Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager – Enabling and Earthworks

Location: Suffolk (Full time on site)

Join the exciting journey of one of the UK's largest nuclear projects at Sizewell C!

The Civil Works Alliance (CWA) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Manager to support the successful delivery of the Sizewell C Project.

CWA, appointed by the Sizewell C client, brings together three leading delivery contractors — Laing O'Rourke, Bouygues, and Balfour Beatty — to deliver the civils scope including Enabling Earthworks, Main Civil Works, and Marine and Tunnelling.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and coordinate the construction engineering for the Enabling and Earthworks packages at Sizewell C. This role will ensure engineering delivery excellence through best practice, robust processes and collaborative leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of engineering across enabling and earthworks, ensuring safety, quality and programme objectives are met
• Manage engineering activities including temporary works, digital engineering, survey, quality, and materials management
• Oversee construction of major civil engineering elements including access bridges, sea defences, retaining structures, TBM launch shafts and marine delivery structures
• Ensure compliance with technical specifications, client requirements, consents and industry standards
• Drive right-first-time delivery through effective coordination with pre-construction, design, commercial and procurement teams
• Lead and mentor engineering teams, embedding lessons learned from Hinkley Point C into SZC delivery
• Champion digital transformation, ensuring technology and tools are embedded into site engineering delivery
• Oversee supply chain engineering performance, including off-site fabrication and manufacturing

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Essential:

• Civil Engineering degree (or equivalent) with strong construction engineering experience
• Experience managing engineering delivery on large infrastructure projects, particularly earthworks and structures
• Knowledge of temporary works, survey, HSQE and materials management
• Proven project management skills with good understanding of design drawings and specifications
• Strong communication, teamwork and digital skills (BIM)
• SMSTS or equivalent, plus CSCS card

Desirable:

• Chartered or working towards chartership
• Experience of marine structures and deep foundations
• Hands-on experience with surface water and groundwater management

Why SZC?

This is your chance to contribute to one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects, shaping the future of energy while working in a supportive, dynamic environment. Be part of a team that values innovation, safety, and sustainability at every stage of the journey—from investment to construction and beyond.

About Laing O'Rourke

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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