At EDF UK success is personal. We don't define it, you do. Join our Nuclear Analysis Industrial Placement Programme and you'll achieve your career goals in the way you want to. All while contributing to our mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero.

"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 & Engineering Industrial Placement

What does this Nuclear Analysis opportunity offer you?

Join our Nuclear Analysis Industrial Placement to spend 12 months gaining valuable experience in the Nuclear Industry. Put your Physics and Maths skills to good use helping the Nuclear Analysis team explore and develop modern water reactor physics modelling and fault analysis capabilities, using industrial tools and methods. If you want to further develop your analytical and problem-solving skills in an industrial context, working alongside enthusiastic and technically-minded people who contribute daily to the safe operation of the UK's civil nuclear reactor fleet, then a paid 12-month Industrial Placement - based at our offices in Gloucester, UK - could be for you!

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a starting salary of £23,250 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

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. Our commitment is to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, the LGBTQ+ community, people with a disability and colleagues from a disadvantaged background.
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 team members drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. There's no single definition - it's about individuality. That's why we give you the freedom to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

Training, development, and support for you

As a Nuclear Analysis Industrial Placement, you will focus on the research, development, theory, approximations, validation and use of the current reactor analysis codes and methods used for all EDF reactor cores. With support from experienced colleagues, you could:

• Understand current analysis methods and their limitations.
• Support the further development of current and new methods to provide safety or operational benefits to the power stations.
• Use their analysis skills to provide inputs into engineering advice on reactor analysis issues to support station operation, safety cases and the resolution of regulatory issues, as required.
• Work as part of highly specialised team, building on each other's strengths to achieve high quality outcomes.

Head to www.edfenergy.com/careers/graduates for more information about life at EDF.

Your work location

Your work location will be within Gloucester. You will be situated within our office which is located within Gloucester Business Park (GL3 4AE).

Who you are

To join our team, you will be on track to achieve or will have already achieved a 2:2 undergraduate degree or 2:2 postgraduate qualification in Maths or Physics.

Technical and analytical skills & a real desire to learn and develop new skills.

For more information on the programme structure, our culture, and life as an Industrial Placement at EDF, visit www.edfenergy.com/careers/graduates.

Closing Date

We are anticipating significant interest in this role and the advert will be closed once we have received a suitable number of applications so don't delay, apply today!!

Success is personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and we'll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.

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