Engineering Director

Engineering Director

London / Bristol / Manchester / Suffolk

Package:

• Salary circa £125,000, dependent on experience. 
• 15% bonus
• £8,400 car allowance
• Pension up to 15% employer contribution
• Private medical and wider benefits
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Closing date: Sunday 26th April 2026

About Sizewell C

Sizewell C is one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects, delivering low‑carbon energy for generations. Joining us means contributing to a project of national importance, supporting energy security, regional growth, and long-term skilled employment.

We are recruiting an Engineering Director to play a pivotal role on one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects.

Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, this is a senior leadership position responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of design across a complex, multi-billion-pound programme.

You will lead programme engineering teams and oversee technical risk, ensuring design is delivered to the highest standards of quality, safety, cost and schedule - while maintaining a strong focus on replication of an established nuclear design.

The Role

You will:

• Lead engineering delivery across multiple programme areas
• Drive design maturity, quality and consistency
• Ensure effective configuration management and replication strategies
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues
• Lead technical risk and opportunity management
• Work closely with delivery teams, regulators and key suppliers
• Contribute to senior leadership decisions and overall project strategy

About You

You will bring:

• Proven experience at Director level within major infrastructure or nuclear projects
• Strong engineering leadership across large, complex programmes
• Experience working in regulated environments
• A track record of managing technical risk and driving delivery outcomes
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Degree qualified and chartered in a relevant discipline

Why Join

This is a rare opportunity to take on a leadership role in a nationally significant project that will deliver low-carbon energy to millions of homes for decades to come.

You will operate at the heart of the programme, shaping engineering strategy, influencing delivery and working alongside some of the most experienced professionals in the industry.

Work in a mission-driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long-term sustainability.

Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Flexible and hybrid working options.

Behavioural Competencies 

Humility  

Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences 

Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise 

Positivity 

Positively challenge poor quality and performance 

Identify solutions at the lowest possible level 

Encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward 

Respect 

Value the rules and environment in which we operate  

Give and receive feedback with respect  

Embrace and engage with new people and ideas 

Solidarity 

One team, working closely together and helping each other 

Empowered teams always looking forward. 

Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes 

Clarity 

Communicate clearly and consistently  

Promote collaboration and team alignment  

Clearer and faster decision making  

Drive simplification at all levels 

Contextual Information 

Sizewell C’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Overall, whilst the Company is in the construction phase, the Boards’ principal focus is on the development and construction of Sizewell C on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. The Company is maturing to meet all these requirements.  

Sizewell C is economically regulated by OFGEM under the RAB model similar to other UK electricity distribution networks and Thames Tideway.  

Sizewell C construction strategy is to replicate the design of Hinkley Point C, using the majority of the same supply chain, but innovating in the way it is delivered to achieve savings in time and cost of around 20%.

The CCO will need to be guided by and incorporate lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C commercial delivery to achieve Sizewell C’s ambition. 

Following Financial Completion and Revenue Commencement, Sizewell C is fully funded and is owned by; The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero representing HM Government, La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.  

 
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.