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EDF's Profile
Company presentation
Energy is vital and necessary to economic, social and environmental development. The EDF Group is a leading player in the energy industry, active in all areas of the electricity value chain, from generation to distribution, from marketing to trading, and increasingly active in the gas chain in Europe.
In France, we mainly have nuclear and hydraulic means of production providing 95% of electricity free of CO2 emissions and greatly contributing to the security of the country’s supply. We manage a production park of over 96 GW which provides energy and services to 26.5 million clients. Whilst continuously improving our performance in terms of security, our nuclear line of business is now to prepare the company for new challenges: renewing our skills and maintaining the high level of performance of our nuclear park of 58 reactors spread over 19 sites which will soon include 2 new EPRs (European Pressurized Reactiors). EDF’s knowledge and competence in the nuclear industry is internationally acknowledged and demanded for numerous EPR projects throughout the world.
We also operate 447 hydro-electrical systems in France and aim at maintaining their high level of performance over time
Positions in the group
The recruitment of executives is part of a larger skill renewal project that concerns both our core skills and the acquirement of new ones. We will recruit over 1000 executives and engineers in 2009, 90% of which will be recent graduates in the following fields: research and development, engineering and design (nuclear, thermal, etc.), production and maintenance (nuclear, thermal, etc.), computing and telecommunications, etc.
Working at EDF is giving yourself the opportunity to develop an enhancive career path involving cutting-edge technologies, and to quickly take on positions of responsibility.
Working at EDF is also having the will to lead the energy change together in order to sustain a controlled and reasonable global energy demand.
Recruited profiles
Baccalaureate + 5 years’ further education, recent or experienced graduates. Some knowledge of French is necessary.
Careers at EDF
The company offers excellent career opportunities thanks to its size, to the diversity of its trades and by dedicating 6.9% of its total wage bill to training in 2008.
Aware of the technical excellence and the expertise of its employees, we pay particular attention to skill development, the sharing of good practice, geographical mobility, etc.
As with all industrial and commercial companies in a competitive market, EDF is looking for high-performing colleagues with a sense a client awareness and who are able to lead on change. If you believe in team work, then come and join us to help strengthen and develop our technical excellency!
