Emergency Preparedness Officer

The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. Do you want your work to genuinely protect people, projects, and progress? Are you motivated by being prepared for the moments that matter most? At EDF, you’ll play a critical role on one of Europe’s largest and most complex construction projects, helping ensure the safety and resilience of everyone on site. This is a role with real responsibility, real impact – because at EDF, “Success is Personal”.

The Opportunity As an Emergency Preparedness Officer at Hinkley Point C, you’ll play an essential part in maintaining and improving emergency arrangements across the site. Reporting to the Emergency Preparedness Lead, you’ll help ensure plans, processes, facilities, and exercises are robust, practical, and ready when needed, supporting EDF’s journey towards An Electric Britain. Alongside a competitive salary starting from £56,000 and potential for an annual bonus, this role is fully site based at Hinkley Point C in Bridgwater, Somerset. You’ll be working on site five days per week, collaborating closely with EDF colleagues, contractors, and external emergency responders in a highly operational environment. This is a role where autonomy, sound judgement, and attention to detail really matter. You’ll build strong relationships across the project, develop your experience within a major regulated construction environment, and contribute directly to protecting people, infrastructure, and operations on one of the UK’s most significant energy projects.

Who You Are We’re looking for an Emergency Preparedness Officer who’s organised, confident working independently, and comfortable engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. To be shortlisted, you need to offer…

• Experience creating, reviewing, and managing formal documentation, plans, and records
• Experience conducting and documenting risk assessments
• Experience organising and managing small projects or initiatives
• Strong ICT skills, including confident use of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience working in construction, health and safety, or similarly regulated environments
• The ability to manage priorities and workload effectively with minimal supervision

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creating, reviewing, and maintaining emergency documentation, maps, and response plans
• Supporting the planning, delivery, and documentation of emergency exercises
• Conducting contractor LC11 inspections and working closely with contractor emergency leads
• Maintaining emergency facilities, equipment, resources, and training records
• Collating and managing emergency preparedness data, statistics, and reports

Pay, Benefits and Culture Alongside a competitive salary starting from £56,000, potential for an annual bonus, and a market‑leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more. At EDF, we believe there’s more than one way to define success. That’s why we give you the freedom to shape a career that’s right for you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us. 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 people with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we’ll support applicants who require adjustments. Join us and find your success at EDF.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.