Electrical Engineering Graduate – Nuclear Regulation | September 2027
- Location: Various sites across the UK – travel and relocation required
- Salary: £30,000 per year
- Programme duration: Two years, including three secondments
- Start date: September 2027
- Application deadline: 12 noon, Friday 6 November 2026
Build your engineering career while contributing to the safety of the UK’s nuclear sector.
Our client is recruiting an Electrical Engineering Graduate for a structured development programme focused on nuclear regulation. Across two years and three secondments, you will gain experience of different organisations, facilities and technical challenges, from operational power stations to nuclear waste management sites.
This is an opportunity to apply your technical knowledge to work with national significance, learn from experienced specialists and understand how effective regulation supports safe, secure and sustainable nuclear operations.
Key eligibility criteria
To be considered, you must:
- Hold, or be on track to achieve, a minimum 2:2 in a relevant degree by the programme start date. Relevant subjects include Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Controls, Computing, Physics or another related discipline. BEng, MEng, BSc and MSc qualifications are welcomed.
- Have the right to work in the UK for the full two-year programme, subject to satisfactory checks.
- Successfully complete the required security clearance checks.
- Be willing and able to travel and relocate across the UK for placements and programme activities. This is a rotational opportunity, with locations dependent on your sponsoring organisation and secondments.
- Be available to start in September 2027.
What you’ll do
Working alongside experienced regulatory specialists, you will develop the knowledge and skills to support the assessment of electrical systems and safety arrangements at nuclear licensed sites.
You will gain insight into how regulators:
- Assess whether systems and equipment are designed, installed, operated and maintained to manage risk effectively.
- Review technical evidence to determine whether safety has been adequately demonstrated.
- Evaluate the processes and procedures used to maintain safe operations.
- Consider how new technologies and innovations could improve safety.
- Contribute to national and international standards, technical guidance and research.
- Work across engineering disciplines to assess risks and inform regulatory decisions.
You will also develop your ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders, including site operators, government bodies and international partners.
What we’re looking for
Alongside your technical knowledge, you will bring:
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain technical information effectively.
- A collaborative approach and confidence building professional relationships.
- Sound judgement, analytical thinking and a careful approach to problem-solving.
- The ability to influence others constructively.
- Self-awareness, including recognising the limits of your knowledge and knowing when to seek support.
- A strong interest in engineering safety, regulation and the nuclear sector.
What’s on offer
- £30,000 annual salary.
- £5,500 individual travel budget for programme-related training and meetings.
- £3,500 flexible individual training budget.
- Three secondments offering experience across the UK nuclear sector.
- A tailored professional development programme.
- A dedicated mentor, support from your sponsoring organisation and an experienced programme team.
- Membership of up to two professional institutions.
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Six discretionary days’ leave for study and relocation.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- Employee assistance, wellbeing resources and employee discounts.
- Access to a cycle-to-work scheme.
You will be employed by the programme delivery organisation throughout the two years. On completion, you will receive support to secure a role with your sponsoring organisation or within the wider nuclear sector.
The recruitment process
- Online application.
- Online psychometric assessment.
- A 30-minute video interview with representatives from a sponsoring organisation.
- An in-person assessment centre in early 2027.
- Offer, pre-employment checks and onboarding.
Attendance at an in-person assessment centre is required to progress through the selection process. Invitations and updates will be sent by email, so please check your inbox and junk folder regularly.
Apply by 12 noon on Friday 6 November 2026. Applications may close earlier if sufficient submissions are received. Only one application to the graduate programme is required.
Inclusive recruitment
Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the application and assessment process. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be offered an interview, subject to the programme’s stated provision that, where eligible application numbers are high, those whose skills and experience most closely match the role may be prioritised.
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