Project Management Industrial Placement at EDF UK

Bridgwater, England, 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

Project Management, Leadership, Coordination, Problem-Solving, Safety Improvement, Risk Management, Radiation Protection, Condition Monitoring

Industry

Utilities

Description

Job Description Ready to lead, coordinate and deliver real impact on one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure projects? At EDF, Success is Personal. Join our Project Management Industrial Placement and gain hands-on experience while 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 & Engineering Industrial Placement The Opportunity This 12-month placement offers a starting salary of £24,500 and the chance to work at #Bridgwater on the Hinkley Point C construction site or Satellite Delivery Centre – both part of the largest construction project in Europe. You’ll join our Project Management Programme, gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to real-world challenges, and develop leadership, coordination and problem-solving skills that will support your future career. What You’ll Be Doing During your Project Management Industrial Placement, you’ll be immersed in practical learning and supported by mentors and collaborative teams. Past students have helped deliver critical packages of work, supported enabling works for major milestones, and taken the lead on smaller work packages to gain first-hand experience in managing risks and issues. You’ll also contribute to safety improvement campaigns, radiation protection strategies, and condition monitoring programmes – applying your academic training to genuine industry problems while completing modules that contribute towards your degree. Your Work Location You’ll be based at the #Bridgwater Hinkley Point C construction site or Satellite Delivery Centre, where you’ll be part of a team driving progress on one of the UK’s most significant energy projects. Who You Are To be eligible for this EDF industrial placement, you need to be on track to achieve – or have already achieved – a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree (2:2 or higher) in Project Management, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, or Science. 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. 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. We’re proud to share that in our last recruitment cycle, we received nearly 32,000 applications across our early careers programs. 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. We anticipate significant interest in this industrial placement scheme – so please don’t delay, apply today! Join us and find your success at EDF! At EDF, we offer a wide range of opportunities within the discipline you've applied for. We'll work closely with you to identify the role that best matches your skills and aspirations, which means you may be considered for multiple positions. #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 in project management, contributing to real-world challenges and developing essential skills. Your role will involve supporting safety improvement campaigns and managing risks and issues.