Instrumentation and Control Engineering Industrial Placement

EDF Energy, City of Westminster

Instrumentation and Control Engineering Industrial Placement

Salary Not Specified

EDF Energy, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 24 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 53c0db4a7e5345dcb3787930b4ab3a53

Full Job Description

Over the course of this 12-month programme, you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in hands-on learning, working on real-world challenges that directly impact the energy industry. Most of your learning will be on the job, supported by your mentor and the teams around you. You'll have a chance to apply your academic training to genuine industry problems while completing modules that contribute towards your degree. Previous students on an Instrumentation and Control Engineering Industrial Placement have been involved in projects such as:

  • Suporting improvements to safety through communications campaigns, training, and other improvement projects.
  • Looking at how radiation protection supports the building and operational life of new power stations; developing the skills necessary to support a wide range of teams to provide advice on radiation protection.
  • Assisting in running, maintaining, and developing the condition monitoring programme throughout a plant.

    Disciplines in Instrumentation and Control, Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering or Nuclear Engineering.
  • A genuine interest in the energy industry and a passion for sustainability and being a part of making a difference.
  • We will need you to be open minded, flexible and have an agile way of thinking to succeed in a dynamic fast paced project environment.
  • Having a strategic mindset that brings innovative ideas.
  • Effective interpersonal skills are key, as well as being able to demonstrate high ethical behaviour, integrity, humility, and character.
  • Effective communication skills will be required to manage your stakeholders whilst prioritising competing demands.

    If you are looking to kick start a career that is rewarding, where you can really make a difference, then come join our Instrumentation and Control Engineering Industrial Placement. You will work on one of the most exciting and significant sustainable energy projects that our country has ever seen, being at the forefront of the UK's climate change agenda and energy policy. Sizewell C is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.
  • We're recruiting for students to join our Instrumentation and Control Engineering Industrial Placement programme at our Moorgate office (London). Taking on a real job at a junior level, you'll have the opportunity to learn through hands-on experience under the guidance of highly skilled and experienced colleagues.

    Sizewell C is a great place to work. Our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Everyone working at Sizewell C, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work. This aligns to our key values: Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance Humility: Be open to other's points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently Competitive Salary And Benefits We're dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we're delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees' physical, emotional and financial wellbeing. In addition to a competitive salary of £23,250, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, 28 days paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing. Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its 'nuclear family'.