Project Engineer CI-BOP Technical

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 Regulated Asset Base (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.

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects. We are now recruiting the below position.

Project Engineer - CI-BOP Technical

Location: London, Suffolk, Bristol

Contract: Permanent, full-time. 

What’s in It for You:

• Salary: Starting £66,000 per annum (depending on experience)

• Bonus: 5% annual incentive 

• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution 

• Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays 

• Hybrid Working: Typically, 2–3 days in the office per week, with flexibility based on business needs 

Your Impact

As Project Engineer, you will be part of the Engineering & Technical function within the Civil Works Programme, reporting to the Technical & Engineering Manager. The role will primarily support activities within the Nuclear Island, working closely with relevant technical and delivery stakeholders. However, the scope of the role is expected to evolve over time and may extend to supporting other programme areas as project needs develop. As part of the role you will engage with several stakeholders such as:  SZC Civil Works Programme, Site Establishment and Off-Site Infrastructure, NI and CIBOP Programmes.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Support the definition, validation, and acceptance of SZC Technical Requirements and Specifications, working closely with EDF Nuclear Services and the SZC Design Authority.
• Manage and progress technical Open Points and Design Changes through SZC technical governance, including Replication Principles, Technical Direction Forum (TDF), No Change Committee (NCC), and Non‑Permanent Works Change Committee (NPWCC).
• Provide Design Technical Assurance across the end‑to‑end design lifecycle, ensuring SZC acceptance through structured reviews, surveillance activities, and formal approvals.
• Support technical risk management in accordance with SZC Risk Management Processes, identifying, assessing, and mitigating design and delivery risks.
• Assist the Technical & Engineering Manager by providing technical input and responses for Early Warnings, Compensation Events, Technical Queries, and General Communications from the design supply chain.
• Act as a key technical interface between the Design Supply Chain and SZC/Responsible Designer stakeholders.
• Coordinate and manage technical interfaces with internal and external parties, including Site Establishment, Off‑Site Infrastructure, NI Programme, CIBOP Programme, and Sizewell B.
• Ensure compliance with SZC Engineering and Design Management processes, including Design Management Plans, supporting delivery across the full design lifecycle from Technical Requirement capture through to EDR.
• Collaborate with multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver design outputs in line with contract schedules and the Integrated Work Schedule (IWS).

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of design activities for heavy civil engineering structures, including reinforced concrete and structural steel, with familiarity with current design standards and working practices (e.g. British Standards); and/or experience in managing designs and multi‑disciplinary teams, including integration, design coordination, and delivery management.
• Proven experience in providing, and a strong motivation to deliver, technical assistance and collaborative support within a technically focused delivery team.
• Experience of working with specialist technical teams, including providing technical direction, oversight, and challenge to suppliers.
• Experience of operating effectively within project delivery teams, contributing to programme, quality, and safety outcomes.
• Strong communication and engagement skills, with the ability to interact effectively within the project team and, where required, across multiple levels and stakeholders, including Management Teams, SZC stakeholders, design delivery organisations, the Design Authority, and Regulators.
• Advantageous experience within the nuclear sector, particularly relating to the design, assurance, and implementation of safety‑related structures, systems, and components (SSCs), with an understanding of nuclear safety, quality, and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in delivery or management of design of Civil Engineering projects.
• Ideally Chartered Engineer (MICE or MIStructE) or working towards chartership

Behavioural Competences

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 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.

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

When joining Sizewell C, 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.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.  

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.