Innovation Manager

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the CWA Innovation Strategy and delivery roadmap; identify and prioritize opportunities aligned with Sizewell C priorities.
• Manage innovation initiatives from assessment and business case through trials, implementation, benefits realization, and scale-up.
• Develop business cases; support governance; track and report innovation KPIs, benefits, and value delivery.
• Scan technology, industry, research, and regulatory developments relevant to nuclear and civil infrastructure.
• Facilitate workshops, challenges, and sprints, and collaborate across project functions to pilot and scale innovations.
• Consider safety, quality, cybersecurity, data protection, regulatory, and assurance requirements in innovation activities.
• Engage supply-chain partners and external organizations, identify funding and collaborative R&D opportunities, and support project teams with innovation methods.
• Champion collaboration, experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience in innovation, transformation, continuous improvement, or technology implementation in construction, infrastructure, or a complex engineering environment.
• Proven track record delivering innovation in large-scale, complex projects.
• Experience in nuclear, energy, infrastructure, or another highly regulated environment is desirable.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cultural change in multicultural environments.
• Strong digital and data literacy, including understanding AI, automation, digital engineering, and data-driven infrastructure solutions.
• Professional certification in Innovation Management, Change Management, or similar is preferred.

Role competencies

• The description identifies innovation portfolio and project management among the role competencies.