Assistant Project Manager – Project Bridge (French and English Speaker)

About the Role

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, followed by relocation to France

Salary: c. £35,000 depending on experience

Grade: A

Ready to build your project management career on one of Europe’s most ambitious infrastructure programmes? Join us as an Assistant Project Manager and support the delivery of major contracts at Hinkley Point C while preparing for an exciting international career pathway into EDF’s future nuclear projects in France. You’ll work alongside experienced project leaders, gain exposure to complex engineering challenges, and develop skills that will shape your future. At EDF, Success is Personal – your journey, your growth, your impact.

The Opportunity

As an Assistant Project Manager within Project Bridge, you’ll play an important role in supporting the delivery of one of the UK’s most significant energy infrastructure projects. Working closely with Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll help coordinate engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and handover activities, ensuring delivery remains aligned with safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives. This role offers outstanding exposure to major project delivery while supporting EDF’s journey towards An Electric Britain.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, this role will initially be based at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. As part of Project Bridge, you will spend the first stage of your development supporting the UK EPR programme before relocating to France to join EDF SA and contribute to the delivery of future EPR2 projects, including sites such as Penly, Bugey or Gravelines. This unique international pathway has been designed to support knowledge transfer and leadership development across EDF’s UK and French nuclear new build programmes. You’ll need to offer business-level proficiency in French communication skills.

You’ll gain experience across the full project lifecycle, from planning and governance through to construction and delivery. Working with commercial, procurement, engineering, construction, project controls and safety teams, you’ll develop a strong understanding of project management disciplines, stakeholder management, programme controls and earned value management. EDF will support your growth as you progress towards future project management opportunities within the wider EPR2 programme.

Who You Are

We’re looking for an Assistant Project Manager who enjoys working within complex project environments, can coordinate multiple stakeholders, and is motivated by the opportunity to develop an international project management career. We’re looking for candidates with…

Degree or similar qualification in construction, engineering, steel design, manufacturing or related field preferred

Project management and organisational skills, which have been gained through practical experience

Member of APM or PMI or able to demonstrate an understanding of the APM project management Body of Knowledge principles

French – oral and writing proficiency, or willing to gain French language proficiency prior to relocating to France

You’ll have experience with…

Supporting the delivery of engineering, construction, infrastructure or major project programmes

Coordinating project activities across multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders

Producing project reports, schedules, documentation and management information to support project delivery

Supporting budget management, forecasting, planning activities and project controls processes

Working within structured project governance and compliance environments

Managing competing priorities while maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail

Building effective working relationships across internal teams, suppliers and external stakeholders

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting Project Managers in delivering engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and handover activities across assigned contracts and work packages

Coordinating activities and interfaces with engineering, commercial, procurement, construction, project controls and safety teams

Maintaining project schedules, records, governance documentation and auditable decision logs

Supporting project reporting, earned value management, budgeting and business case preparation activities

Facilitating stakeholder communication, supplier engagement and collaborative project delivery across the programme

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a salary of c.£35,000 dependent on experience and 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!

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To be considered, please submit a formal application by Thursday 16th July.

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