Technical Coordinator at CWA, Ipswich

Help Shape the UK’s Energy Future

Technical 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 CWA Wide Section.

What will you do?

The CWA is recruiting a Technical Coordinator to provide organized, reliable coordination support to the Design Management Lead and Professional Services Contracts Manager. The role brings together information, reporting, governance and workflows across design delivery and technical service providers, helping teams maintain clear records, timely actions and a consistent view of performance.

• Coordinate meetings governance, agendas, papers, minutes, decision records and action logs.
• Track action owners, deadlines and closure evidence, following up overdue items and escalating blockers.
• Collect, check and consolidate design and professional services contract (PSC) performance information for dashboards and reports.
• Maintain trackers for design deliverables, interfaces, changes, reviews, approvals, assurance actions and supplier performance.
• Support design maturity and readiness assessments, maintaining the associated evidence and review records.
• Coordinate PSC scope information, deliverable schedules, procurement inputs and supplier reporting.
• Monitor reporting submissions, workflow progress and information quality, highlighting gaps, exceptions and emerging issues.
• Maintain accurate, accessible records in approved information systems, following naming, revision, access and security controls.
• Prepare evidence and documentation for governance reviews, audits and assurance activities.
• Work across design, technical, commercial, procurement, program controls and information management teams to improve coordination and information flow.

• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple workflows, meetings and reporting cycles.
• Experience maintaining accurate trackers, records, reports and action logs.
• Confidence reviewing information for completeness, consistency and traceability, and following up with accountable owners.
• Clear communication skills and a professional approach to working with multidisciplinary teams and suppliers.
• Ability to distinguish confirmed information from assumptions or gaps and escalate issues appropriately.
• A proactive, methodical approach to identifying recurring data-quality or workflow problems and suggesting practical improvements.
• Awareness of confidentiality and information security requirements.
• Experience supporting design management, technical services contracts, construction or major projects would be beneficial.

The role supports delivery teams but does not replace the authority of Design Managers, package managers or contract managers. It does not include approving designs, accepting technical risk, committing expenditure or agreeing contractual changes unless formally delegated.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Relevant technical, engineering, construction, project management or business-administration qualification, or demonstrably equivalent experience.
• Experience coordinating information, actions, reporting or governance within a multidisciplinary engineering, design, construction or infrastructure environment.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, dependencies and stakeholders while maintaining accurate records.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting records, concise reports and professional correspondence.
• Competence in Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint, with the ability to manage structured trackers and reporting information.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail, including the ability to reconcile data, identify gaps and present clear exceptions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organisation and to follow through actions with appropriate persistence and judgement.
• Commitment to health, safety, wellbeing, environmental performance, quality and sustainable delivery.

Desirable

• Experience supporting design management, consultant management, professional services contracts, or supplier performance management.
• Familiarity with design deliverable schedules, TIDPs, RFIs, interfaces, change control, assurance actions, maturity or readiness assessments and KPI dashboards.
• Experience in a major project, regulated environment, nuclear project or comparable complex infrastructure programme.
• Awareness of contract, programme, earned-value, document-control or common data environment principles.

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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