About the Role
Investigations Specialist
Join a team where your expertise can help shape how one of the UK's largest construction projects learns, improves and strengthens safety performance. At EDF, Success is Personal. As an Investigations Specialist, you'll lead complex investigations that help drive meaningful change while developing a career that's unique to you.
The Opportunity
As an Investigations Specialist, you'll play a key role in helping the Hinkley Point C project meet its commitment to learning from incidents, improving safety standards and strengthening compliance across site operations. You'll lead complex investigations from start to finish, identifying root causes, driving corrective actions and helping embed lasting improvements across the project.
You'll join us on a salary starting of £55,000 per annum, with the potential for an annual bonus. This role is based at #HinkleyPointC, with an expectation to be on site four days per week. You'll work closely with specialists and stakeholders from across the project, giving you exposure to one of the most significant infrastructure programmes supporting the journey towards An Electric Britain.
You'll also help develop investigation capability across the project by coaching investigators, delivering training and sharing best practice. From supporting senior stakeholders to identifying trends that improve future performance, you'll have a direct impact on both conventional and nuclear safety outcomes.
Who You Are
We're looking for an Investigations Specialist who enjoys solving complex problems, analysing evidence and working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders. You'll be confident communicating challenging findings and influencing positive change. Are you experienced in…?
- Independently leading complex investigations within a regulated industry
- Applying recognised investigation and root cause analysis techniques to a high standard
- Coaching, mentoring or supporting others in incident investigation methodologies
- Working with cross-functional teams to deliver investigation outcomes and improvement actions
- Holding a degree-level qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant subject area
- Producing high-quality investigation reports and written analysis
- Interpreting health and safety legislation and applying it within an operational environment
- Analysing investigation data and trends to identify improvement opportunities
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.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading complex and cross-project investigations from initiation through to closure
- Identifying root causes, recommending corrective actions and embedding learning across the project
- Providing specialist guidance and support to trained investigators and sponsoring managers
- Delivering investigator training and promoting best practice across the investigation community
- Analysing investigation trends and providing insights that improve safety and performance
Pay, Benefits and Culture
Alongside a salary starting of £55,000 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.
Everyone is welcome at EDF; we're committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.
Join us and find your success at EDF!
Applications for this role close Sunday 22nd November
Interviews for this role will start week commencing 30th November
Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards An Electric Britain.
