Environmental Safety Industrial Placement - Site-based - Morecambe, UK

EDF Energy; Nether Kellet; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Electric vehicle leasing

Discounted gym membership

Life assurance

Tech vouchers

Experience days

Job summary

EDF Energy invites applications for a 12-month Environmental Safety Industrial Placement on site at the Heysham 1 & 2 Power Stations in Morecambe, UK. The role offers hands-on learning in environmental and radiological safety, with mentoring from experienced professionals and a tailored training programme.

You will gain experience across regulatory reporting, data management, and potential involvement in plant operations while developing technical and collaborative skills for a career in energy

Qualifications

• Must be on track to achieve, or have achieved, a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Environmental Science, Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Engineering.
• Eligible to work in the UK; sponsorship may be possible but priority given to those with the right to work in the UK.
• Security Vetting may be required, typically residency in the UK for at least three of the past five years.

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience in EDF's Environmental Safety Group at a nuclear power plant.
• Work on site at Heysham 1 or 2 Power Stations and learn how environmental safety and radiological safety challenges are addressed.
• Support data collection, monitoring, and regulatory reporting; assist with calibration and quality control activities.
• Participate in customised training programmes to build practical skills and professional growth.

Skills

Environmental Safety

Data analysis

Teamwork

Education

Environmental Science

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

Engineering

Job description

Environmental Safety Industrial Placement - Site-based - Morecambe, UK

2026-10-07T00:00:00

Nether Kellet

Lancashire

GB

LA6 1

Any

EDF

2026-11-05T05:01:01.007

Environmental Safety Industrial Placement - Morecambe, UK About the Role

At EDF, Success is Personal. That means your journey is unique to you. Join our Environmental Safety Group Industrial Placement and you'll gain hands-on experience, develop key skills, and help Britain achieve net zero all while shaping a career that's truly yours.

"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 26,050 and the chance to work on site at one of our #Heysham 1 and 2 Power Stations.

You’ll launch your career in Environmental Safety with our customised training programme. Taking on a real job at a junior level, you'll gain invaluable hands‑on experience while being mentored by highly skilled professionals.

You’ll help shape how we do Environmental Safety, learning the ropes and making a real impact. You’ll also gain experience in team working, problem solving, and using human performance tools, with opportunities to work on plant operations and explore other areas of interest.

What You’ll Experience

During your Environmental Safety Group Industrial Placement, you'll gain in-depth experience within an Environmental Safety Group department at a nuclear power plant. You’ll be working with experienced environmental and radiological professionals to help us deliver our technical oversight and compliance activities. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in applying your academic knowledge to real environmental protection and radiological safety challenges in the energy industry.

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to see how other departments within the power station function, expanding your understanding of the broader industry.

Past students have worked on projects improving waste management processes for non-radioactive waste, performed routine monitoring and prepared regulatory reports for sea water usage and oil accountancy, collected and managed data for UK Emissions trading scheme compliance, and supported calibration and quality control of lab equipment.

Your Work Location

You'll be based on site at one of the #Heysham 1 and 2 Power Stations, within the Environmental Safety Group.

Who You Are

To be eligible for this scheme, you need to be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Environmental Science, Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Engineering. This position is also suitable for candidates undertaking a year in industry as part of their degree programme, subject to your university requirements.

It is 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.

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 at least 26,050 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're committed to creating an accessible recruitment process and encourage candidates to tell us about any support they may need. Should you disclose a disability and meet the minimum criteria (which will include holding a relevant degree discipline/grade and achieving the required pass mark for Stage 1 Testing) for the role, you'll be progressed to the first stage of the selection process. Some of our roles at EDF attract large volumes of applications. When this happens, we'll apply the Disability Confident schemes guidance on taking practical and appropriate steps to select disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Our Recruitment Process

We'll guide you through every stage and keep you updated along the way. You'll be supported by real people, with opportunities to ask questions, learn more and receive feedback where possible.

For our Early Careers Programmes, we use a combination of automated decision-making, assessment technology and human review.

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Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. drive the transition towards An Electric Britain.