Temporary Works Coordinator

Temporary Works Coordinator– Enabling and Earthworks

Location: Suffolk

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 Temporary Works Coordinator 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 a Temporary Works Coordinator to play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of temporary works across the Sizewell C project. Reporting to the Temporary Works Manager, you'll coordinate with multiple teams and stakeholders to manage the implementation of complex temporary works schemes on site.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with design, construction, and client teams to manage temporary works safely and effectively
• Liaise with the client to ensure approvals, certification, and safety requirements are met
• Prepare and review design briefs, ensuring codes and standards (including offshore works) are followed
• Manage the Temporary Works Schedule, updating and reviewing designs with the project team
• Ensure designs are completed to time and quality requirements, with risks properly identified and managed
• Oversee issue of “for construction” drawings and confirm construction is carried out in line with approved designs
• Carry out inspections of temporary works, supervising Temporary Works Supervisors (TWS) where delegated
• Ensure appropriate hold points are in place and inspections completed before critical operations
• Lead “Learning from Experience” reviews to capture improvements for future projects

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Essential:

• Strong experience in temporary works on large, complex infrastructure projects
• Offshore experience with specific knowledge of lifting operations
• Completion of an approved Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) training course, with up-to-date refresher training
• Proven experience in applying BMS Temporary Works procedures or equivalent standards
• Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple interfaces

Desirable:

• Formal qualifications such as HNC or Degree in Engineering

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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