Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

Location: London or Bristol (with travel between sites as required). Hybrid working arrangements will be considered. 

Employment type: Permanent full-time.

Employment basis: The role is expected to be a full-time position. 

Salary: £62,000 - £72,000 dependent on experience plus bonus and other benefits. 

Closing date: Friday 7th February 2025. 

The Opportunity

Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. 
 
Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the Sizewell C Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

Join Our Team as a Configuration Planning Lead!

This role is all about driving consistency and excellence in Configuration Management (CM) across the project. You’ll drive success by executing well-planned, consistent, repeatable processes to be applied effectively across all CM functions. This includes planning and identification through to change control arrangements, status tracking, and audits. 

You'll ensure these processes are documented in the overarching Configuration Management Plan, with a focus on driving practical, continuous improvement throughout every phase of the project.

The Role

In this role you'll dive into diverse areas, connecting with stakeholders to ensure project-wide awareness and implementation of our Configuration Management arrangements. You’ll tackle emerging risks head-on, breaking down complexities and creating pragmatic solutions that keep the project moving forward. 
 

As the Configuration Planning Lead, you’ll work closely with stakeholders to shape Configuration Management strategies and tailor the overarching Configuration Management Plan. You’ll stay ahead of emerging risks, delivering practical solutions and breaking down complexities and challenges to drive smart, efficient decisions. 

You’ll ensure planned, established, and managed repeatable processes are applied across all Configuration Management (CM) functions (planning, identification, change control, status accounting and audit) and are documented in the Sizewell C Configuration Management Plan while considering pragmatic continuous improvement in all phases of the project. By collaborating across teams, you’ll help to shape and refine the project’s technical baseline as a part of Sizewell C’s technical journey. 

What You’ll Do:

•    Tailor and implement the Overarching Configuration Management Plan to ensure effective CM strategies, policies, and procedures are applied throughout the project.
•    Apply CM functions at each stage of the project lifecycle to maintain consistency and efficiency.
•    Provide CM training to ensure all stakeholders understand their roles, responsibilities and key dependencies.
•    Develop CM performance measures to drive continuous improvement.
•    Ensure CM performance within the supply chain through proper insight and oversight.
•    Refine change control procedures to enable efficient tracking control of configuration changes.
•    Support the integration of product configuration information processes across the project. 
•    Establish Configuration Status Reporting to provide clear, data-backed reports for management decision-making.
•    Collaborate on CM data management to ensure accurate recording of Configuration Items using the right tools.
 

About You

We’re looking for someone with the right blend of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset. The ideal candidate will have:

•    Strong Knowledge of Configuration Management: You understand and can implement key principles and processes effectively.
•    Leadership Ability: Demonstrated ability to guide teams and drive initiatives to deliver results and ensuring the successful implementation of CM strategies.
•    Attention to Detail: You ensure accuracy and maintain high standards in records and processes.
•    Proactive Problem-Solving: You tackle challenges head-on, simplifying complexities and offering practical solutions.
•    Excellent Communication Skills: You engage with stakeholders effectively and foster alignment across teams.
•    Collaborative Nature: You thrive in team environments, working seamlessly to achieve shared goals.

The Skills

•    Knowledge of Configuration Management standards (such as ISO 10007, EIA 649, GEIA-HB-649).
•    Capable of defining Configuration Management polices, plans and procedures pragmatically tailored to the projects needs. 
•    Skilled in interpreting and implementing engineering procedures.
•    General professional qualities such as accuracy, tenacity, result-oriented and teamwork-oriented attitude, and diplomacy. 
•    Ability to work independently, be pro-active, report on and escalate relevant issues. 
•    Good communication/interpersonal skills. 
•    Excellent written communication. 
•    An understanding of engineering within large scale infrastructure projects. 

Desirable

•    In-depth knowledge of Configuration Management standards and guidance.
•    Previous experience in the nuclear industry.

If you thrive in a high-stakes environment and are ready to help deliver some of the most complex projects in the energy sector, we’d love to hear from you!

A full job description is available on application. 
 

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* Sizewell C Limited will be moving offices from 90 Whitfield Street to 25 Copthall Avenue. 
 

25 Copthall Avenue is a modern building just a short walk from Moorgate and Liverpool Street stations. Sizewell C will occupy the whole of the 4th floor. We are targeting a move in February 2025.

This role will be contractually based at 25 Copthall Avenue. However, depending on the date of the move there may be a period that you will be required to work temporarily from our existing office at 90 Whitfield Street

Power in Diversity
 
 

Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.

To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve.  Every worker on Sizewell C, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project. 

We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:

 
Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate

 
Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance

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

 
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other

 
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

 
 
Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best. 
 

Competitive Salary and Benefits
 

 
We’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing. 

 
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing.

 
Please let us know if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements by highlighting this on your application.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its ‘nuclear family’.

As a Sizewell C employee, 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.