Natural Hazards Lead Research Engineer

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Natural Hazards Lead Research Engineer
Are you familiar with data analysis tools with extensive experience in Climate or Atmospheric Science? If so, come and join EDF as a Lead Research Engineer!
The Opportunity
EDF Research & Development (R&D) UK, are advancing research in the fields of Nuclear, Offshore Wind, Energy Systems, Flexibility & Storage, Zero Emissions Mobility and Smart Digital Technologies.
We are looking for a talented Lead Research Engineer to join the Natural Hazards and Environment team to play a pivotal role in leading and contributing to research projects focused on climate change adaptation in the energy sector.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a salary from £48,000 (depending on experience) and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.
Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.
Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively. The team travel to our London offices on a weekly basis.
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, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing
As the Lead Research Engineer, you will take full responsibility for carrying out technical and scientific studies on natural hazard characterisation. You will focus on the characterisation of extreme meteorological hazards (wind, rainfall, temperature, waves, surges, storms etc) impacts using statistical analysis.
In this role, you will support a team of Research Engineers delivering complex system modelling and design, data analysis and reporting. As the Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for reporting and communicating the project results to various internal and external stakeholders.
You will develop and implement cutting-edge solutions to enhance the resilience of our energy infrastructure, considering the latest advancements in climate science and technology.
Who you are
You’ll have extensive experience in research projects related to climate change and Natural Hazards and will be great at demonstrating outstanding numerical and analytical skills.
As the Lead Research Engineer, you will have an extremely good understanding of statistical techniques, modelling approaches for climate risks and impacts and strong problem-solving skills to help with the development of resilient solutions.
Your strong communication skills are essential, both oral and written, as they’ll help you to build excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships, convey complex scientific information and reporting on project results effectively.
An in-depth understanding of climate science and models (CM1P6/UKCP18) is also essential to carry out this role. You will need to understand the current state of climate change, it’s impact on Natural Hazards and the emerging trends.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date for applications: 18th January 2024
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