Business Performance Industrial Placement at EDF UK

Dunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Jan, 26

Salary

24500.0

Posted On

13 Oct, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Performance, Data Analysis, Project Support, Human Performance, Organisational Learning, Continuous Improvement, Communications, Training Initiatives, Business Planning

Industry

Utilities

Description

Job Description Ready to explore your interest in business performance and help shape the future of energy? At EDF, success is personal. Here, you’ll learn from experts, develop key skills, and launch your unique career within a business that’s helping Britain achieve net zero. "Electricity is such a vital component in everyone’s lives. It powers schools, businesses and hospitals, so I knew that if I did my placement within EDF then I would have a really large impact on society, and that made my placement a lot more fulfilling.” Priyanka, Science and Engineering Industrial Placement. The Opportunity This 12-month placement offers a starting salary of £24,500 and the chance to work at our #Torness Power Station in Scotland. You’ll take on a real job at a junior level, gaining hands-on experience while being supported by experienced colleagues and mentors. You’ll contribute to projects that support safe and efficient operations, organisational learning and continuous improvement across the station. This placement offers the chance to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges. You’ll build your confidence, develop your career and make a meaningful contribution in a supportive and inclusive environment. What You’ll Be Doing During your Business Performance Industrial Placement, you’ll gain practical experience in a professional environment. Past students have supported the development of human performance programmes, investigated events and carried out benchmarking, authored learning briefs and OE reports, and analysed data to identify trends. You may also contribute to communications campaigns, training initiatives and business planning activities that help the station deliver sustainable results. Most of your learning will be on the job, supported by your mentor and the teams around you. Your Work Location You’ll be based at our #Torness Power Station in Scotland (EH42), where you’ll work alongside experienced teams and gain exposure to the operational side of nuclear energy. This location offers a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues and contribute to a key part of our business. Who You Are To be eligible for this EDF industrial placement, you need to be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Business Management, Psychology, Human Factors or any Science and Engineering discipline. Our selection process is designed to bring out the best in you. We use a strengths-based approach, allowing you to showcase your skills and what truly motivates you. We believe that focusing on individual strengths is key to engagement, motivation and success in the workplace. 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 £24,500 per annum 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 industrial placement scheme – so please don’t delay, apply today! Join us and find your success at EDF! We’re proud to share that in our last recruitment cycle, we received nearly 32,000 applications across our early career’s programmes. While this means the process is highly competitive, please don’t be discouraged if you’re not successful this time. Every single application is carefully reviewed by a real person who values the effort you put in. #SuccessIsPersonal #EDFCareers #DestinationNuclear #LI-Onsite Additional Information Success is personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and we'll help Britain achieve Net Zero together.

Responsibilities

You will gain hands-on experience by contributing to projects that support safe and efficient operations at the power station. Your tasks may include developing human performance programs, analyzing data, and supporting communications campaigns.