Engineering Manager - Ground Engineering (Sizewell C)

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Engineering Manager - Ground Engineering (Sizewell C)

Main Responsibilities

Technical Management & Delivery

- Manage the technical aspects of ground engineering projects from tender through to execution.
- Lead the coordination and review of design activities in line with ISO procedures, Eurocodes, DMRB, CDM, and HSEQ standards.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership to project teams to meet programme, cost, quality, and safety objectives.
- Drive the development and implementation of innovative, cost-effective engineering solutions to address complex technical challenges.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

- Work closely with UK and international teams to promote VSL's technical capability and best practices.
- Participate in technical reviews and actively contribute to value engineering during tender and delivery phases.
- Support knowledge-sharing initiatives and the continuous improvement of technical processes and standards.

Team Coordination & Development

- Coordinate and support technical engineers and draftspersons within the UK project team.
- Collaborate with VSL International Technical Centres and external partners to ensure consistency and technical excellence.
- Take ownership of defined technical work packages, ensuring appropriate governance, quality control, and risk management.

Technical Communication & Representation

- Prepare and review technical documentation, reports, case studies, and technical input for bids and marketing materials.
- Represent VSL in technical discussions with clients, designers, contractors, and stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of technical capability within the business and support succession planning.

Education

- Degree or Master's in Geotechnical, Civil, or Structural Engineering (or a related discipline).
- Chartered Engineer status (MICE, MIStructE, or equivalent), or working towards chartership.

Experience

- Significant post-graduate experience gained within a contractor or consultancy environment, ideally in ground engineering or complex infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience managing or coordinating technical delivery across multiple work packages.
- Strong working knowledge of Eurocodes, DMRB, CDM, and HSEQ requirements.
- Experience using geotechnical and/or structural design software (e.g. Plaxis, Frew, Wallap, SAFE, SAP2000) and standard engineering tools.
- Experience on major infrastructure or regulated projects is advantageous.

Essentials

- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Proactive, solution-focused mindset with high attention to detail.
- Ability to balance technical rigour with practical delivery requirements.
- Legal right to work in the UK.
- Willingness to be based in Ipswich at the Sizewell C site office.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.