in a Tier 1 contractor environment or in a client-side programme leadership role
* Hands‑on experience with reinforced concrete structures, high‑integrity formwork, deep foundations, or large‑scale earthworks
* Strong track record in managing multi‑disciplinary teams through all phases of the project lifecycle
* Ability to lead NEC/FIDIC contract delivery and manage complex commercial interfaces
* Experience working in regulated or high‑hazard environments, ideally nuclear or comparable
* Professional qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering (CEng / Fellow preferred)
* A collaborative, solution‑driven mindset with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement
Why join us?
At Sizewell C, you’ll be part of a once‑in‑a‑generation project delivering secure, low‑carbon energy to millions. You’ll join a high‑performing team that values technical excellence, safety, and collaboration. If you’re looking to shape a project that truly matters – this is your chance.
Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is a nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its ‘nuclear family’. As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.
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Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
Industries: Utilities
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