Technical Lead Engineer (Materials and Coatings)

Job Category:  Engineering
Contract Partner Company:  Jobs Service
Employing Company:  EDF

The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.

Technical Lead Engineer (Materials and Coatings)


Job description


Ready to use your specialist expertise to solve complex technical challenges at one of Europe’s most exciting engineering projects? Join us in a role where your impact shapes delivery on site and your growth truly matters. At EDF, Success is Personal – your journey is powered by you.


The Opportunity


As a Technical Lead Engineer – Materials and Coatings, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the construction and delivery of Hinkley Point C. Your work will help drive technical excellence across materials, coatings and corrosion challenges, supporting our transition towards An Electric Britain.


You’ll join us on a starting salary of £64,232 per annum. This is an on‑site role, working at #HPC and #SDC, where your expertise will directly support construction teams and technical specialists in a fast‑paced environment.


You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of engineering disciplines, working closely with subject‑matter experts while developing your own specialist knowledge. You’ll contribute to meaningful engineering solutions and build experience across coating systems, material selection, testing and corrosion principles – all while developing your technical career with support from industry leaders.


Who You Are


We’re looking for a Technical Lead Engineer – Materials and Coatings who thrives on cross‑disciplinary problem solving, and who brings a collaborative, proactive approach to complex engineering challenges. To be shortlisted, you need to offer:


Experience or knowledge of corrosion modelling for buried and exposed elements (ISO 9223, BS 9295)
Experience of onsite engineering
Degree (or equivalent) in Material Engineering
Experience of authoring technical documentation
Practical experience of material characterisation and testing
Evidence of supporting sustainable material selection
Proven ability to digest technical coating documentation and advise on the impact of changes
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.


What You’ll Be Doing


Supporting the resolution of complex technical challenges in materials and coatings
Reviewing and advising on corrosion modelling, material choices and coating specifications
Preparing technical assessments, justification papers and engineering documentation
Collaborating with construction teams to resolve cross‑discipline queries
Ensuring technical decisions align with safety, quality and regulatory requirements


Pay, Benefits and Culture


Alongside a starting salary of £64,232 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 will support applicants requiring adjustments.


Join us and find your success at EDF!


#SuccessIsPersonal #EDFcareers #LI-Hybrid #DestinationNuclear

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.

Technical Lead Engineer (Materials and Coatings)


Job description


Ready to use your specialist expertise to solve complex technical challenges at one of Europe’s most exciting engineering projects? Join us in a role where your impact shapes delivery on site and your growth truly matters. At EDF, Success is Personal – your journey is powered by you.


The Opportunity


As a Technical Lead Engineer – Materials and Coatings, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the construction and delivery of Hinkley Point C. Your work will help drive technical excellence across materials, coatings and corrosion challenges, supporting our transition towards An Electric Britain.


You’ll join us on a starting salary of £64,232 per annum. This is an on‑site role, working at #HPC and #SDC, where your expertise will directly support construction teams and technical specialists in a fast‑paced environment.


You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of engineering disciplines, working closely with subject‑matter experts while developing your own specialist knowledge. You’ll contribute to meaningful engineering solutions and build experience across coating systems, material selection, testing and corrosion principles – all while developing your technical career with support from industry leaders.


Who You Are


We’re looking for a Technical Lead Engineer – Materials and Coatings who thrives on cross‑disciplinary problem solving, and who brings a collaborative, proactive approach to complex engineering challenges. To be shortlisted, you need to offer:


Experience or knowledge of corrosion modelling for buried and exposed elements (ISO 9223, BS 9295)
Experience of onsite engineering
Degree (or equivalent) in Material Engineering
Experience of authoring technical documentation
Practical experience of material characterisation and testing
Evidence of supporting sustainable material selection
Proven ability to digest technical coating documentation and advise on the impact of changes
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.


What You’ll Be Doing


Supporting the resolution of complex technical challenges in materials and coatings
Reviewing and advising on corrosion modelling, material choices and coating specifications
Preparing technical assessments, justification papers and engineering documentation
Collaborating with construction teams to resolve cross‑discipline queries
Ensuring technical decisions align with safety, quality and regulatory requirements


Pay, Benefits and Culture


Alongside a starting salary of £64,232 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 will support applicants requiring adjustments.


Join us and find your success at EDF!


#SuccessIsPersonal #EDFcareers #LI-Hybrid #DestinationNuclear

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.