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Energy Operations Industrial Placement

Rolling deadline
Placement
Business & Operations
Pay TBC
Year groups

Not specified

Deadline

Rolling deadline

Field

Business & Operations

Sector

Other

Year groups

Penultimate Year

Key facts
Function
Other
Released
06 Oct 2026

Overview

  • This 12-month placement offers a starting salary of £26,050 and the chance to work at our #Torness Power Station in Scotland.
  • You’ll be immersed in hands-on learning, applying your academic training to genuine industry problems while completing modules that contribute towards your degree.
  • You’ll take on a real job at a junior level, gaining hands-on experience while being supported by experienced colleagues and mentors.
What you'll do
  • 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, Science and Engineering Industrial Placement.
Eligibility
  • 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 any Science or Engineering Discipline.
  • 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.
  • Should you disclose a disability and meet the minimum criteria (which will include holding a relevant degree discipline/grade and achieving the required pass mark for Stage 1 Testing) for the role you’ll be progressed to the first stage of the selection process.
Funding structure
  • 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.

Heads up

Dates can shift each year. Always confirm the live deadline on the provider's own page before you apply.