Job Description

About the Role

Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester. Hybrid, with flexible working options to be discussed.


Are you ready to step into a

dynamic STEM

role that offers flexibility and a mix of office and home working, a work pattern that fits into school hours? Do you thrive on solving problems, analysing data, and making impactful decisions? If you're passionate about safety, eager to learn, and excel in a collaborative environment, then you could be the perfect fit for our team!

The Opportunity

Join EDF UK's core technical centre of excellence, Nuclear Services, as an Instrumentation & Control Engineer. Your engineering expertise will support EDF's nuclear new build projects at Hinkley Points C and Sizewell C, as well as our existing nuclear fleet operations. Be part of our journey to Net Zero and make a real difference in the energy sector.

Pay, benefits and culture

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


We're talking about everything from

enhanced parental leave

to

electric vehicle leasing, health insurance

to

product discounts, critical illness insurance

to

technology vouchers, gym membership

to

season ticket loans

.


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. 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. 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 employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

Your responsibilities will vary based on your expertise and the role offered. You may oversee activities related to safety and plant control systems throughout their lifecycle, perform change impact analysis, and support software-based equipment qualification. You could lead or contribute to testing and software modification activities during plant commissioning, start-up, and operations phases. Developing knowledge of functional safety and its application to control systems will be key.


As the Intelligent Customer, you'll undertake technical reviews and client acceptance of engineering and safety documentation, participate in technical meetings, and provide advice on safety and plant control systems. Writing and reviewing technical specifications, engineering reports, and safety reports will also be part of your role.

Who you are

We are looking for engineers who are either generalists across the majority, or specialists in one or more areas identified above - so if you feel you have some great experience, we would love to hear from you!


A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering, computer science, mathematics, or science discipline is required, and chartered status or working towards it with a relevant professional body is advantageous. You should have experience in the specification, design, implementation, verification, validation, and/or substantiation of high integrity/safety-critical control systems.


Knowledge of standards applicable to high integrity control systems, SCADA systems, PLCs, and HMIs is essential. Familiarity with analogue and digital safety and plant control systems, software development lifecycle, and systems engineering principles is important. Experience in commissioning safety and plant control systems and developing safety cases is also required.


If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you!



Closing date for applications: 3rd June 2025

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What's in it for you?

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