Construction Delivery Lead

Company: EDF Energy
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Location: Scotland
Job Description:

Construction Delivery Lead

Contract Partner Company: Mactech Engineering & Inspection

Employing Company: EDF HPC

Join our dynamic team as a Construction Delivery Lead and play a vital role in ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale, complex construction projects at Hinkley Point C, Somerset. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, coordinate, and oversee construction activities, ensuring safety, quality, and schedule adherence while working in a high-stakes, high-security environment. Your leadership will be critical in driving project excellence from mobilization through completion, making a tangible impact on one of the most prominent energy infrastructure projects.

Required Skills

  • Proven experience managing large, complex construction projects with a focus on civil, mechanical, or electrical disciplines
  • Strong understanding of CDM regulations and safety standards, NEBOSH, SMSTS, or IOSH qualifications preferred
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to produce clear, concise reports
  • Capable of leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple stakeholders effectively
  • Demonstrable experience in strategic planning, construction sequencing, and resource management
  • Solid understanding of commercial principles affecting construction operations
  • Motivational leadership, with the ability to energize teams and foster trust

Nice to Have Skills

  • Prior experience operating within a high-security or nuclear environment
  • Familiarity with the use of project management tools such as Teamcenter, SWITCH, and relevant surveillance or assurance platforms
  • Experience in mobilizing contractor partners and managing significant site set-up and coordination

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or Construction
  • Extensive track record delivering major construction projects, ideally within regulated or high-security sectors
  • NEBOSH, SMSTS, or IOSH certifications are highly desirable

Other Requirements

  • Willingness to undertake site-based, often demanding, work and travel as required
  • Ability to work under pressure and deliver results within tight schedules
  • Strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards

Take the next step in your construction leadership career—apply now to be part of a prestigious project that shapes the future of energy infrastructure.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. 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.

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Posted: May 29th, 2026