Clerical Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations Main Control Room Clerk to join the Operations Department at Sizewell B.
The Opportunity
This role plays a vital part in supporting the safe and efficient operation of the station by coordinating staffing arrangements, maintaining operational schedules, supporting emergency planning arrangements, and providing comprehensive clerical and administrative support.
The successful candidate will work closely with Operations Management, Shift Teams, and wider station departments to ensure operational requirements are met while maintaining compliance with Site Licence Conditions and station procedures.
Pay, benefits and culture
The salary range associated with this role is £33,891 to £50,950 and you will be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, 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. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What you’ll be doing
Key Responsibilities
Ensure shift staffing levels are maintained in accordance with Site Licence requirements.
Update staffing records, communicate staffing changes, and coordinate cover arrangements.
Create and maintain shift cover requests and Operations shift rotas.
Develop and administer annual and weekly Emergency Scheme Standby Rotas for Station Emergency Personnel.
Support Operations Managers with departmental projects and improvement initiatives.
Coordinate departmental budgets, including raising requisitions and managing office consumables, PPE, and uniform requirements.
Place orders for operational consumables, including oils and chemicals, and prepare associated delivery documentation.
Ensure departmental facilities and resources are maintained effectively.
Represent the Operations Department as a member of the Commodities Working Group.
Act as the Corrective Action Programme (CAP) Evaluator for Operations.
Producing meeting minutes, action trackers, and follow-up communications.
Managing calendars, appointments, and meeting schedules.
Booking meeting rooms, facilities, and resources.
Preparing reports, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Support document management and rationalisation activities.
Maintain operational records, filing systems, archives, engineering changes, and audit documentation.
Manage Operations key registers and key issue processes.
Liaising with station personnel, contractors, and external stakeholders.
Provide clerical and administrative support to the Operations Department and other Station Departments as required.
Support station activities as part of the Operations Team during refuelling and forced outages.
Who you are
You will have strong organisational and administrative skills.
Experience coordinating schedules, rotas, or staffing arrangements.
Excellent attention to detail and record management capabilities.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to prioritise workloads and work effectively under pressure.
Experience using Microsoft Office applications and business management systems.
Knowledge of document control, compliance, auditing, and finance would be advantageous.
Previous experience within a regulated industry such as nuclear, energy, utilities, engineering, or manufacturing would be beneficial.
To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 3 years.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday October 28th, and interviews will follow mid to late November.
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Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No