Hinkley Point C Nuclear Graduate

At EDF UK success is personal. We don’t define it, you do. Join our Hinkley Point Nuclear Graduate Programme and you’ll achieve your career goals in the way you want to. All while contributing to our mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero. 

“With energy demand on the rise, nuclear power is the clear choice to maintaining a stable, low carbon baseload which can be combined with renewable energy. EDF is shaping the UK’s future energy infrastructure with projects such as Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C”. Hemma, Engineering Graduate 

What does this Hinkley Point C Nuclear opportunity offer you?

This is an opportunity to be part of one of the most challenging and exciting projects in the UK as we continue to lead the rebirth of nuclear in this country. We are building, commissioning and preparing to operate the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK, providing low carbon electricity for around six million homes. We require a diverse team of dedicated Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) professionals to ensure we have the skills to safely commission and operate the reactors. 

Across the two-year programme, the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Nuclear Graduate programme will consist of a series of STEM placements at the Hinkley Point C site and our Bridgwater and Aztec West office. Throughout these placements, you will have the opportunity to gain experience across our Environment, Nuclear Safety, Engineering, Radiological Protection and Operational teams. You will work with technical experts to ensure you develop a strong technical basis throughout the programme. These placements will provide you with a breadth of experience alongside world class training, which will prepare you for a permanent STEM based role upon completion of the programme.  

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a starting salary of £37,500 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 electric vehicle leasing to gym membership, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, season ticket loans to enhanced parental leave.

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. Our commitment is to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, the LGBTQ+ community, people with a disability and colleagues from a disadvantaged background. 

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 team members drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. There’s no single definition — it's about individuality. That’s why we give you the freedom to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

Training, development, and support for you 

To fulfil our commitment of” Helping Britain Achieve Net Zero – together”, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker at HPC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project.

We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:

• Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate
• Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
• Humility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
• Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
• Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

Everyone can get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.

Your work location 

You’ll be based at Hinkley Point C in the Southwest with the occasional travel to our Aztec West office (Bristol). You’ll kick off and wrap up you’re training at this location, and you’ll be open to traveling or relocating for your second and third placements.

Who you are

• Any STEM undergraduate or postgraduate degree, with a minimum of a 2:2 (expected or obtained). Preferred degree Disciplines include Maths, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Environment, Material Science. 
• A genuine interest in the energy industry and a passion for sustainability and being a part of making a difference. 
• We will need you to be open minded, flexible and have an agile way of thinking to succeed in a dynamic fast paced project environment.
• Having a strategic mindset that brings innovative ideas. 
• Effective interpersonal skills are key, as well as being able to demonstrate high ethical behaviour, integrity, humility, and character. 
• Effective communication skills will be required to manage your stakeholders whilst prioritising competing demands.
• 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.

Our Virtual Assessment Centres will take place on Thursday 14th & Friday 15th of November 2024. 

For more information on the programme structure, our culture, and life as a graduate at EDF, visit www.edfenergy.com/careers/graduates.

Closing Date 

We’ll close this advert when we’ve received interest from the desired number and calibre of candidates. 

Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero - together.