Onsite Project Engineer – Sizewell C

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About the role

  • Project Engineer at Sizewell C managing engineering and project coordination alongside the Project Manager. Involved in site operations, stakeholder engagement, and quality assurance activities.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Project Manager in the day‑to‑day delivery of project scope
  • Act as the “engineering conscience” within the delivery team verifying intent, compliance, and constructability before work proceeds
  • Coordinate engineering, construction, and commissioning interfaces to ensure seamless work package integration
  • Facilitate site‑based problem solving and escalate technical/logistical issues promptly
  • Monitor site progress, verify completed works, and support quality assurance processes (inspections, NCR management, configuration control)
  • Assist with stakeholder engagement and communication activities
  • Act as technical liaison between the delivery team and the Site Engineering team
  • Support change control processes, ensuring variations are correctly assessed and documented
  • Support the Project Manager with project planning activities, package coordination, and day‑to‑day delivery oversight.
  • Use your technical knowledge to review and interpret engineering information, ensuring the project team receives clear, accurate input.
  • Manage and coordinate engineering queries (TQs/RFIs) with designers and contractors, ensuring timely resolution.
  • Contribute to risk, change, and issues management processes, providing technical context to support decision-making.
  • Support project governance by preparing inputs for progress meetings, dashboards, and reporting cycles.
  • Participate in readiness reviews, assurance activities, and hold‑points with the wider delivery and engineering teams.

Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering, Construction, or a related discipline
  • Experience in a project delivery environment within construction, decommissioning, or another regulated sector (defence, oil & gas, rail, etc.)
  • Experience working with multi‑disciplinary engineering teams
  • Demonstrated site‑based experience in construction or installation
  • Knowledge of CDM Regulations, QA processes, and safety standards (nuclear beneficial but not essential)
  • Working toward or holding membership of a recognised institution (e.g. ICE, IMechE)

Benefits

  • Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
  • Bonus: Up to 5% annual bonus.
  • Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution -15% employer contribution.
  • Flexible Benefits: Additional allowance for a variety of benefits including.

Job title

Project Engineer – Sizewell C

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

£40,000 - £56,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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