Skills Pathway - Pipefitting

EDF Energy Limited; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited offers a Trainee Pipefitter position connected to the Hinkley Point C project, with initial training at Cannington and eventual deployment to HPC site. The programme combines 12 weeks off-the-job training and up to 24 months on-site experience to complete the ECITB Diploma.

Candidates should have at least 2 years on-site pipefitting, CCNSG, and English/maths suitable for Level 3 Diploma. The salary starts around £20.97 per hour during training, with increases after milestones.

Qualifications

• Min 2 years onsite working with a pipefitting team.
• CCNSG qualification is required.
• English and maths at a level suitable to complete a Level 3 Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Complete 12 weeks of off-the-job training while employed.
• Gain up to 24 months of on-site experience to finish the ECITB piping diploma.
• Meet minimum 2 years on-site pipefitting experience and CCNSG.

Skills

Pipefitting experience

CCNSG

English & Maths literacy

Education

ECITB Level 3 Diploma in Installing Engineering Construction Plant and Systems (RQF) – Pipefitting Pathway

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Trainee Pipefitting Programme

Hinkley Point C

Have you worked in a pipefitting team for at least 2 years?

Would you like to be employed as a Trainee Pipefitter at Hinkley Point C?

Are you committed to studying towards an ECITB Level 3 Diploma in Installing Engineering Construction Plant and Systems (RQF) – Pipefitting Pathway to become a qualified Pipefitter?

Opportunity:Employment as a Trainee Pipefitter with study towards the ECITB Level 3 Diploma in Installing Engineering Construction Plant and Systems (RQF) – Pipefitting Pathway.

Commitment:12 weeks off the job training (employed) followed by up to 24 months on site experience & skills development to complete the qualification.

• Min 2 years onsite working with a pipefitting team
• Ability to achieve the CCNSG
• English and maths skills at a level suitable to complete a Level 3 Diploma

When:Start date TBC

Location: Cannington (Mechanical Centre of Excellence near Bridgwater TA5) for 10 weeks of training before deployment to HPC site, 2 weeks will be required at a later date. Travel and accommodation costs paid during the off site training at Cannington paid in line with HPC Site Agreements.

Employment:With an MEH phase contractor at HPC.

Salary:Basic salary from day one of training circa £20.97 per hour (ESCA Grade 2) with the potential to increase after 12 months (on successful completion of training milestones).

Assessment:Candidates will be shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria above and invited to an assessment day in Cannington, near Bridgwater TA5 (assessments will include a pipefitting practical test and maths / English test) including an interview with a Subject Matter Expert (SME).

Successful candidates will initially be selected to join a talent pool with the aim be selected to start as employed Trainee Pipefitters at Hinkley Point C.

This opportunity will close at 4pm on 10 September or earlier if we meet the required threshold of applications.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.