At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex engineering projects ensuring the future of nuclear generation in the UK.
- Company: Join EDF, a leader in nuclear energy with a commitment to innovation and safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and a culture of inclusion and support.
- Other info: Opportunity for professional growth and to work on significant long-term challenges.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the future of energy while developing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Degree in Engineering or related field; experience in Structural Integrity and team leadership.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Ready to lead complex structural integrity programmes that will help secure the future of nuclear generation in the UK? Do you want to apply your technical expertise to some of the industry's most significant long-term challenges while shaping the next generation of engineering delivery? At EDF, Success is Personal – and your career can make a lasting impact.
As our Technical Lead (Structural Integrity), you’ll provide technical leadership for projects supporting the long‑term operation of Sizewell B Power Station through to 2055 and beyond. You’ll play a key role in delivering safe, innovative solutions that support EDF’s journey toward An Electric Britain while influencing major investment decisions and engineering strategies. This is a flexible hybrid role with a preferred base in Gloucester, although candidates can work out of Sizewell B if preferred. You’ll travel more frequently to Gloucester to support collaboration across the wider programme team.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing technical leadership across Structural Integrity projects that support Sizewell B’s long‑term operation programme
- Leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating technical activities across internal and external stakeholders
- Overseeing engineering solutions from concept development through to safety case justification, commissioning and implementation
- Managing technical risks, resolving complex engineering challenges and supporting informed decision‑making
- Working closely with programme, engineering and regulatory stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant and effective delivery
Who You Are
- Delivering complex Structural Integrity engineering programmes within formal governance and assurance frameworks
- Applying Structural Integrity design codes, assessment methodologies and construction code requirements within highly regulated environments
- Working with UK nuclear regulatory requirements, including knowledge of Incredibility of Failure principles
- Developing and integrating engineering solutions with nuclear safety cases
- Leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing technical delivery through effective delegation
- Working with supply chain partners including technical specification development, supplier management and quality oversight
- Holding Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist or Chartered Mathematician status, or being actively working towards chartership
- Holding a degree in Engineering or a related scientific discipline
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 three of the past five years.
Pay, Benefits and Culture
We are offering a starting salary of between £83,802 and £115,263, with terms and conditions covered by the EDF Nuclear Generation Company Agreement. The starting salary for the appointment will be dependent on your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.
Our Values: What You Can Expect When You Join Us
As you consider joining EDF Nuclear Operations, we want you to know what drives us. Our values are more than words; they shape how we work, how we grow, and how we support one another. We move with agility, embracing change and responding quickly to new challenges and opportunities. This mindset keeps us innovative, adaptable, and ready to lead with proactive change. We pursue excellence in everything we do. Whether it’s delivering high‑quality outcomes, collaborating across teams, or investing in personal development, we are committed to doing our best and helping others do the same. We act with integrity, always choosing to do what’s right. Trust, respect, and transparency are the foundation of our culture, and we hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards. These values are not just what we believe, they’re how we work. If they resonate with you, you’ll thrive here.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 19th July, and interviews will likely commence w/c 10th August. To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC), which will, ordinarily, require you have British residency for the last 3 years. Success is Personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition toward An Electric Britain.
