Plant Coordinator

Help Shape the UK’s Energy Future

Plant Coordinator Opportunity with the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Supporting Sizewell C

As part of the CWA (Civil Works Alliance), you will support the building of Sizewell C. Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes and will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years. This role will be within the Enabling and Earthwork Section.

What will you do?

The Plant Coordinator will ensure that the right plant and equipment are planned, mobilised, allocated, maintained, and safely operated to support the Enabling & Earthworks scope. 

This role will optimise plant uptime and utilisation across bulk earthworks, haul road operations, materials handling, and logistics support, working closely with supervisors, subcontractors, and the logistics control room to protect the programme’s critical path.

Key Responsibilities

Plant Planning & Allocation

• Maintain the rolling plant demand plan aligned to the construction schedule and short-interval control.
• Balance owned vs. hired plant; track off-hire windows to avoid unnecessary costs.
• Ensure operators with the correct competencies/tickets are assigned to plant and shifts.

Maintenance, Compliance & Readiness

• Coordinate with plant providers/workshops on preventive maintenance, inspections, LOLER/PUWER, and repairs to minimise downtime.
• Maintain an accurate asset register, service history, and inspection records for audit readiness.
• Ensure pre-use checks, defect logging, and lock-out/tag-out processes are followed.
• Verify plant fit-for-purpose for earthworks (e.g., GPS-enabled machines, tyre selection, buckets/blades, vibration exposure controls).

Operations & Logistics Integration

• Align plant availability with haul route readiness, laydown capacity, and delivery sequencing.
• Support fuel management and consumables.
• Coordinate the movement of plant between workfaces, compounds, and rail/port transfer points—managing escorts and route clearances if required.
• Interface with Traffic, Materials, and Rail/Import teams to synchronise plant for unloading, stockpile management, and loading operations.
• Manage breakdown process, ensuring timely reporting and repairs to minimise downtown – arrange alternative replacements where necessary.
• Compile site NRMM register and ensure compliance and up to date records are kept.

Performance, Cost & Reporting

• Track and report utilisation, idle time, breakdown rates, and Mean Time To Repair.
• Monitor hire costs, minimum terms, standby/demurrage, and fuel consumption.
• Produce daily/weekly dashboards (plant on-hire/off-hire, downtime, operator coverage, defects status).
• Identify and escalate bottlenecks and implement mitigations.

Stakeholder & Supplier Coordination

• Act as the first point of contact for plant queries from site supervisors, subcontractors, plant hire suppliers, and control room.
• Coordinate operator assignments with HR/Training.
• Attend CWA plant meetings with updates preparred for EW&E team.

Safety & Environmental Control

• Champion HSE standards, life-saving rules, and safe systems of work for plant operations.
• Ensure effective segregation of people/plant, lighting, signage, and banksman arrangements.
• Support incident/near-miss investigations involving plant; track corrective actions to closure.
• Coordinate dust suppression, wheel wash, spill response and waste management for plant operations.

What are we looking for?

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Strong understanding of plant capabilities, maintenance cycles, and safe operations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple suppliers, hire agreements, and competing site demands.
• Competent with Excel and plant tracking tools.
• Excellent communication skills across supervisors, operators, and logistics teams.
• CSCS Card.
• Full UK Driving License.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Experience coordinating plant/equipment on major civil engineering or infrastructure projects, preferably heavy earthworks.

What we will offer you?

The CWA is a single delivery organisation made of up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke - which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, pension scheme and other flexible benefits.

About Us

The CWA celebrates the creativity and innovation that comes from a diverse workforce, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds — especially those from under‑represented communities. Our project is built on five core values: Humility, Positivity, Respect, Solidarity, and Clarity.

By joining us, you’ll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work, speak up, and share your ideas. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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