Interested in expanding your operations experience in the nuclear industry? Excited by the thought of working on real action to help Britain achieve net zero? Joining us as a Shift Operations Engineer might just be for you!

The Opportunity

Exciting and rewarding opportunities have arisen at Heysham 1 Power Station to join our highly skilled and motivated Operations Department at the heart of the stations safe, reliable generation. There are a number of vacancies to join the Operations Department, you will either take up a role of Senior Authorised Person or a Duly Authorised Person with the expectation that you will eventually qualify in both roles.

At Heysham 1 the Operations teams have a fundamental role in providing a strong Operational Bias to the rest of the power station, identifying and escalating plant issues based on plant performance, controlling release and safe isolation of plant and promoting standards to improve the human performance to ensure safe reliable generation.

Pay, benefits and culture

The salary range associated with this role is between £40,069 to £84,892 however the starting salary for this appointment will be within the range of £40,069 - £60,826 and you’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. We also offer an attractive pension scheme along with some great company benefits. These are full-time, permanent positions based on-site at Heysham 1 Power Station.

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.

What you’ll be doing

As a Duly Authorised Person you will be appointed to operate, monitor and control the nuclear reactor and associated equipment in normal operational mode, as well as abnormal conditions. You will work as part of the Central Control room team and will control and direct personnel involved with activities on the plant which impact on safety. Qualification as a Duly Authorised person will require an 18-24 month training programme on our advanced reactor simulator and will require both day and shift working. When working shifts the working pattern is 2 Days followed by 2 nights. Shifts are 07:30-19:30. Shifts follow a 10 week cycle.

As a Senior Authorised Person you will be appointed under the Electrical and Mechanical Safety rules to develop and apply mechanical and electrical isolation methods to ensure that the plant and machinery is safe to work on. Following initial qualification you will may also qualify as Senior Person Authorised Person High Voltage ensuring that HV equipment is safely isolated and safe to work on. You will work as part of the Safety Document Office team on a day pattern until you commence your Duly Authorised Person training.

Wh o you are

• Do you have industrial and operational engineering experience?
• Do you have the ability to think dynamically, balancing multiple inputs to deliver an optimised output?
• Do you have a track record of remaining calm under demanding operational pressures without impacting quality?
• As a minimum entrants will have a relevant HNC (or equivalent), candidates with a relevant degree may have an advantage.
• Would you like to work with other like-minded individuals to achieve safe, reliable generation at the heart of a complex Nuclear Power Station?

If all this is sounding like you and the above description like a role you can succeed in, we would be delighted to receive your application!

Please note that you’ll be required to maintain the necessary physical fitness to perform the roles identified above and be required to pass a medical assessment. You’ll also be required to obtain CTC level vetting (completed as part of the joining process).

Closing date for applications: Monday December 4th

Recruiter for this role - paul.mount@edfenergy.com

If this sounds like the job for you, we would be delighted to receive your application.

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

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 3 of the last 5 years.