Outage Industrial Placement

EDF (UK); Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading pension scheme

Electric vehicle leasing

Discounted gym membership

Life assurance

Tech vouchers

Experience days

Job summary

EDF (UK) is offering a 12-month Industrial Placement in the Outage Management Department at Sizewell B Power Station. You will support outage preparation and planning activities, working closely with Project Leads and mentors to apply your academic knowledge to real-world engineering and energy contexts.

This placement provides hands-on experience with outages, a starting salary of £26,050, and hybrid working options with a minimum on-site presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (2:2 or higher) in Project Management, Planning or Engineering.
• Right to work in the UK is required; sponsorship may be possible but priority to those with the right to work.
• Meet Security Vetting criteria, typically residency in the UK for at least three of the past five years.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Outage Management Department at Sizewell B Power Station.
• Support Project Leads with outage preparation and planning activities.
• Gain practical learning in a professional environment with mentors and experienced teams.
• Apply academic knowledge to real industry contexts during the placement.

Skills

Project management

Engineering

Planning

Outage management

Education

Bachelor's degree (2:2) in Project Management, Planning or Engineering

Job description

About The Role

At EDF, success is personal. We don’t define it – you do. Join our Engineering Industrial Placement and you’ll shape your future, your way – while helping Britain achieve net zero. This is your chance to learn from experts, grow your skills and make a real impact.

“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 at one of our key nuclear sites. You’ll be part of a team that’s driving innovation and safety in the energy sector.

You’ll gain hands‑on experience in outage projects that support nuclear safety and operations. With opportunities to get involved with various different groups, this placement offers a springboard into a rewarding career in energy.

What You’ll Experience

During your Industrial Placement, you’ll work within the Outage Management Department at our Sizewell B Power Station. You will be supporting Project Leads with outage preparation and planning activities.

This placement offers practical learning in a professional environment, supported by experienced teams and mentors. You’ll apply academic knowledge to real industry contexts, with the opportunity to put your overalls on and go and have a look at the plant yourself, while completing degree‑relevant modules and gaining insight into engineering and outage management within the energy sector.

Your Work Location

You will be based at Sizewell B Power Station within the Outage Management Department. Hybrid working may be available outside of outage periods, subject to business requirements; however, a minimum of three days per week on site will be required. During outage periods and the final stages of outage preparation, you will be expected to work full‑time on site.

Who You Are

To be eligible for this EDF industrial placement, you need to be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a bachelor’s degree (2:2 or higher) in Project Management, Planning or Engineering.

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.

• market‑leading pension scheme
• 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.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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 scheme’s guidance on taking practical and appropriate steps selecting 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.

Find out more by visiting: https://careers.edfenergy.com/articles/2025-8/AI-and-Automated-Decision-Making-in-Recruitment-at-EDF

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