Pipelayer (Sizewell C)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Leiston
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Pipelaying Reading site drawings Setting out Ducting installation Manhole installation Confined space work CSCS card RAMS understanding

FULL DESCRIPTION

Pipelayer (Sizewell C)

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Location: Sizewell C, Leiston IP16 area (On-site)

Category: Construction

Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Not specified

Role Overview

The role involves working as part of a civils and groundworks team responsible for the installation of surface and deep drainage systems on major infrastructure works. You'll be laying various types of pipes (concrete, clay, and plastic), working to line and level, and assisting with other general groundworks as required.

Key Duties

  • Laying pipes to accurate line, level, and gradient
  • Reading and interpreting site drawings and setting-out information
  • Installing ducting, manholes, gullies, and chambers
  • Supporting the drainage team and ensuring works meet quality and safety standards
  • Working in line with Sizewell site requirements and environmental standards
  • Operating within confined spaces where required (if ticketed)
  • General civils and reinstatement duties as directed by the site supervisor

Qualifications

  • CSCS or CPCS/NPORS Card (essential)
  • Confined Space and Harness Training
  • Confined Spaces and CPCS/NPORS plant tickets (advantageous but not essential)

Experience

  • Previous experience as a Pipelayer on large-scale civil engineering or utilities projects
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Understanding of safe systems of work and RAMS

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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