System Health Engineer - Reactor Systems

The Electrical System Engineer role will be responsible for the System Health of the plant, developing short to long term improvement plans, outage scope and defining the maintenance policy on their assigned systems. You will also actively participate in the work planning process providing engineering technical input as required ensuring prioritisation of work is based on the importance of equipment and its potential impact on plant performance.

All roles within Engineering are vital to ensuring safe and reliable operation during our journey through Generation, Defuelling and Decommissioning., At EDF, everyone's welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We're committed to equality, 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, adjusting as you need.

We'll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you'll be doing

In this role, you'll carry out the following roles and responsibilities as a systems engineer:

Be a responsible engineer for Electrical plant areas and act as the technical conscience for the assigned systems.

• Gain expertise in the assigned system(s) and provide technical advice.


• Ensure important equipment is identified and that correct preventative maintenance programmes are in place to prevent unanticipated equipment failures.


• Manage activities that are to be carried out and completed with full regard to site licence requirements, statutory regulations, company and location directives, procedures and safety rules.


• Monitor and review system performance to identify degrading trends.


• Identify improvements on the assigned system(s) and work with delivery partners to make these happen


• Determine required actions and investments, including specifying, upgrading and deploying new components, systems and technologies.


Who you are

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who will have a nuclear safety focus in all activities and responsibilities undertaken, you will also need to maintain knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards. Liaising with peers in other engineering groups within the fleet you will be required to share best practises and to continually improve local and fleet performance.


• You will have an Electrical Engineering background with relevant experience in industry as an electrical engineer.


• As a minimum, entrants will have a relevant HNC (or equivalent) Candidates with a relevant Degree may have an advantage.


• Preference will be given to applicants with a background in Electrical Distribution Systems with experience of managing some or all of the following:

+ Grid Interface
+ Medium Voltage Switchgear
+ Low Voltage Switchgear
+ Electrical Protection (in particular experience with electromechanical relays)
+ Oil Filled Transformers
+ Large Electrical Drives
+ UPS and Battery Systems
+ Lightning Protection
+ Earthing Systems
+ Small Power and Lighting including BS7671 Periodic Inspection & Testing.

• Communication, interpersonal skills, technical knowledge, organisational skills.
  
  We're offering a salary of £40,069 - £84,892 that apply with our terms and conditions covered by the EDF Company Agreement. The starting salary for the appointment will be between £40,069 and £71,779 dependent on your existing salary, competence, experiences and qualification. We also offer an attractive pension scheme along with some great company benefits!