Training Specialist

Are you people focused and get energised by helping, guiding and coaching others?

Do you have an eye for detail?

Do you have an idea of what engaging training looks like?

If you love to help people learn and grow in confidence, we are looking for you to join us!

The Opportunity

An opportunity exists for a Training Specialist 10-month maternity cover secondment based at Heysham 1 Power Station. The Training Specialist provides initial and ongoing coaching and feedback, they give guidance on training related matters reinforcing the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) methodology and instructor fundamentals, they ensure our training material and instructors are utilising the best possible training methods whilst reinforcing Human Performance and Nuclear Safety Culture traits.

You will be passionate about making our training the best it can be, with a positive, can-do attitude and a pragmatic way of thinking to overcome challenges.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a starting salary between £44,112 and £78,451and 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

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing training oversight at Heysham 1 Power Station.
• Acting as the training conscience, ensuring training processes adhere to company standards.
• Providing advice and guidance on relevant training matters with particular reference to Site Licence requirements, statutory regulations and station training objectives.
• Providing oversight of training programme health through the production of key performance indicators and programme health reports.
• Providing insights into programme health through the monitoring, trending and analysis of key performance indicators, self-assessments, benchmarking, observations and trend reports.
• Providing support to station initiatives/programmes, including the Instructor Training Programme, through active participation in a Training Specialist Peer Group.
• Providing instructional review for training materials, ensuring high quality with effective and creative methodology; as well as adherence to company standards.
• Mentoring and advising Instructors, Training Programme Owners and Training Committee Members in applying the Systematic Approach to Training.
• Acting as a performance coach for instructors by observing training sessions and giving feedback.
• Producing and delivering continuing training for instructors, incorporating adult learning theory, remote and in person delivery techniques incorporating the affective learning domain.
• Deputising for the training group head as required.

Who you are

• Previous experience of applying and overseeing training methodologies, such as systematic approach to training, on a nuclear power station is a must.
• You will have a minimum of a HNC qualification with experience of implementing adult education theory and practice. A degree in a relevant subject would be advantageous, as well as the desire to develop your skillset further.
• A demonstrable understanding of the needs of quality, with evidence of operating in a high-quality environment is essential, as well as a good understanding of the need for training governance and oversight.
• You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to give advice on best practice and procedures.
• You will have the ability to develop close working relationships with key stakeholders and influence the organisation at all levels to help drive engagement with training within the line.
• You will have high levels of integrity and be capable of challenging all levels of the organisation on deficiencies within the station’s training programs.
• You will be extremely organised and have the ability to multi-task and juggle different priorities, working well independently with the capability to influence without direct authority, using your own initiative.
• You will demonstrate an understanding of continuous improvement and be adaptable and flexible in your approach such as supporting different disciplines or advising and challenging at all levels of the organisation.
• You will have the ability to think creatively and coach on creative solutions for engaging training.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday January 8th, 2025             

Interviews to be held week commencing Monday January 13th, 2025  

Applicants will be required to obtain CTC level vetting prior to taking up their duties.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.

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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