Group Leaders - Engineering & Nuclear Analysis Teams

Gloucester Business Park (Gloucester) or Atlantic Quay (Glasgow). Hybrid with 2/3 days in the office per week. Please note we are happy to accept full time and part-time applications for this role. 

Are you enthusiastic about developing a team and leading them towards delivering successful business outcomes? Are you recognised as collaborative and empathetic? Are you energised by taking the initiative and finding creative ways to make things better for your clients and your people? Are you known for making effective decisions that deliver business outputs whilst understanding the commercial environment you are operating in?  

Then we have a role for you!   

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for Group Leaders to join our Engineering & Nuclear Analysis Teams. You will join EDF Nuclear Services, which is our technical centre of excellence, and exists to support our existing fleet of nuclear power stations and our nuclear new build projects.

Working with Nuclear Services gives you the unique opportunity to work across the nuclear lifecycle, and influence to drive forward the UK’s nuclear ambitions.

The current and future success of our organisation lies firmly in its investment in people. We are looking for people who aspire to be a first-line leader in our organisation, and who have the aspiration to lead from the front to successfully develop teams and foster relationships with key senior stakeholders.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience) and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation.

We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

You will lead a group of technical staff and contractors and be accountable for managing their health and well-being, focusing on their personal development and competencies.

Understanding client demands will be crucial as you prioritise work, scale it based on risk, and agree on these priorities with clients, ensuring that the necessary resources are in place to meet their needs.

You will be responsible for delivering agreed-upon work to meet safety, quality, time, and cost objectives, leveraging resources within your group, the wider branch, and the supply chain.

Establishing collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders will be key to achieving mutually beneficial outcomes and you will regularly interface with internal and external regulators.

Additionally, you will identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and provide support to your team in resolving escalated issues.

Finally, you will support branch managers in setting and achieving the branch's strategic objectives, including the development of long-term capability plans.

Our current vacancies include I&C, Fuel & Core and Mechanical Component Branches. We are still interested to hear from you if you are looking for other Group  Leader opportunities, as we will have more roles available in the near future.

Who you are

Your background may include some of the following:

• Degree in appropriate engineering or science discipline or equivalent experience.
• Ability to manage change in an evolving environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work flexibly and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to quickly understand a wide range of technical issues and make robust decisions.
• Ability to deliver and make project or strategy recommendations to senior leaders.
• Ability to motivate teams to perform to a high level.
• The ability to ensure that risks are maintained As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).
• Knowledge of the Nuclear Plant design under construction, in operation or defueling within the UK is desirable.
• Knowledge of UK-specific legislative requirements including Nuclear Site Licence Conditions is desirable.

Closing date for applications: 19th September 2024

Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.

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