Manager for Engineering & Technical Teams

EDF UK; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF UK is seeking a passionate Branch Manager to lead their Nuclear Services team in Gloucester. This role involves managing a team, overseeing budgets, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in nuclear design, leadership experience, and the ability to navigate a highly regulated environment. Join us in our mission to help Britain achieve #CarbonNetZero.

Benefits

Enhanced parental leave

Electric vehicle leasing

Health insurance

Product discounts

Critical illness insurance

Technology vouchers

Gym membership

Season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of nuclear plant design and UK legislative requirements.
• Proven experience in leading teams and managing budgets.
• Ability to communicate strategic recommendations to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Branch's contribution to delivering Nuclear Services task orders.
• Manage relationships with regulatory bodies and oversee budget control.
• Develop and deliver business plans to guide the Branch's development.

Skills

Leadership

Decision Making

Collaboration

Negotiation

Technical Knowledge of Nuclear Design

Education

Degree in Engineering or Relevant Science Discipline

Job description

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Company Description

Job Description

Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester - Hybrid working with a minimum of 2-3 days in the offer per week.

Are you enthusiastic about developing a branch towards delivering successful business outcomes across a portfolio of projects? Are you always recognised as collaborative and empathetic? Are you energised by taking the initiative and finding creative ways to make things? Are you resilient to a fast-paced and continually changing environment? Are you known for making effective decisions that prioritise safety whilst understanding the commercial environment you are operating in? Above all are you passionate to help Britain achieve #CarbonNetZero?

The Opportunity

We're offering a great opportunity for an aspiring manager to lead a branch within our Nuclear Services team, part of the wider Nuclear Family. Nuclear Services delivers technical support to all EDF nuclear licensees in the UK, offering a unique opportunity to influence the entire nuclear lifecycle.

As a branch manager, you'll lead a team and collaborate with key stakeholders-including technical directors, project teams, and regulators, working closely with peers across the function.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a competitive salary and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

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

You'll lead the Branch's contribution to delivering Nuclear Services task orders, ensuring strategic objectives are clearly defined and aligned with Nuclear Services, EPRE, and licensee goals. Priorities will be communicated effectively to ensure clarity and focus across the team. A key part of your role will involve influencing and negotiating with senior internal and external stakeholders to support successful outcomes.

You'll develop and manage relationships with regulatory bodies such as the ONR, building trust and maintaining open, professional dialogue. Alongside this, you'll oversee the Branch's budget and cost control, ensuring accurate reporting and efficient use of resources. You'll also be responsible for creating and delivering short, medium, and long-term (rolling 5-year) business plans to guide the Branch's development.

You'll actively seek out opportunities to grow and improve Branch performance while ensuring all activities are well-resourced and effectively managed. Supporting the well-being and professional growth of team members will be a core part of your leadership, helping to build a high-performing and motivated team.

Who you are

You'll bring strong knowledge of nuclear plant design-whether under construction, operational, or undergoing defueling within the UK-alongside a solid understanding of UK-specific legislative requirements, including Nuclear Site Licence Conditions. You'll hold a degree in engineering or a relevant science discipline and be familiar with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks.

You'll have proven experience in leading teams and managing budgets, with the ability to guide projects through change in evolving environments. You'll be confident working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams, able to assess a wide range of technical issues quickly, and make sound, evidence-based decisions. Your ability to clearly communicate strategic or project recommendations to senior leaders will be key to your success.

We're looking for someone who can inspire high performance, understands international standards and operational best practices (OPEX), and is committed to maintaining risk at ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable). Strong leadership, motivation, and decision-making capabilities are essential in this highly regulated and safety-critical environment.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: 10th June 2025.

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