Pre-Construction Fire Safety Manager - Leiston, IP16, United Kingdom

Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

Pre-Construction Fire Safety Manager

Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk (onsite 5 days a week)

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Salary: circa £70,000 per annum, plus benefits

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
• Bonus: Up to 5% annual bonus.
• Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution 15% employer contribution.
• Flexible Benefits: Additional allowance for a variety of benefits including.

Closing Date:  Friday 2 January 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 12 January 2026

About the Role:

The Pre-Construction Fire Safety Manager plays a critical role in embedding fire safety into the design and planning stages of the Sizewell C infrastructure project. This position focuses on developing fire engineering strategies, reviewing designs for compliance with UK legislation (including the Building Safety Act 2022), and proactively identifying and eliminating fire-related risks before construction begins.

Working closely with contractors, stakeholders, and the wider Pre-Construction Planning Team, you will support the implementation of the site-wide fire safety strategy and contribute to a positive fire safety culture across the entire project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Fire Safety Strategies: Create and review fire engineering strategies and reports to ensure compliance with UK legislation, Sizewell C requirements, and nuclear licence conditions.
• Design Risk Mitigation: Identify and design out fire safety risks early in planning and design phases, integrating constructability, maintainability, and operability considerations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Attend design team meetings and safety forums, providing expert input and technical presentations to align fire strategies with project goals.
• Project Management: Oversee multiple fire engineering projects from concept through pre-construction delivery, preparing detailed scopes, tracking progress, and ensuring quality documentation.
• Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Support team development through training, succession planning, and continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging lessons learned from major projects like Hinkley Point C.
• Compliance & Assurance: Ensure all fire safety strategies meet UK fire safety legislation and compliance frameworks, including the Building Safety Act 2022.

What You’ll Bring

Essential:

• Comprehensive understanding of UK fire safety legislation and compliance frameworks, including the Building Safety Act 2022.
• Proven ability to develop and implement fire strategies that proactively design out fire and life safety risks during early project stages.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated project management and organisational capabilities, managing multiple deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Expertise in risk identification and mitigation during pre-construction phases.
• Ability to specify construction sequences to improve fire safety and facilitate safe evacuation and operational response.
• Strong IT and communication skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in nuclear energy or similarly regulated, high-risk environments.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills for decision-making and risk management.
• Experience in engineering design and risk-based planning.
• Ability to influence a positive fire safety culture across diverse teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Fire Engineering or a related discipline (BSc, BEng).
• Postgraduate qualification in Fire Engineering
• Professional accreditation (e.g., CEng, MIFireE).
• Demonstrated experience in pre-construction fire safety planning and fire engineering roles.
• Experience in large-scale, technically complex infrastructure projects.

Desirable:

• Fire safety construction experience and/or consultancy in high-hazard industries.

Why Join Us?

This is a pivotal role in the success of Sizewell C. You’ll be joining the project at a critical stage, with the opportunity to grow alongside it. Be part of a team that values innovation, safety, and excellence and help deliver a project that will power millions of homes for generations.

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Apply now and be part of something extraordinary.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is a nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its ‘nuclear family’.

As a Sizewell C employee, 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.

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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