Key Takeaways
- 12-month industrial placement with a starting salary of £26,050 per annum.
- Gain hands-on experience in Nuclear Technical Engineering Services at Heysham 1 Power Station.
- Develop skills in fault finding, technical problem solving, and engineering change processes.
- Requires a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Maths, Physics, Science or Engineering.
- Must have the right to work in the UK; residency in the UK for at least three of the past five years is ordinarily required for security vetting.
About the Role
This 12-month placement offers a starting salary of £26,050 and the chance to work on site at Heysham 1.
The Opportunity
You’ll launch your career in Nuclear Technical Engineering Services with our customised training programme. Taking on a real job at a junior level, you'll gain invaluable hands-on experience while being mentored by highly skilled professionals.
You’ll help support the work of the Technical Advice Group and be involved in planning and delivering engineering work. You’ll develop skills in fault finding, technical problem solving, and identifying suitable repair strategies to support plant reliability and performance. You'll also gain exposure to the engineering change process, learning how modifications are assessed, governed, and implemented within a highly regulated environment. Along the way, you'll build experience in team working, human performance tools, and plant operations, with opportunities to explore other areas across the station.
What You’ll Experience
During your Nuclear Technical Engineering Services Industrial Placement, you’ll gain an understanding of the role of the Technical Advice Group within a running power station, as well as an understanding of AGR functionality. You’ll learn about systems and processes vital to the safe and effective operation of the station, including safety protocols, technical governance, quality assurance, analysis, communication strategies, and IT systems.
You’ll support engineers in investigating plant issues, developing fault-finding techniques, evaluating suitable repair strategies, and contributing to the engineering change process. You'll gain experience in reviewing technical information, supporting the delivery of engineering work packages, and helping ensure modifications and repairs are implemented safely and effectively.
Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to further develop Planning & Project Management skills and build a professional network to support the successful delivery of work packages.
Your Work Location
You’ll be based on site at Heysham 1 Power Station, within the Technical Advice Group.
Who You Are
To be eligible for this scheme, you need to be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Maths, Physics, Science or Engineering.
It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility, we reserve the right in our decisions to give priority to those who already have the right to work in the UK.
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 three of the past five years.
Pay, Benefits and Culture
Alongside a starting salary of at least £26,050 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.
Recruitment Process
We'll guide you through every stage and keep you updated along the way. You'll be supported by real people, with opportunities to ask questions, learn more and receive feedback where possible.
For our Early Careers Programmes, we use a combination of automated decision-making, assessment technology and human review.