A career that will deliver change. Together, we can help Britain achieve net zero.

Join our Natural Hazards and Environment Industrial Placement and you can make an immediate impact, powering the nation today, whilst helping to build a sustainable energy future for tomorrow.

“Working at EDF has been an incredible opportunity to gain insight into the energy industry. Since the start of my placement, I have been treated as a valuable member of my team, being involved in a range of projects from climate change to space weather risk to key assets. Through this, I have been supported to develop my skills in coding, data analysis, communication, and time management, to name a few. Regular 1:1 meetings with my manager and colleagues enable me to gain feedback on my work, and clarify any doubts I may have about my tasks.”

Alexa, Natural Hazards and Environment R&D Industrial Placement

What is the Natural Hazards and Environment Industrial Placement Programme:

We’re recruiting for students to join our UK Research & Development (R&D) Centre for this 12-month Natural Hazards and Environment Programme Placement in Central London.

Our EDF R&D UK Centre is an integral part of the EDF Group R&D international network. The strategy of the centre is to lead research and development for EDF, creating value, preparing for future challenges and unlocking opportunities for the business.

During this placement, you’ll contribute to the R&D programme which underpins the lifetime extension of our current fleet of nuclear power plants.

What salary and benefits are we offering you?

• Starting salary of £21,200
• 28 days’ annual leave
• Flexible benefits package
• Wellbeing, physical and mental health support services

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, 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, making adjustments as you need.

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

Training, development and support for you:

Over this 12-month programme we will provide you with insight into the R&D challenges in the areas of Environment and Natural Hazards including Meteorology, Ocean Sciences, Marine Biology, Space Weather and Climate Change, gaining vital experience in how EDF applies research work to deliver solutions to the business units.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with key stakeholders to support the operations of our current fleet of nuclear power stations, our new build development projects, as well as offering support to renewable energy sites such as offshore wind farms.

You’ll build both technical and non-technical skills, learn about a variety of natural hazards and how they can impact energy infrastructure, and develop skills in statistics, coding and technical report writing.

Previous Industrial placements have been involved in working on statistical analysis of natural hazards; liaising with clients; technical reporting; R-script development; and been given the opportunity to present their work to different internal and external audiences.

This industrial placement will provide you with a better understanding about how academic research work and skills obtained throughout an undergraduate degree can be used within a major company. You will also gain important technical and report writing skills and have the chance to meet like-minded researchers within the EDF R&D UK Centre and practitioners from our various business units.

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

Where you’ll work:

This placement will be based at 90 Whitfield Street, London, we have a flexible working policy, so there will be the opportunity to work remotely from time to time.

What you’ll need to join the team:

• On track to achieve a 2:2 undergraduate degree or 2:2 postgraduate qualification in disciplines such as Environmental Science, Statistics, Geography, Natural Science or another related degree.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Computational skills e.g. statistical programming and GIS tools.

Our selection process is designed to bring out the best in you! We use a strengths-based approach to let you shine and showcase your skills and what truly brings you joy. We believe that embracing our individual strengths lies at the heart of engagement and the motivation to succeed and excel at work. We’re here to guide you and you’ll find helpful tips and advice about the application process and assessment centre dates on our graduate web pages.

We will be closing this advert when we have our desired number of candidates.

Join us. Together, we’ll help Britain achieve net zero.

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