Meet - EDF

EDF is a forward-thinking energy company, leading the transition to a cleaner, low emission, electric future and tackling climate change, to ensure a sustainable energy legacy for us and generations to come. EDF generates zero carbon electricity from five nuclear power stations, more than thirty onshore wind farms and two offshore wind farms. With a diverse range of early careers programmes, ranging from Nuclear Engineering to Business Administration, Cyber Security to Environmental Management, we offer multiple career paths and we empower you to shape your own journey. At EDF, success is personal.

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Skills we look for

What makes us a great employer

Benefits

Work is just one part of our lives, and at EDF, we’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support your personal life and lifestyle.

With many of our benefits available throughout the year, we’re proud to offer a diverse range of choices, ensuring there’s something for everyone. Benefits include:

Cycle to work scheme
Gym membership
Health screening
Season ticket travel loan
Technology vouchers
Employee discounts across a wide range of suppliers

Work Experience

You can explore different careers and gain practical insights within the energy sector with our flexible on-demand Virtual Work Experience Programme.

The FREE programme has approximately 6 hours of content including:

· Introduction to EDF

· Renewable Energy

· Nuclear Energy

· Commercial, Finance & Supply Chain

· IT, Digital, Data & Tech

· Early Careers & Pathways

· Employability

Dive into the importance of renewables, discover the importance of technology and innovation, learn what employability skills will make you stand out and receive a certificate of completion.

The programme is open from June 2024 to June 2025 and is available to anyone aged 14+ based in the UK.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

EDF is on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. At EDF, our networks are integral to our inclusive culture. Open to all, they support our people and advocate for positive change.

Our networks include:

Young Professionals network
Women’s network
Race network
LGBTQ+ network
Neurodiversity network

Our Educational Programmes

Through our Educational Programmes we show that a low carbon, secure and affordable energy supply is vital for the future.

The Inspire Programme allows young people in Somerset to learn about the Hinkley Point C project. Our Net Zero challenge is a project-based activity, which sets young people the challenge of helping their local community reach Net Zero.

We work in partnership with a wide range of fantastic organisations to bring positive change to communities and to benefit young people across the UK – all part of our approach to being a force for good in society.

EDF has purpose-built visitor centres across the UK, each exploring how electricity is created in a fun and interactive way. Individuals and groups can book to go and visit one and take a tour of the power station as well.

Charity Partnerships

This year, EDF have partnered with Alzheimer’s Society to help support ground-breaking research and life-changing dementia services across the UK.

The company and individual employees can take part in fundraising activities to raise money for the charity.

Over the last four years, we have partnered with Prostate Cancer UK and over time, we raised over £800,000.

Apprenticeships Details

Our Apprenticeships

At EDF, success is personal, and we’re here to support your journey. If you’re passionate about tackling climate change, our Apprenticeship programmes offer an exciting opportunity to build a rewarding career while contributing to a more sustainable energy future.

With a variety of impactful programmes available, you’ll have the chance to shape your career path and make a real difference.

Our Apprenticeship opportunities include:

Business Administration (Level 3)
Nuclear Engineering (Level 6)
Chemistry (Level 6)
Maintenance and Operations Engineering (Level 3)
Project Management (Level 6)
Project Controls (Level 3)
Facilities Management (Level 4)
Civil Engineering (Level 6)
Health Physics (Level 2)
Health, Safety and Environment (Level 3)

You can find out more about our apprenticeships and our recruitment process here.

Our recruitment approach

Our skills-based hiring approach means we’re interested in your current skills as well as your ability to acquire new skills. Throughout our selection process, we will evaluate your motivation, skills, behaviours and core strengths, seeking individuals who can grow with our organisation.

We concentrate on defining success in our roles and identifying the key behaviours needed for high performance. This approach provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate your potential to succeed in the role and ensures a fair, objective, and consistent assessment process.

Applying for our Apprenticeships

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We will ask you to complete a short application form and attach your CV. At this stage, we are checking that you meet the minimum criteria for the role, which can be found in the job advert. Don’t worry if you don’t have any previous work experience, as this isn’t something we are looking for.
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If successful at application stage, you will be invited to complete an online assessment. We use a testing provider called Arctic Shores and the assessment consists of a series of interactive tasks designed to provide insight into your natural behaviours. This gives you the opportunity to show us your true potential.

The assessment is designed to give us a better understanding of your skills, behaviours and potential to succeed within the role you have applied for, as well as how you would typically behave in a workplace environment. There is no right or wrong way to approach them, so we encourage you to complete each task in the way that feels most natural to you.

You’ll receive a personalised feedback report following the assessment.

You can complete a practice test ahead of time, which will give you an idea of what you can expect here.

You can also access candidate FAQ’s on the Arctic Shores Website.
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If you are successful after online assessments, you will be asked to complete a video interview. This is a one-way interview, where you’ll be asked to record your answers to pre-set scenario based questions.

We will ask you questions around your motivations for applying to EDF and to the specific programme, as well as some questions focussed on important skills/behaviours. The questions don’t require you to have specific experience to use as examples, as we are more focussed on how you would apply your skills in various contexts and approach future challenges, allowing us to measure your potential in the fairest, most robust way possible.

You’ll have the flexibility to complete it in your own time, at a time that suits you, and we also offer the option to do an ‘audio only’ interview if you would prefer
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If you are successful following the video interview stage, you will be invited to attend an assessment centre for our apprenticeship programmes. Our Assessment Centres are all run virtually via an online platform called TopScore, and all exercises are usually conducted in Microsoft Teams.

You’ll be sent a link and login for the online platform where you’ll be able to access your timetable for the day. The day will usually last 5-6 hours. On the day of the assessment centre, you’ll have access to any supporting materials needed to prepare for each exercise, but if you have been asked to prepare for a presentation, the details of this will usually have been sent to you in advance.

The day consists of a group exercise, 2 x short 1:2:1 exercises, a scenario based interview and sometimes a presentation (this is programme specific).

As part of the assessment centre, you’ll be invited to a Welcome Session at the beginning of the day, and you’ll have the opportunity to attend Q&A sessions with existing Early Careers employees throughout the day. If you have any technical difficulties on the day, the recruitment team will be available to assist you.
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Online Application Form

We will ask you to complete a short application form and attach your CV. At this stage, we are checking that you meet the minimum criteria for the role, which can be found in the job advert. Don’t worry if you don’t have any previous work experience, as this isn’t something we are looking for.

Online task based assessment

If successful at application stage, you will be invited to complete an online assessment. We use a testing provider called Arctic Shores and the assessment consists of a series of interactive tasks designed to provide insight into your natural behaviours. This gives you the opportunity to show us your true potential.

The assessment is designed to give us a better understanding of your skills, behaviours and potential to succeed within the role you have applied for, as well as how you would typically behave in a workplace environment. There is no right or wrong way to approach them, so we encourage you to complete each task in the way that feels most natural to you.

You’ll receive a personalised feedback report following the assessment.

You can complete a practice test ahead of time, which will give you an idea of what you can expect here.

You can also access candidate FAQ’s on the Arctic Shores Website.

Video interview

If you are successful after online assessments, you will be asked to complete a video interview. This is a one-way interview, where you’ll be asked to record your answers to pre-set scenario based questions.

We will ask you questions around your motivations for applying to EDF and to the specific programme, as well as some questions focussed on important skills/behaviours. The questions don’t require you to have specific experience to use as examples, as we are more focussed on how you would apply your skills in various contexts and approach future challenges, allowing us to measure your potential in the fairest, most robust way possible.

You’ll have the flexibility to complete it in your own time, at a time that suits you, and we also offer the option to do an ‘audio only’ interview if you would prefer

Assessment Centre

If you are successful following the video interview stage, you will be invited to attend an assessment centre for our apprenticeship programmes. Our Assessment Centres are all run virtually via an online platform called TopScore, and all exercises are usually conducted in Microsoft Teams.

You’ll be sent a link and login for the online platform where you’ll be able to access your timetable for the day. The day will usually last 5-6 hours. On the day of the assessment centre, you’ll have access to any supporting materials needed to prepare for each exercise, but if you have been asked to prepare for a presentation, the details of this will usually have been sent to you in advance.

The day consists of a group exercise, 2 x short 1:2:1 exercises, a scenario based interview and sometimes a presentation (this is programme specific).

As part of the assessment centre, you’ll be invited to a Welcome Session at the beginning of the day, and you’ll have the opportunity to attend Q&A sessions with existing Early Careers employees throughout the day. If you have any technical difficulties on the day, the recruitment team will be available to assist you.

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Need some extra support?

Sharing your support needs
When you make your application, we will ask you questions to help us understand where you may need support throughout the recruitment process, so we encourage you to let us know as much as you can at this stage.

As an Inclusive Employer, we aim to ensure that there aren’t any barriers to limit you from being at your best throughout our recruitment process. So if you would rather contact us directly to let us know of any resources or adjustments you may need to be made at any stage. Please see the contacts below.

Reasonable adjustments
If you have a disability or are neurodiverse, there are many adjustments we can offer if needed. These include:

Additional time for online assessments
Additional time to answer interview questions
Financial support for travel costs (if you are asked to attend something in person)
Providing interview questions in advance
More information about assessment exercises in advance

Video interview accessibility
Within the video interview platform there are also some key accessibility features to support you, including: keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, high contrast and adjustable font size.

Virtual assessment centre accessibility
If you are attending a virtual assessment centre, the platform we use also allows you to make adjustments if needed, such as: altering background colours and magnifying letters, so please speak to a member of our recruitment team and they will be able to provide more information about how the system works.

Contact us
You can contact the EDF recruitment team to discuss any support, resources or adjustments you may need at: yourfuture@edfenergy.com