Job Description
Venesky Brown Recruitment are looking for a Senior Project Manager with TOC Assurance experience (Heavy Civils) to join the Sizewell C team. This contract role will be based in either the London or Suffolk office with hybrid working available.
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Job Purpose / Overview:
The Senior Project Manager (SPM) – TOC Assurance will lead assurance, governance, and commercial oversight activities across major heavy civil infrastructure packages at Sizewell C.
This role focuses on ensuring that Target Outturn Cost (TOC) development, procurement strategies, and pre-construction planning are robust, auditable, and aligned with programme objectives and value-for-money principles. The candidate should have working knowledge of estimating and construction programmes, along with QSRA and QCRA Monte Carlo risk analysis.
The SPM will bring extensive experience from a contractor or consultancy environment, with deep expertise in procurement, quantity surveying, and pre-construction delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
TOC Assurance & Commercial Oversight
- Lead independent assurance of TOC submissions across heavy civils scope (earthworks, marine, tunnelling, structures, enabling works)
Working knowledge of bottom up cost cost estimating, risk allowances, and pricing strategies
The ability to challenge contractor assumptions, methodologies, and commercial and risk positions
Ensure compliance with programme governance and assurance frameworks
PAA Contractual knowledge is preferable
Pre-Construction Leadership
- P Provide strategic knowledge into procurement strategies and packaging approaches
Oversee TOC development including evaluation, clarification, and negotiation
Review scope definition and contract documentation
Ensure alignment between TOC strategy and TOC development
Stakeholder & Interface Management
- Act as a key interface between client, contractors, and internal teams
Lead assurance reviews, workshops, and governance forums
Provide regular reporting and recommendations to senior stakeholders
Financial (For example: Investments, Funding, Budget or Programme costs)
- Working knowledge of the Capital Programme budget forecasting along with transition of programme elements back to influence of the costs and budgets
Risk (for example Capital, Project or Performance risks)
- Working knowledge of the capital projects and related risk identification, quantification and analysis
Working knowledge of Quantitative Risk Analysis including Monte Carlo simulation for QSRA and QCRA
Experience:
- Minimum 15+ years’ experience in heavy civils or major infrastructure
Strong background in:
Procurement
Pre-construction / estimating
Quantity surveying / commercial management
Experience within a Tier 1 contractor or major projects delivery organisation
Proven track record in TOC, target cost, or cost assurance roles
Technical Expertise
Pre-construction development, cost planning and estimating methodologies
PAA/NEC/target cost contracting models
Infrastructure delivery lifecycles
Ability to interrogate complex cost submissions
Skills & Competencies
- Strong commercial judgement and analytical capability
Ability to challenge senior stakeholders constructively
Excellent communication and reporting skills
Structured, detail-oriented, delivery-focused approach
Qualifications
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, or related field
Professional membership (e.g. RICS) preferred
Working Context
- Major infrastructure programme environment with high governance requirements
Hybrid working with regular presence across site and office locations
Vacancy Overview:
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 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. xwwtmva
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.