Chemistry Technician

HPC Jobs Service; Leiston; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Nuclear Operations is seeking a Shift Chemistry Technician for Sizewell B Power Station. You will support nuclear safety, industrial safety and plant health through lab analysis and field checks on site.

You will monitor chemistry across plant systems, operate ion and gas chromatography, calibrate instruments and assist with outages and dry storage campaigns. Candidates should have chemistry education and COSHH experience.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in science including Chemistry.
• Experience with laboratory safety and COSHH practices.
• Familiarity with nuclear safety principles.
• Proactive in quality control and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Sampling and monitoring chemistry across plant systems.
• Carrying out laboratory analysis using ion chromatography and gas chromatography.
• Maintaining, calibrating and repairing laboratory instrumentation.
• Investigating plant issues and documenting site chemistry programmes.
• Providing technical support during outages, emergencies and dry storage campaigns.

Skills

PWR chemistry knowledge

Radiological safety principles

Chemical safety COSHH

Quality control & QA

Education

GCSE/National Qualifications in chemistry or related science

ONC/A level/HNC in chemistry or related science

Tools

Ion chromatography

Gas chromatography

Job description

Company Description

Ready to use your chemistry expertise to help power one of the UK's most important energy assets? Do you want a role where your work directly supports safe, reliable electricity generation and contributes to Britain's low-carbon future? At EDF, Success is Personal - and with us, your career journey is yours to shape.

As a Shift Chemistry Technician at Sizewell B Power Station, you'll play an important role in supporting nuclear safety, industrial safety, and plant health. Working across laboratory and plant operations, you'll help maintain the highest standards of chemistry control while developing your expertise in a highly regulated and technically rewarding environment. As part of EDF, you'll also support the transition towards An Electric Britain.

This is a full-time on-site role based at #SizewellB Power Station. You'll work as part of a shift team, supporting routine operations, outages, emergency arrangements, and dry storage campaigns while collaborating with a skilled and supportive team.

Working arrangements include a days-only shift pattern operating Monday to Sunday, with one in every three weekends worked.

You'll work with laboratory instrumentation and analytical techniques including ion chromatography and gas chromatography while supporting operational chemistry across the station.

You’ll build specialist expertise across laboratory operations, chemistry instrumentation and plant investigations while helping maintain the safe and reliable performance of one of the UK's most important nuclear power stations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Sampling and monitoring chemistry across nuclear, conventional and water treatment plant systems
• Carrying out laboratory analysis using wet chemistry and instrumental analytical techniques
• Maintaining, calibrating and repairing laboratory and plant instrumentation
• Investigating plant issues and preparing documentation to support the site chemistry programme
• Providing technical advice and supporting outages, emergency arrangements and dry storage campaigns

Who You Are

We're looking for a Shift Chemistry Technician who enjoys working in a technical environment, values high standards, and can contribute effectively as part of a shift team. Are you experienced in…?

• Appreciation of PWR Primary, Secondary and Auxiliary system chemistry
• Radiological safety principles and their practical application
• Chemical safety practices, including COSHH compliance
• Laboratory analytical techniques such as ion chromatography and gas chromatography
• Quality control and quality assurance practices within a laboratory environment
• As a minimum, you will be educated to GCSE/National Qualification standards (or equivalent),
• A ONC/A level/HNC or equivalent in chemistry or a related science will also have an advantage.

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

We are offering a starting salary of between £36,497 and £55,574, with terms and conditions covered by the EDF Nuclear Generation Company Agreement. The starting salary for the appointment will be dependent on your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications.

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!

Our Values: What You Can Expect When You Join Us

As you consider joining EDF Nuclear Operations, we want you to know what drives us. Our values are more than words, they shape how we work, how we grow, and how we support one another.

We move with agility, embracing change and responding quickly to new challenges and opportunities. This mindset keeps us innovative, adaptable, and ready to lead with proactive change.

We pursue excellence in everything we do. Whether it's delivering high-quality outcomes, collaborating across teams, or investing in personal development, we are committed to doing our best and helping others do the same.

We act with integrity, always choosing to do what's right. Trust, respect, and transparency are the foundation of our culture, and we hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards.

These values are not just what we believe, they’re how we work. If they resonate with you, you’ll thrive here.

Closing date for applications is 7 September 2026, interviews will follow shortly after.

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