Project Controls Graduate - London

About the Role If you are looking to kick start a career that is rewarding, where you can really make a difference, then come join our Project Controls Graduate Programme. You will become a part of one of the major infrastructure projects in the UK at Sizewell C, powering the nation today whilst helping to build a sustainable energy future for tomorrow. The Opportunity Get ready to launch your career with our customised 2-year training programme! You will rotate through exciting placements that are designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed. You will learn from our experts, gain valuable experience, build your confidence and have the support of a career line manager and placement manager, mentor and buddy throughout your time on the programme. SZC Project Controls will serve as a centre of excellence, managing and strategically using delivery performance management information. Our team enables successful delivery of SZC Projects through proactive Project Controls that drives forward-looking solutions to continuously improve performance. What You Will Be Doing As a Project Controls Graduate at Sizewell C, you will gain hands-on experience working alongside multi discipline teams and our supply chain, develop technical and professional skills, and contribute to meaningful projects that support the UK’s journey to net zero. Examples of some of the activities/responsibilities done across Project Control rotations (but note this isn’t guaranteed, is based on rotations and business needs at the time): Engage with stakeholders across Project Controls and wider SZC business Working with existing practitioners in the team (such as Change Managers/Engineers) Contributing meaningfully to weekly team meetings, sharing knowledge and updates. Attend key Leadership Team meetings such as Risk Reviews and Change Committees followed by subsequent reporting Add value to monthly Project Control reporting cycle, managing information from all functions – Cost, Reporting, Schedule, Baseline & Change, Risk. Exposure to continuous improvement including data quality, AI adoption, process optimisation, and automation Daily use of systems such as Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and Primavera P6 Data analysis and presentation into meaningful business change KPI development, performance monitoring and reporting Thinking critically to solve problems with a meticulous attention to detail Your Work Location Whilst you will be based at our Sizewell C office in London with placements of up to 6 months, you may also be required to travel to another location for your placements, to support other business units and to expand your knowledge and experience of the Nuclear Industry. Please note that this programme is rotational in its nature, so you will be required to move around. Who You Are To be eligible for this Sizewell C graduate programme, you will need to have achieved, or be expecting to achieve, a bachelor’s degree (2:2 or higher) in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths), Project Controls, Project Management or Business disciplines We are looking for people with a genuine interest in nuclear energy, strong communication and organisational skills, and have a strategic mindset that brings innovative ideas. You will need to be open minded, flexible and have an agile way of thinking to succeed in a dynamic fast paced project environment. Effective interpersonal skills are key, as well as being able to demonstrate high ethical behaviour, integrity, humility, and character. Power in Diversity Sizewell C is a great place to work. Our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Everyone working at Sizewell C, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work. This aligns to our key values: Be Your Best Mastery, learning and standards We grow expertise and share knowledge across the programme We uphold standards as a collective commitment, not a compliance exercise We learn from near misses and mistakes and apply those lessons We take quality seriously, even when pace and pressure increase Be True Truth, courage and stewardship We surface risks early, including those that are difficult to raise We name trade-offs openly rather than smoothing them over We treat bad news as valuable information We make decisions based on long term stewardship, not short-term convenience Be Together Partnership, fairness and share ownership We listen in ways that lead to visible change We hold accountability fairly and consistently We include others early, before decisions are made We solve problems collective