Procurement Manager

Sizewell C’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Overall, whilst the Company is in the construction phase, the Boards’ principal focus is on the development and construction of Sizewell C on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. The Company is maturing to meet all these requirements.

Sizewell C is economically regulated by OFGEM under the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model similar to other UK electricity distribution networks and Thames Tideway.

Sizewell C construction strategy is to replicate the design of Hinkley Point C, using the majority of the same supply chain, but innovating in the way it is delivered to achieve savings in time and cost of around 20%. The CCO will need to be guided by and incorporate lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C commercial delivery to achieve Sizewell C’s ambition.

Following Financial Completion and Revenue Commencement, Sizewell C is fully funded and is owned by; The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero representing HM Government, La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure

We are now looking for a Procurement Manager with some governance and assurance experience to take responsibility for procurement activities, including governance and assurance over large-scale construction and engineering contracts procurement. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, project teams, technical specialists and supply-chain to apply robust procurement, governance, and assurance practices.

Location: London, Manchester, Suffolk,

Contract: Permanent, full-time. 

Closing Date: Tuesday 28th July 2026

What’s in It for You:

• Salary: Competitive (depending on experience)

• Bonus: 5% annual incentive 

• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution 

• Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays 

• Hybrid Working: Typically, 2–3 days in the office per week, with flexibility based on business needs 

Your Impact

Reporting to the Civils Works Programme Commercial Lead (for Procurement), you’ll act as a commercial point of contact for procurement of mainly professional services, and governance and assurance. You will play a key role in ensuring the implementation of procurement governance and assurance across the Civils Works Programme procurement activities.

This role includes leading end-to -end tendering activity, shaping commercial strategy, managing supplier negotiations, managing papers through governance and assurance processes, and supporting a multi discipline project team to ensure a ‘best for project’ outcomes.

• Excellent knowledge of best practice procurement policy and procedure.


• Demonstrable track record of developing or working within procurement governance and assurance structures with supporting policy and processes.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to draft well written governance papers and present/explain them in a clear and engaging way to stakeholders.


• A proven track record of operational effectiveness in a sophisticated matrix structure coupled with project management expertise and the ability to drive for and exceed required goals.


• Significant hands-on end-to-end procurement experience gained on large construction project procurements.


• Proven track record of procurement in the set-up and mobilisation stage and/or delivery stage of major construction projects/Programmes.


• Developing and supporting procurement and contracting strategies.


• Preparing tender documentation and evaluating proposals.


• Coordinating technical, legal, commercial and programme inputs.


• Ensuring internal governance approvals are achieved on time for contract award.

You will also play a visible role in promoting good commercial practice, fairness in the supply chain and the project’s safety and quality standards.

There is scope for the role to expand as the project moves into more complex delivery phases.

About You

Due to the nature of the role, you must possess strong written and verbal communication skills along with the confidence to interface with a wide range of stakeholders, some at the most senior level within the company.  The role will require you to be a self-starter with excellent communication and influencing skills. You will be confident working within a major infrastructure or engineering programme and comfortable handling high-value and technically complex transactions.

Experience:

• Strong track record of procurement governance and assurance on large projects/Programmes.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to draft well written governance papers and present/explain them in a clear and engaging way to stakeholders.


• Hands-on end-to-end procurement experience of professional services/similar contracts.


• Experience of the NEC contract form and pricing models.


• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.


• Clear understanding of contract governance, risk management and commercial assurance.


• Experience working in a regulated or high-integrity environment.

Desirable:

• Chartered or professional membership (MCIPS, RICS, ICE, CICES, IOB or equivalent).


• Degree-educated.


• Alliancing models/contract forms


• Knowledge of the UK nuclear sector or other highly regulated industries.


• Understanding of UK regulatory frameworks and commercial governance.


• Ability to lead and support more junior commercial staff.

• Why Join Us  

• A major infrastructure project with national impact  


• Hybrid working with flexibility built in  


• Competitive salary, bonus and benefits  


• Clear progression and development opportunities  


• Supportive, collaborative team environment   

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences.


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

Positivity

• Positively challenge poor quality and performance.


• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level.


• Encourage others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate.


• Give and receive feedback with respect.


• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.

Solidarity

• One team, working closely together and helping each other.


• Empowered teams always looking forward.


• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes.

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently.


• Promote collaboration and team alignment.


• Clearer and faster decision making.


• Drive simplification at all levels.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today. 

When joining Sizewell C, 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.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.  

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.