Emergency Preparedness Branch Manager

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK's largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Are you an experienced Emergency Planning professional, looking for your next career step? Eager to work in the nuclear industry where you can have a real impact on our whole operational and defueling fleet? If you're ready for a role in a supportive, proactive and effective team, this position might just be for you!

The Opportunity

As the Emergency Planning Branch Manager, you'll be providing leadership to your team and stakeholders across our fleet on all emergency preparedness matters and performance. You will deliver a governance and assurance programme that supports the organisation to achieve regulatory compliance targets and to implement best practice across all aspects of the organisations emergency arrangements. Assurance activities will cover independent audits, site visits and capability assessments.

You will be the primary organisational point of contact for emergency preparedness with the industry regulator, providing high levels of stakeholder engagement and management. You will represent the organisation externally and engage in industry and sector development and enhancement activities.

You will deploy central resources to support nuclear power stations, prioritising activities based on a range of drivers., 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

The requirements for this role include:

- Leadership across the fleet with the Emergency Planning teams, including monitoring compliance and ensuring support for all levels of the team
- Accountability to the Executive Leadership team, maintaining strong working relationships
- Preparing and maintaining the strategic plan supporting both the defueling activities and the ongoing generation of the relevant nuclear stations, maximising efficiencies and monitoring issues
- Supporting change for defueling and site transition, ensuring that emergency arrangements remain compliant but proportionate
- Assuring the organisation that the emergency arrangements are in a state of readiness, able to be deployed to a range of threats and hazards
- Monitoring work in the field, through visits, observations and a commitment to encourage initiative and remove barriers
- Evaluating company performance against industry best practice and regulatory requirements, continuously striving for improvement and progression
- Ensuring that problems or issues are tracked and investigated promptly and resolved efficiently
- Maintaining oversight of investment projects to support sustainable improvements to the emergency arrangements in line with identified priorities and improvement areas
- Assisting with additional project work or responsibilities of the Head of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality as required.

We're looking for someone who has significant nuclear, high hazard industry, or local authority emergency planning experience, with an operational and people management background. You'll need to hold a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline, alongside exceptional communication, people management and negotiation skills. You should have experience in leading a team, implementing change programmes and interacting with external regulators.

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 3 of the last 5 years.

We can offer a competitive salary and bonus alongside a market-leading pension scheme and a package including 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.