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Ready to power up your engineering career and help Britain achieve net zero? At EDF, Success is Personal. Here, you’ll learn from experts, develop key skills, and shape your future within a business that’s driving the UK’s clean energy transition.
“I have spent the majority of my graduate programme in the Nuclear Services Electrical Team; everyone made me feel welcome and valued as a member of the group. It has been thoroughly enjoyable with lots of opportunity to learn, gain experience and contribute to the work done at EDF Energy, with support from more senior members of the team, who were always happy to help.” – Matthew, Electrical Engineer
About the Role
The Opportunity
Alongside earning a salary of £37,500 per annum, you’ll join a 16-month training programme designed to build your technical expertise and professional confidence.
You’ll rotate through placements across our nuclear new build sites and operating stations, gaining hands-on experience in electrical systems, commissioning, safety case development and more. You’ll also receive protected training time for courses such as Nuclear Fundamentals and Safety Culture, and be supported to begin your journey towards chartership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology or other relevant bodies.
What You’ll Be Doing
As an Electrical Engineering Graduate at EDF, you’ll gain hands-on experience, develop technical and professional skills, and contribute to meaningful projects that support the UK’s journey to net zero
- Support Grid Code compliance activities and stakeholder coordination
- Assist with electrical system design reviews including switchgear and power converters
- Contribute to nuclear safety case documentation and technical authoring
- Participate in site-based fault investigations and resolution
- Support commissioning teams at Hinkley Point C with test documentation and results
Your Work Location
You’ll be based at one of our key sites: #Gloucester, #Bristol, #Bridgwater, #Hartlepool or #SizewellB. You’ll also have the opportunity for at least one placement away from your main location, gaining exposure to the wider EDF nuclear family. Most locations require 3–5 days in office per week.
Training, development, and support for you
We're committed to your growth, offering a tailored training path to enhance your skills and knowledge
You’ll contribute to different projects throughout the programme and here are some examples of work our recent Electrical graduates have completed:
- Supporting activities related to Grid Code compliance, including gathering data, reviewing documentation, and assisting with stakeholder coordination
- Assisting in the review and development of electrical system designs, such as switchgear, transformers, batteries, chargers, UPS, power converters, and generation systems (steam/diesel), under the guidance of senior engineers
- Contributing to the preparation and update of nuclear safety case documentation, by researching standards, compiling evidence, and supporting technical authors
- Participating in site-based technical investigations, including shadowing experienced engineers and helping to document fault-finding and resolution activities
- Providing support to the commissioning teams at HPC, such as preparing test documentation, attending commissioning tests, and recording results
Our Science and Engineering Programme also includes protected training time for courses such as, Nuclear Fundamentals, Human Performance and Nuclear Safety Culture. In addition, we also include specific technical training such as, EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) Systems Introduction and AGR (Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor) Systems, studying these is dependent on the recruiting business units specialism.
Our programme is accredited with a number of professional institutions, and we’ll support you to gain chartership with the relevant professional body:
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
- Institute of Physics (IoP)
- The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
- The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- Institute for Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA)
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
- The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
You’ll have mentors and industry experts to give you advice along the way and help you with decisions about your future career path. Within the 16-month programme your assigned chartership mentor will support you to start your chartership journey, and successful graduates gaining employment with us, will continue to receive this support after this Early Careers programme as you continue your professional development.
Your work location
Throughout the programme, you’ll have the chance to explore a variety of teams within your hiring business unit, gaining valuable knowledge and understanding of the processes within your business unit areas at your main location. Typically, you will also have the opportunity for at least one placement away from your contractual location gaining exposure to the wider nuclear family, dependant on your hiring location and technical discipline.
The main locations you could be based at are below; each location will require between 3-5 days in office per week:
Please note this programme is rotational in its nature, so you will be required to move around. But don’t worry - we’ve got you covered with practical and financial support every step of the way.
What do we need from you
Who You Are
To be eligible for this EDF graduate programme, you need to have achieved, or be expecting to achieve, a 2:2 Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electricity or a related subject.
You’ll have a genuine interest in nuclear energy, strong communication and organisational skills, and a passion for solving technical problems.
At EDF we work hard to maintain a culture where Everyone’s Welcome. We encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is nevertheless a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility, we reserve the right in our decisions to give priority to those who already have the right to work in the UK.
Security Vetting
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 three of the past five years.
Pay, Benefits and Culture
Alongside a starting salary of £37,500 per annum, potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days and more.
At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.
We anticipate significant interest in this graduate scheme – so please don’t delay, apply today!
Our Virtual Assessment Centre will take place on 9th December.
Join us and find your success at EDF!
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