Are you an experienced HR Manager ready to shape the future of a critical workforce? Do you enjoy leading change, influencing senior stakeholders and supporting operational excellence? At EDF, Success is Personal – and your impact will be felt every day.
As our Human Resources Manager, you’ll play a key role in supporting station performance through people-led solutions, driving engagement and capability across a highly skilled workforce. You’ll influence strategic decisions and have the opportunity to think and lead differently, as we continue our defueling journey and progress towards our transfer to Nuclear Restoration Services.
This role is based on site at our Dungeness B Power Station in Kent, where you’ll work closely with the team. We’re keen for our team to be on site 3/4 days a week, to build strong relationships, understand challenges first-hand and support a collaborative, high-performing culture.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering pragmatic HR solutions that support station objectives and operational performance
- Leading and supporting change programmes as the station transitions through defueling and into decommissioning
- Partnering with leaders to plan resourcing, talent development and succession strategies
- Managing employee relations, including engagement with trade unions and key stakeholders
- Overseeing HR operations; ensuring consistent, high-quality service delivery on site
Who You Are
We’re looking for a Human Resources Manager who brings strong generalist HR experience and thrives in a complex, regulated environment. You’ll be confident influencing senior stakeholders and comfortable balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day delivery. Are you experienced in…?
- Delivering HR support within a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Managing employee relations with trade union involvement
- Leading or contributing to organisational change programmes
- Applying UK employment law and HR best practice in a practical setting.
Holding CIPD Chartered status or equivalent experience is also essential for this position.
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.
Pay, Benefits and Culture
Alongside a competitive starting salary, 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.
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!
Our Values: What You Can Expect When You Join Us
As you consider joining EDF Nuclear Operations, we want you to know what drives us. Our values are more than words, they shape how we work, how we grow, and how we support one another.
We move with agility, embracing change and responding quickly to new challenges and opportunities. This mindset keeps us innovative, adaptable, and ready to lead with proactive change.
We pursue excellence in everything we do. Whether it's delivering high-quality outcomes, collaborating across teams, or investing in personal development, we are committed to doing our best and helping others do the same.
We act with integrity, always choosing to do what’s right. Trust, respect, and transparency are the foundation of our culture, and we hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards.
These values are not just what we believe, they’re how we work. If they resonate with you, you’ll thrive here.
Closing date for applications is Monday 1st June and interviews are due to take place Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th June.
Additional InformationSuccess is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards An Electric Britain.
Skills Required
- Strong generalist HR experience
- Experience delivering HR support in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Experience managing employee relations with trade union involvement
- Experience leading or contributing to organisational change programmes
- CIPD Chartered status or equivalent experience
What We Do
EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company that generates electricity and supplies natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses across the United Kingdom. It is a leading producer of zero-carbon electricity through nuclear, wind, and solar power.
