Engineering Industrial Placement - Hartlepool

About the Role

Ready to explore your passion for engineering and help shape the future of energy? At EDF, success is personal. Here, you’ll learn from experts, develop key skills, and launch your unique career within a business that’s helping Britain achieve net zero.

"Electricity is such a vital component in everyone’s lives. It powers schools, businesses and hospitals, so I knew that if I did my placement within EDF then I would have a really large impact on society, and that made my placement a lot more fulfilling.” Priyanka Jayakurma, Engineering Industrial Placement.

The Opportunity

This 12-month placement offers a starting salary of £24,500 and the chance to work at our #Hartlepool Power Station in County Durham.

You’ll join our Engineering team, supporting safe and reliable generation by helping to deliver solutions for plant risks. You’ll work alongside engineers across multiple disciplines, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to real-world challenges.

This placement offers the chance to apply your academic knowledge to meaningful projects. You’ll build your confidence, develop your career and make a valuable contribution in a supportive and inclusive environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

During your Engineering Industrial Placement, you’ll gain practical experience in a professional environment. Past students have installed liquid level monitoring systems, assessed plant and component conditions, and supported condition monitoring programmes across operational sites.

You may also contribute to safety improvements through communications campaigns, training and other initiatives. Most of your learning will be on the job, supported by your mentor and the teams around you.

Your Work Location

You’ll be based at our #Hartlepool Power Station in County Durham, where you’ll work alongside experienced teams and gain exposure to the operational side of nuclear energy. This location offers a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues and contribute to a key part of our business.

Who You Are

To be eligible for this EDF industrial placement, you need to be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Control and Instrumentation or Chemical Engineering. Similar/relevant other engineering degrees may also be considered.

Our selection process is designed to bring out the best in you. We use a strengths-based approach, allowing you to showcase your skills and what truly motivates you. We believe that focusing on individual strengths is key to engagement, motivation and success in the workplace.

At EDF we work hard to maintain a culture where Everyone’s Welcome. We encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work.  It is nevertheless a requirement that successful candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK from the start date.

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a starting salary of £24,500 per annum 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 are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to 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 those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

We’re proud to share that in our last recruitment cycle, we received nearly 32,000 applications across our early careers programs. While this means the process is highly competitive, please don’t be discouraged if you’re not successful this time. Every single application is carefully reviewed by a real person who values the effort you put in.

We anticipate significant interest in this industrial placement scheme – so please don’t delay, apply today! Join us and find your success at EDF!

At EDF, we offer a wide range of opportunities within the discipline you've applied for. We'll work closely with you to identify the role that best matches your skills and aspirations, which means you may be considered for multiple positions.

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