Take on the environmental challenge of the century

Building on our rich history, we’re striding into an era where we’ll transform the environment, local society, the regional economy and the global nuclear industry. Covering six square kilometres, the site in West Cumbria is home to more than 200 nuclear facilities. A team of 11,000 people work alongside our supply chain partners to tackle a diverse portfolio of decommissioning, reprocessing, spent fuel management, nuclear waste management and nuclear material management.

Graduate scheme 

As a Sellafield graduate, you’ll be at the heart of a smart community – a network of ambitious, team-spirited graduates who will shape the future of an entire sector. As part of our 24-month engineering graduate programme you could work in a variety of profession areas.

What we look for 

We have opportunities for ambitious, curious, open-minded graduates and students from the most diverse range of backgrounds to join us in a variety of profession areas. We’re a rapidly evolving organisation, so you’ll need to be hungry to learn with plenty of drive and ambition. You’ll be ready to take responsibility for key projects too, shaping the way they develop and solving complex problems – some that no one has ever faced before.

Training and development

We have the site at Sellafield (West Cumbria) and our office at Risley (near Warrington). Together, these are home to the greatest concentration of PhDs in the UK. Join us and you’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with industry-leading – sometimes world-leading – experts. There are generations and generations of knowledge here and people are only too willing to share it. Our culture of continuous improvement is underpinned by commitment to professional and personal development few can match.

Typical starting salaries

Graduate starting salary: £33,294

Placement salary range: £16,371 – £17,455

Desired degree disciplines/experience

We accept a variety of degree disciplines from a diverse range of backgrounds. You’ll need to be on track to achieve at least a 2:1 classification in your chosen degree discipline.

Why work for us 

The Sellafield site is one of the biggest construction sites in the UK. Our challenges are almost always industry firsts. Hazard reduction is incredibly demanding technically, calling for vision, imagination and expertise. The complexity of each project is unmatched anywhere else in the nuclear sector. Our relentless pursuit of excellence is reflected in our health, safety, security, resilience and environmental performance standards as well as the quality of the products and services we deliver to our customers. One in five of our employees have a specific safety role – helping ensure that our safety performance is world-class across our operations and sites.

Locations

Sellafield, West Cumbria and Risley, Warrington 

How to apply

Apply for Sellafield’s graduate scheme, and other current vacancies, via the careers section of its website.

Open applications and closing date

Graduate programme

Applications open yearly in the summer months and remain open until mid-autumn. 

Placement programmes 

Applications openly yearly in autumn and remain open until opportunities are filled.
Please ensure you apply at your earliest convenience.