Career development

Career development

Become future-proof with us!

At EDP, we look at development holistically, taking past performance as a starting point and considering the skills of the present and the agility to adapt and face the challenges of the future.

This annual 360º assessment is supported by regular development conversations between managers and employees to promote feedback, trust, and growth.

We are continuously focused on our learning and development experience based on flexibility, providing employees with a wide range of opportunities to create a development path tailored specifically to their needs and ambitions.

Discover the foundations that support your development at EDP

We believe that self-knowledge is the key to growth. Take advantage of your curiosity, get feedback and seek growth opportunities at every stage!

From business fundamentals training to recommended learning paths and leadership programs

Our corporate university will support your growth experience, providing learning content to develop global and business capabilities that meet your specific needs throughout your career.

You will have access to online content at any time, allowing you to learn at your own pace through quizzes, gamification, thematic talks, and much more!

Global capabilities

People and culture

We invest in continuous training on diversity, equity, inclusion, and well-being, empowering employees with skills to build a respectful, collaborative, and balanced work environment.

Business fundamentals

With over 40 years of history, EDP is a global energy leader, and we provide strategic initiatives to help you understand our business and drive our success.

Safety, security, and business continuity

Safety is EDP's top priority, with SS&BC leading our strategy toward zero accidents, ensuring that life always comes first.

Ethics and compliance

Ethics is key to our success, fostering trust, integrity, and a culture of responsibility where every action counts.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

ESG is central to our strategy, and we empower employees with training to drive positive environmental, social, and governance impact.

Digital

Our goal is to develop strategic digital skills through diverse courses, preparing our people and business for the future.

Innovation

Innovation is a core pillar, and we foster it through learning programs that enhance creativity, entrepreneurship, and collaboration.

Leadership

Our leadership model at EDP, based on 15 key competencies, empowers leaders to inspire and drive team success through different structured training programs.

Business capabilities

Renewables generation assets

We manage global end-to-end operations, optimizing cash flow and leveraging technology and engineering for excellence worldwide.

Networks

We lead digital network development for reliability and efficiency, accelerating the energy transition while maximizing ROI and optimizing costs.

Client solutions

Delivering integrated energy services that enable total customer decarbonization and seamless experiences.

Energy management

We lead group-wide energy management to optimize portfolio returns through flexible asset management, market access, and support a full energy transition.

Collaboration as a tool for growth

We believe collaboration is a powerful development tool, promoting knowledge sharing and networking within EDP group, through mentoring programs, where experienced employees share their career path and guide others developing their skills, and coaching solutions with external providers.

Mentoring

Our global mentoring program was designed to activate and develop human skills, support employee growth, and prepare future leaders. By promoting a culture of continuous learning and collaboration, this program provides opportunities for experienced employees to share their journeys and guide others in developing skills, encourage knowledge sharing and network throughout the EDP group.

Coaching

Coaching is a tool that maximizes your potential. It allows you to increase your self-awareness, clarify development goals, and remove any barriers to achieving your objectives. At EDP, we have different coaching solutions according to specific eligibility criteria.

Global communities

Our global communities also represent a unique opportunity to bring people from different countries and similar roles together, aligning processes, best practices, and new ideas. This contributes to their self-development through knowledge sharing and curated learning content, such as Leadership, Finance & Strategy, People & Organization, Risk, Sustainability, Safety & Social, Digital, Research & Innovation, Renewable Generation Assets, Networks, and Energy Management.

The best mentoring experience is when we feel it’s making an impact. EDP’s mentoring program is a well-structured corporate initiative, supported by a large team, and offers an excellent growth opportunity for both mentors and mentees. As a mentor, it has been a privilege to witness the accelerated development and growth of mentees. At the same time, I’m deeply grateful for the lessons I’ve learned from them as we build mean-ingful, long-term relationships."

Ricardo Henriques

Business Enablement & Transformation Lead at EDP Comercial (Mentor)

The digital that’s happening in the world shows us that we need to embrace all the learning opportunities available, as future-proof professionals. It’s amazing to work at a company that creates programs where digital experts share their skills with other professionals. At the same time, we leverage synergies and network internally."

Filipa Fernandes

People & OrganizationOrganisational Development Global Unit at EDP (Mentee)

We encourage you to explore different roles

Explore different roles through internal mobility and participate in global projects or initiatives, like volunteering.

Volunteering

Our volunteer program has been a bridge with the communities where EDP is present, seeking to generate a positive and transformative impact on society through its initiatives and the energy of its volunteers.

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Internal mobility

We are a global company, present in different markets with a diverse portfolio of activities, which allows us to enhance an internal market of mobility opportunities for our people, full of new challenges, projects, and mobility all over the world.

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This program has really exceeded my initial expectations. The first thing I would highlight is the talent and diversity of the team. During this whole experience, you get more exposure to working with international and multifunctional teams, you continue to develop teamwork and organizationorganisation skills and most importantly, learn how to deliver a presentation and build a case for the Executive Board."

Carlos Soriano

SAP Project Manager & Support Administrator at EDP Renewables (Your Board participant)

Internal mobility opportunities should be seen, more and more, as a development tool for employees, which ultimately translates into something very positive for all parties involved, including for the organizationorganisation itself. My experience was very positive! I had the opportunity to get to know the reality of another company of the group, participate in projects in HR area and develop my network."

Mariana Alexandre

Continuous Improvement Specialist at EDP

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