Commissioning Engineer - Technical

EDF Energy; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Market-leading pension scheme

Electric vehicle leasing

Job summary

EDF Energy is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to deliver safe, efficient electrical commissioning activities at Hinkley Point C in Bridgwater. You will review test results, resolve technical issues, and contribute to readiness for operations on Europe’s largest infrastructure project.

Based on site, you will work with multidisciplinary teams, support complex technical decisions, and contribute to final commissioning documentation while ensuring compliance with UK regulations and project

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering expertise in commissioning activities within regulated industries such as energy or infrastructure.
• Knowledge of UK electrical legislation and regulatory frameworks including CDM requirements.
• Experience in plant-based commissioning, triage, troubleshooting, and on-site technical queries.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to commissioning teams to resolve open points and remove blockers.
• Interface with engineering teams to address complex technical issues.
• Review, verify and accept commissioning test results in line with procedures.
• Analyse non-conforming results and recommend corrective actions.
• Produce commissioning phase reports to support progression to the next stage.

Skills

Electrical engineering

CDM regulations

On-site commissioning

Test results analysis

Regulated industry knowledge

Job description

About the Role

Ready to see your engineering expertise bring a new power station to life? Join EDF at Hinkley Point C and play a vital role in delivering one of the UK's most complex commissioning programmes. Here, your impact matters because Success is Personal.

The Opportunity

As a Commissioning Engineer, you'll play a key role in delivering safe, efficient electrical commissioning activities at Hinkley Point C (HPC). You'll resolve technical challenges, support testing, and help ensure readiness for operations as part of our journey towards An Electric Britain.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, this role is based on site at our Hinkley Point C project in Bridgwater. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to daily commissioning progress on one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects.

You’ll support complex technical decisions, from reviewing commissioning test results to producing phase reports. This is a unique opportunity to build expertise in electrical commissioning within a highly regulated environment, while contributing to nationally significant infrastructure.

Who You Are

We're looking for a Commissioning Engineer with an electrical bias who can deliver technical analysis, resolve commissioning issues, and support regulated plant activities. Are you experienced in ?

• Delivering electrical engineering support across commissioning activities within a regulated industry such as nuclear, energy, utilities or complex infrastructure environments
• Applying UK electrical legislation and regulatory frameworks, including CDM requirements
• Supporting plant-based commissioning activities, including triage, troubleshooting, and resolving technical queries on site
• Producing technical documentation including analysis reports and end-of-commissioning reports
• Reviewing, verifying and validating commissioning test results, identifying non-conformances and recommending solutions

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

• Providing technical support to commissioning teams to resolve open points and remove blockers
• Acting as an interface with engineering teams to address complex technical issues
• Reviewing, verifying and accepting commissioning test results in line with procedures
• Analysing non-conforming results and recommending corrective actions
• Producing commissioning phase reports to support progression to the next stage

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a competitive salary and 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.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 20th September 2026

Join us and find your success at EDF!

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Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transitiontowards An ElectricBritain.