NDA Group Graduate Programme 2025 - Performance Oversight & Assurance

Overview of the programme

Graduates are fundamental to our future. Our programme is unparalleled in supporting talented and ambitious graduates to build a first-class foundation for a rewarding career in the nuclear sector.

Sponsored and hosted by the NDA group, successful candidates will be employed by Energus on a two-year programme (three-years for Finance, Audit, Risk) and, once you have successfully completed your personalised programme, we will help you secure a permanent role within the NDA group.

During your time on the programme, you will be given the unique opportunity to undertake placements across the operating companies that make up NDA group (NDA, Nuclear Restoration Services, Nuclear Transport Solutions, Nuclear Waste Services and Sellafield), learning from leading experts on work that has real impact. You will also participate in a core programme of behavioural development to enhance your skills and professional expertise.

Overview

These teams provide performance oversight and assurance of the operational performance of the operating companies and engage with senior leaders to influence and enable successful delivery of the broader NDA mission.

The teams provide an independent view of operational performance, on every aspect of operational performance, from health and safety to financial performance, project delivery performance to delivery of key operational metrics. To deliver this role, the teamwork in collaboration with a wider pool of specialists in disciplines such as sustainability, environmental management, asset management, continuous improvement, health and safety, technology and innovation.

The Opportunity

This role will provide the opportunity for a graduate to gain experience of working alongside senior leaders and to gain an understanding of the group structure, and how each of the operating companies plays their part in delivering the NDA mission.

It will also provide the opportunity to work closely with a range of specialists from wider functions to gain an understanding of the wholistic operations of our nuclear sites. The role will involve working with project control stakeholders to help embed new and modern approaches to data analysis, introducing digital platforms to help enhance and improve how the NDA group gathers and analyses performance data to aid informed decision making. It will also include working closely with our programme managers as they provide assurance and operational performance oversight of the operating companies which includes engagement with several of our major projects (with values in excess of £100 million), as well as understanding and analysing operational performance such as volumes of waste retrieved, numbers of buildings demolished, identifying performance trends and making appropriate recommendations to help improve.

Locations for this programme may include:​

Cheshire; West Cumbria; Harwell, Oxfordshire; Bristol; Caithness

Why us?

The advantages of joining the NDA group graduate scheme are wide ranging:

• Placements that provide experience across the breadth of NDA group
• A support system which includes a dedicated mentor, a company lead and a pastoral care professional
• Membership of up to 2 professional institutions
• Generously funded professional development to enable you to hone your expertise (including industry memberships, professional qualifications and/or mandated training)
• Generously funded travel & subsidence to support with travel and relocation
• A competitive salary of £30,000
• Core training and a comprehensive, tailored programme of professional development worth £9,900
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 6 discretionary days leave for study and relocation in addition to our generous holiday entitlement

As well as membership of Energus'

• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme and DigiCare+
• EnergUS Extras, providing in-house news, wellbeing resources and employee discounts
• Cycle2Work Scheme

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of a 2:2 in a relevant degree subject
• Candidates need to have the right to work in the UK at the start of programme
• Successful completion of security clearance checks
• Applicants must be willing and able to travel and relocate, potentially multiple times, throughout this programme. As an NDA group graduate you must be willing to relocate to any of the offices/sites that host placements for your chosen programme. Placements are organised to maximise your development and are aligned to business needs. Please tick below to confirm all sites that you are able to relocate to during your programme
• The drive and determination to contribute to the delivery of our mission whilst embodying our group values of Respect, Openness, Collaboration, Performance, & Creativity

Recruitment Stages

The recruitment and selection process consists of the following stages:

• Online application - please complete all required sections of the application
• Online assessment - you will be invited to complete an online assessment
• Teams interview – we will arrange a Teams/video interview with sponsors and subject matter experts
• Assessment centre – this will take place, in person, on Tuesday 18 February 2025 at Manchester Central Convention Complex and will involve various activities, alongside insightful information around the nuclear industry and our programme
• Offer - we aim to issue outcomes within two weeks, by Friday 07 March 2025
• Onboarding - successful candidates will begin their exciting journey as an NDA group graduate, working with our dedicated Energus People & Skills team to swiftly complete onboarding and security paperwork ahead of starting the programme in September/October 2025. Candidates will be also invited to welcome sessions before starting, as well as our social media channels and groups, providing individuals with the best possible start to an exciting future with us

Please note we may close the advert early depending on responses numbers so please do apply early to avoid disappointment as any applications received thereafter will not be considered.

We encourage you to regularly check emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) throughout the selection process, all correspondence including selection invitation will be sent via email.

If you are invited to an assessment centre and unable to attend, unfortunately you will be unable to complete the selection process.

NDA group and Energus are members of the disability confident scheme. When requested we will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, and we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.