Job Description

Configuration Lead


Full-time
Shift Work?: No
Career area: Sizewell C
Primary Contractual Location: Aztec West
Term of Employment: Permanent

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Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

Location: Bristol or London (3 days a week) with visits between these project offices.


Employment type: Permanent full-time/ part-time.


Working pattern: We operate on an office-based contract model, but support hybrid working where possible. This means you'll need to be based within reasonable travel distance of the office and able to attend in person when business needs require, typically 3 days per week, though this may vary by team or project. Flexibility to be on site when needed is essential.


Salary:

64,000 - 70,000 dependent on experience, plus bonus and other benefits

. There is also a bonus up to 5% , a market leading pension (up to 15% employee contributions) also other flexible benefits including health care screening (employee and partner), critical illness insurance, electric vehicle leasing, gym membership, season ticket loans and more.

Closing date: Sunday 9th November 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 the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C (HPC), the Sizewell C Project (SZC) in Suffolk is the UK's next nuclear power new build project. The project has obtained planning approval and has started construction works. It has recently achieved Financial Investment Decision (FID) meaning that all the funding for the full lifespan of the project is now secured and in place guaranteeing the full delivery of this new nuclear power station. 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.

The Role

We are seeking a Configuration Lead to join our project. Are you ready to take on a key role in one of the UK's most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects? The Sizewell C Technical Directorate (TD) is seeking talented Configuration Leads to support our fast-paced and innovative delivery programmes.


As a Configuration Lead you'll be at the heart of our technical delivery, working across teams to embed robust Configuration Management practices. You'll engage with stakeholders, tackle emerging risks and simplify complex challenges to drive progress and ensure alignment across the project.


Your work will help shape the technical baseline, enhance decision-making, and improve visibility throughout the programme lifecycle. Through continuous improvement, you'll ensure our delivery meets and exceeds Configuration Management standards.

Key Responsibilities

You'll play a key role in supporting the Configuration Planning Lead, helping to bring the Overarching Configuration Management Plan to life. You'll be instrumental in delivering and overseeing Configuration Management activities within a specific scope of the Nuclear Power Station and supporting improvements to standards, procedures, guidance, forms, and tools that drive consistency and quality.


You'll plan the configuration baseline establishment points throughout the lifecycle and support the business to plan and deliver the content, including facilitating the protection and control of the content at the appropriate points. As a Configuration Lead you'll implement the criteria for selecting Configuration Items and take ownership of their identification and documentation across the programme for your given scope of work. By working closely with stakeholders, you'll help set configuration baselines, manage change effectively, and deliver clear, actionable status reports.


You'll support the change control process, ensuring all modifications are properly tracked, assessed, implemented, baseline updated and closed out with precision. Your insights will inform strategic decisions through well-crafted, data-driven Configuration Status Reports.


Our Configuration Leads empower programme participants by delivering training and guidance that builds confidence and clarity around Configuration Management responsibilities. You'll plan, execute and report configuration audits for your given scope of work (physical and functional) to validate configuration items and baselines ensuring the configuration items and baselines are fit for purpose.


Working with the Configuration Planning Lead you'll support configuration reviews (data accuracy) and audits (process effectiveness) and report compliance and raise non-compliance reports for misalignments, contributing to Engineering Data and Information Management, ensuring tools and processes are aligned with Configuration Management needs.

The Skills

Ability to perform and manage all CM processes throughout the full product lifecycle within a similar environment. Ability to manage Contractors and Suppliers CM interfaces. Ability to develop, coach and lead the project team (including direct reports) to successfully achieve CM delivery milestones. Ability to use and implement CM tools (preferably Siemens Teamcenter or Dassault Systems Enovia or other PLM tools) for managing Product Data, Asset Data, Requirements, Documents, Drawings and BIM/CAD systems. 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.

Knowledge

Understanding and able to apply CM Standards (Def Stan 05-57/EIA-649/ISO10007/CM2/CMMI). Knowledge of Systems Engineering and System Lifecycles (ISO15288). Knowledge of Technical/Quality Assurance principles. Member of the Institute of CM or similar. Six Sigma qualification or similar business improvement qualification. Understanding of Nuclear industry standards and business operations


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.



As this role is within a government-funded project, we are required to comply with strict UK right-to-work legislation. Unfortunately, this means we are not able to provide visa sponsorship or support with immigration applications. To be considered, applicants must already hold the legal right to live and work in the UK. We are committed to equality of opportunity and warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who meet this requirement.



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Additional Information

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Join the team at Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.


It's not every day you get the opportunity to shape the working culture of what will be one of Europe's largest construction projects, while also helping Britain to reach its target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. That's one of the reasons Sizewell C will be unlike anything you've ever experienced before, and you'll need to be an exceptional professional to reach the high standards this critical infrastructure project demands.


The UK is experiencing a nuclear renaissance and Sizewell C - along with its sister project at Hinkley Point C in Somerset - is powering the change. We're ramping up at pace as we look ahead to the Financial Investment Decision in early 2025, and the start of construction soon after. With government fully on board and public opinion shifting significantly in favour of nuclear, there's never been a better time to join our project.


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