Senior Project Manager Opportunity with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C
As part of the CWA (Civil Works Alliance), you will support the building of Sizewell C. Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low‑carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years. This role will be within the Marine and Tunnels Section.
What will you do?
- Defining the work scope and managing the interfaces across the wider programme
- Securing and managing resources, maintaining SQEP standards and identifying team needs
- Developing strategies aligned to the Programme Execution Plan and ensuring clear communication with all stakeholders
- Driving delivery against schedule, budget and technical KPIs, applying Earned Value Management and reporting progress at senior level
- Anticipating and resolving issues, managing risk and ensuring contract compliance
- Leading package planning, maintaining level 3 schedules and reporting into level 1 and level 2 governance
- Producing weekly and monthly reporting for the senior leadership team
- Managing commercial elements including reviewing payment applications and supporting claim resolution
- Embedding continuous improvement, knowledge capture and lessons learned
The scope of work spans some of the most interesting and technically challenging marine activities in UK infrastructure today, covering both nearshore and offshore delivery. This includes jetty installation, HDD drives, dredging operations, heavy lifting, seabed asset installation, marine transport planning, vessel and personnel management, and the oversight of complex mechanical and steel fabrication. You will also lead operations across mobilisation ports, manage marine working zones and safety procedures, liaise with the Harbour Master, and oversee navigational risk assessments.
What are we looking for?
To succeed here, you’ll bring a proven track record of delivering major projects in technically complex, fast‑moving environments, with a strong commitment to safety, quality and environmental excellence. You’ll be confident managing engineering design, procurement, multi‑discipline delivery and complex contracts — ideally including NEC. Strong financial, project management and change management capability is essential, as are excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills. Degree‑level education and chartered status in engineering, construction, physics or a related field are preferred, along with sound knowledge of CDM Regulations and recognised project management methodologies. This is a chance to lead some of the most advanced marine engineering work in the UK, contributing to a nationally important project shaping the country’s clean energy landscape for decades to come.
What we will offer you?
The CWA is a single delivery organisation made up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies – Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke – which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, pension scheme and other flexible benefits.
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