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Fault Studies Engineer Graduate

EDF UK

EDF UK

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Headcount not stated4.1Glassdoor · read 14 Sept
23 live roles at EDF UK →
Source: Companies House and the employer's own siteread on 14 Sept 2026
Salary
£37,500 a yearBase pay as advertised. Any bonus, commission or equity would be on top and isn't included. Seen 22 Oct 2026.Source: Job adread on 22 Oct 2026

This sits below the typical band for Engineering — typically £100k across 2664 ads we've recorded.

Solid confidence — a large enough sample to be a reasonable guide. Based on 2664 ads.

How this benchmark is calculated
Cut of the market
Engineering
Basis
Advertised yearly base salary
Ads counted
2664 ads of 2680 collected
Outliers removed
16 beyond the quartile fences
Measured
07 Sept 2026
Source
Figures printed in employers' own job ads, collected by Muster

We only count pay that an employer actually printed in the ad. Every figure is a yearly base salary — day rates, hourly rates, bonus, commission and equity are excluded, and ads with no figure are left out rather than guessed at. Where an ad gives a range we use its midpoint.

Figures are grouped into cuts of the market — company type, discipline and seniority — and each cut reports its lowest, typical (median) and highest advertised pay. A cut is only published once we hold at least three ads for it, and comparisons are stated as bottom quarter, typical band or top quarter rather than a false single number.

This comparison is built from 2664 ads we have recorded. Advertised pay is not paid pay: ranges get negotiated, and small samples move a lot. Treat this as a read on what the market is advertising, nothing more.

Where this comes from — how we source salary, on the How it works page

Location
United KingdomRemoteSource: Job adread on 22 Oct 2026
Way in
Route not stated
Posted
1 day ago
22 Oct 2026

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Company summary

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About EDF UK

EDF is an energy provider, supplying electricity and gas to homes and businesses in the UK. Compare our energy prices, get a quote and switch. Our electricity is zero carbon.

  • Glassdoor Best Places to Work
  • Real Living Wage employer
  • Gender pay gap reported
  • Disability Confident

Public information about EDF UK, read 14 Sept 2026. Estimates stay marked as estimates.

02

Role summary

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What this role looks like

The ad doesn’t say enough for a concise role summary.

read from the public job posting · 22 Oct 2026

03

Benefits

What the employer says you would get.

  • Potential for an annual bonus.
  • Market-leading pension scheme.
  • Customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more.
  • Practical and financial support to help make any placement-related relocation smooth.

04

Recruitment process

Only the stages the employer actually describes.

  1. 1

    Combination of automated decision-making, assessment technology and human review.

  2. 2

    Applications aim to close on 1st October, but may close earlier due to volumes.

05

The role, as advertised

The employer's own words, grouped so they are easier to scan.

What you'd be doing

  • Develop specialist expertise in fault studies, modelling and nuclear safety analysis.
  • Assess how nuclear power plants respond during operational events and fault conditions.
  • Gain hands-on experience using computational tools to model nuclear power stations.
  • Perform simulations and technical analysis.
  • Assess the effectiveness of safety systems.
  • Support operational teams with advice that helps keep nuclear reactors operating safely and efficiently.
  • Work alongside teams including Reactor Physics, Hazards, Radiation Protection and Radiological Consequences.

What they're asking for

  • Achieved, or be expecting to achieve, a 2:2 or higher in a Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree in Physics, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or a related subject.
  • Interest in nuclear energy, technology and engineering analysis.
  • Ability to attend a virtual Assessment Centre on 10 November 2026.

Nice to have, not essential

Read the original wording

Fault Studies Engineer Graduate job in Gloucester | EDF UK JUMP TO CONTENT Keyword Search Shortlist 0 Back to edfenergy.com Life at EDF Benefits and rewards Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Gender Pay Gap report Veterans careers at EDF Corporate & Commercial Careers HR and Communications Data, Tech, Cyber and IT Software Engineering Cyber Trading, Risk, Tax and Finance Supply Chain, Facilities and Commercial Management Strategy, Legal and Compliance Customers, Marketing and Business Solutions Customer Services Smart Metering Meet our Recruiters Nuclear and Engineering Careers Hinkley Point C Nuclear Operations Nuclear Services EDF EPR Engineering Veterans careers at EDF Sizewell C Meet our Recruiters Renewable Energy Careers Meet our Recruiters Early Careers Graduates Apprenticeships Engineering Maintenance Apprenticeship Industrial Placements Parents guide to apprenticeships Meet our Recruiters FAQs Shortlist 0 Go to shortlisted jobs Back to edfenergy.com Fault Studies Engineer Graduate __vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Job Type__ Site-based __vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Location__ Gloucester __vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Department__ Graduate Schemes Ref No. 37385 This vacancy has now expired. Please see similar roles below... About the Role Ready to launch a career that combines advanced engineering, cutting-edge analysis and the future of low-carbon energy? At EDF, Success is Personal. You’ll learn from industry experts, build specialist skills and help protect the safe operation of nuclear power stations that support Britain’s energy future. The Opportunity As a Fault Studies Engineer Graduate, you’ll earn a starting salary of £37,500 per annum and join our Science and Engineering Graduate Programme. The programme is expected to begin in early September 2027, when you'll join our graduate community and start building your career at EDF. Over the course of this 16-month programme, you'll develop specialist expertise in fault studies, modelling and nuclear safety analysis. You'll help assess how nuclear power plants respond during operational events and fault conditions while supporting EDF’s journey towards An Electric Britain. What You’ll Experience As a Fault Studies Engineer Graduate, you'll gain hands-on experience using computational tools to model nuclear power stations and understand how they behave during a range of operating and fault scenarios. Your work will contribute directly to maintaining the safe and reliable operation of some of the UK's most important energy infrastructure. You'll perform simulations and technical analysis, assess the effectiveness of safety systems, and support operational teams with advice that helps keep nuclear reactors operating safely and efficiently. The skills you develop will be applied across both operating stations and future nuclear projects. During the programme, you'll have opportunities to work alongside teams including Reactor Physics, Hazards, Radiation Protection and Radiological Consequences, as well as operational teams responsible for the day-to-day running of nuclear sites. You'll also benefit from dedicated training in nuclear fundamentals, safety culture, human performance and reactor systems, helping you develop both technical expertise and professional confidence. Location Your primary base will be our #Gloucester site, where you'll complete placements across a range of technical teams. Depending on your placements and project requirements, you'll also have opportunities to spend time at other EDF locations and sites across the business, giving you valuable insight into different parts of EDF. Most placements require between three and five days per week on site. We'll provide practical and financial support to help make any placement-related relocation as smooth as possible and help you get the most from the programme. Where This Programme Could Take You Ross joined EDF's Science and Engineering Graduate Programme in 2023. During the scheme, he completed placements in accident management, transient analysis, hazards and nuclear safety, gaining experience across #Gloucester, #Bristol and Sizewell B Power Station. His work ranged from assessing gas flow paths within reactor buildings to supporting technical nuclear safety studies. Today, Ross works as a Fault Studies Engineer, where he studies the consequences of potential reactor faults and helps ensure appropriate safety systems are in place to maintain nuclear safety. His role continues to provide opportunities to solve complex engineering challenges and develop specialist knowledge. "The graduate scheme gave me the opportunity to experience a wide variety of technical roles and projects across EDF. Every placement helped me build new skills and knowledge. Now, as a Fault Studies Engineer, I enjoy the fact that there's always more to learn about nuclear reactors and every day brings a new learning opportunity." Who You Are To be eligible for this EDF graduate programme, you need to have achieved, or be expecting to achieve, a 2:2 or higher in a Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree in Physics, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or a related subject. You'll also have an interest in nuclear energy, technology and engineering analysis. 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. Please note that an Assessment Centre stage of the hiring process will take place virtually on 10 November 2026. Applicants must be able to attend on this date to be considered for the programme. Pay, Benefits and Culture Alongside a starting salary of £37,500 per annum, potential for an annual bonus, 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. At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us. Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to creating an accessible recruitment process and encourage candidates to tell us about any support they may need. 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. Some of our roles at EDF attract large volumes of applications. When this happens, we’ll apply the Disability Confident scheme’s guidance on taking practical and appropriate steps selecting disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job. Our 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. Find out more by referring to our EDF Recruitment – AI and Automated Decision-making policy . Join us and find your success at EDF. We aim to close applications on the 1st October, but we may close earlier due to volumes. #SuccessIsPersonal #EDFcareers #LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote #LI-Onsite Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards An Electric Britain. share Power your career 2:34 Our application process Get insider advice on the application process from our Early Careers team and current graduates. Hear from the team __vacancyop

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How fresh this is

When we last looked at the advert itself, not when it was written.

Still live at sourcechecked 1 hour ago
On the board
27 days
Closing date
None stated
Re-checked
Every few hours, automatically

What’s changed since it went up

  • 21/10/2026 — The employer rewrote the role description; the stored summary was refreshed.
  • 21/10/2026 — The employer rewrote the role description; the stored summary was refreshed.
  • 20/10/2026 — The employer rewrote the role description; the stored summary was refreshed.
  • 20/10/2026 — The employer rewrote the role description; the stored summary was refreshed.
  • 20/10/2026 — The employer rewrote the role description; the stored summary was refreshed.
  • 20/10/2026 — The employer rewrote the role description; the stored summary was refreshed.

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Pay in context

The published band against every comparable ad we've recorded. Aggregates only — never one employer's figures.

This band against Engineering

£17k£325k
Lower quartile
£65k
Typical
£100k
Upper quartile
£128k

Solid confidence — a large enough sample to be a reasonable guide. Based on 2664 ads with a published figure.

How this benchmark is calculated
Cut of the market
Engineering
Basis
Advertised yearly base salary
Ads counted
2664 ads of 2680 collected
Outliers removed
16 beyond the quartile fences
Measured
07 Sept 2026
Source
Figures printed in employers' own job ads, collected by Muster

We only count pay that an employer actually printed in the ad. Every figure is a yearly base salary — day rates, hourly rates, bonus, commission and equity are excluded, and ads with no figure are left out rather than guessed at. Where an ad gives a range we use its midpoint.

Figures are grouped into cuts of the market — company type, discipline and seniority — and each cut reports its lowest, typical (median) and highest advertised pay. A cut is only published once we hold at least three ads for it, and comparisons are stated as bottom quarter, typical band or top quarter rather than a false single number.

This comparison is built from 2664 ads we have recorded. Advertised pay is not paid pay: ranges get negotiated, and small samples move a lot. Treat this as a read on what the market is advertising, nothing more.

The blue block is this role’s published band. The mustard block is the middle half of the market, and the vertical line is the typical figure.

This sits below the typical band for Engineering — typically £100k across 2664 ads we've recorded.

Before you apply

What the process actually involves, so you can decide if it's worth your evening.

Early careers
Degree required
Not published
Minimum grade
None stated
Experience asked for
Not published
Visa sponsorship
Not published
Stages in the process
2
Assessment centre
Not published
Recorded video interview
Not published
AI used to screen
Not published
Closing date
Rolling
Graduate retention
Not published
Training budget
Not published
Real Living Wage employer
Not published

https://careers.edfenergy.com/job/fault-studies-engineer-graduate-in-gloucester-jid-2323 · 22 Oct 2026

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