Electrical Technical Advice Group Engineer (TAG)

EDF Energy; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy's Hinkley Point C site is seeking a Technical Advice Engineer (TAG) to provide engineering oversight and support to craft technicians, delivering plant repairs and aiding safe, compliant operations.

You will bring an electrical engineering background, thrive in a highly regulated environment, and help drive maintenance and commissioning activities while ensuring adherence to site standards and licence requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a team to deliver exceptional performance within company processes.
• Industrial and operational engineering experience with a strong safety bias.
• Experience as an engineer with a drive to identify and resolve issues with a focus on safety, quality, time and cost.
• Experience working within highly regulated requirements.
• Engineering qualification at HNC level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering oversight and technical support to a team of craft technicians to deliver plant repairs.
• Have an Electrical Engineering background.
• Providing engineering and technical advice to breakdown defects.
• Provide technical support to the Care and Maintenance team to provide oversight of care and Maintenance activities.
• Support plant-facing work from a front‑line, hands‑on standpoint.
• Ensure that all activities are carried out with full regard to site licence requirements, statutory regulations, company and local directives, procedures, and safety rules.
• Where plant issues are identified, provide technical expertise and knowledge to troubleshoot activities and ensure robust corrective actions are in place to resolve issues and prevent reoccurrence.
• Ensure that work completed complies with the Site standards and prescribed service levels, standards, and targets are being met.
• Maintain your knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards.
• Proactively use OPEX (Operating Experience) to promote learning within the organisation.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety focus

Problem solving

Regulated environments

Education

Engineering qualification (HNC or equivalent)

Job description

About the Role

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen at HPC to join our Maintenance Technical Advice Group.

Do you enjoy problem solving, using your experience, and applying it to different and new situations?

The opportunity

At HPC our plant is currently going through the early stages of its lifecycle, construction and commissioning, as a Technical Advice Engineer (TAG) you will be a pivotal part of the Comm-Ops Maintenance organisation ensuring that our plant is fit for its operational life and using your technical expertise to support the wider organisation.

You will be at the forefront of HPC taking hand over of their first systems, as part of your role as a TAG engineer you will have opportunities to work with our maintenance technicians delivering a wide variety of work on systems handed over to us either for Maintenance or Surveillance, whilst also supporting decision making through the provision of technical advice.

Additionally, as a TAG engineer there will be opportunities to manage maintenance delivery work supporting the equipment programme, work with our Commissioning teams and designers ensuring that the plant we are accepting meets our requirements as well as visiting our suppliers for testing and training.

We are a growing team and would like someone to be a valuable member of the team and help us develop.

gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

Pay, Benefits & Culture

In addition to a very competitive salary we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, car allowance, bonus package and a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

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. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

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 employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

• Provide engineering oversight and technical support to a team of craft technicians to deliver plant repairs.
• Have an Electrical Engineering background.
• Providing engineering and technical advice to breakdown defects.
• Provide technical support to the Care and Maintenance team to provide oversight of care and Maintenance activities.
• Support plant-facing work from a front‑line, hands‑on standpoint.
• Ensure that all activities are carried out with full regard to site licence requirements, statutory regulations, company and local directives, procedures, and safety rules.
• Where plant issues are identified, provide technical expertise and knowledge to troubleshoot activities and ensure robust corrective actions are in place to resolve issues and prevent reoccurrence.
• Ensure that work completed complies with the Site standards and prescribed service levels, standards, and targets are being met.
• Maintain your knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards.
• Proactively use OPEX (Operating Experience) to promote learning within the organisation.

Who you are

• Experience of working in a team to deliver exceptional performance within company processes.
• Industrial and operational engineering experience with a strong safety bias.
• Experience as an engineer with a drive to identify and resolving issues with a focus on safety, quality, time and cost.
• Experience of working within highly regulated requirements.
• Engineering based qualification at HNC level or equivalent as a minimum.

Please let us know if you require flexible working arrangements by highlighting this on your application. We're happy to talk flexibility in line with the requirements of this opportunity.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 3 years.

Closing date for applications is Monday August 31st

Interviews will commence in September 2026.

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