Asset Strategy Undergraduate Industrial Placement

Uniper; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in the UK is offering a 12-month undergraduate placement for a motivated student. This opportunity allows you to develop your commercial, analytical, and project management skills while gaining invaluable experience in the energy sector. You'll support the Energy Asset Strategy & Valuation Team by evaluating market trends, contributing to business cases, and assisting in project management. The ideal candidate is a university student in engineering or business with a curiosity for energy markets and a basic knowledge of power generation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced company pension

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible benefits options

Qualifications

• Currently studying for a university degree in engineering and/or business.
• Basic knowledge of power stations and energy markets.
• Quick to learn and able to work under your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of asset strategies in Energy Markets.
• Evaluate market trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Assist in structuring and managing projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management interest

Curiosity about energy markets

Self-initiative

Proficient with Microsoft Office

Education

University degree in engineering, business, economics or finance

Job description

Uniper are looking for a curious and motivated student to join our Energy Asset Strategy & Valuation Team for a 12-month undergraduate placement. Help us shape our operational assets' strategies: uncover market opportunities, turn ideas into reality and deliver results that matter. This is a chance to develop your commercial, analytical and project management skills whilst gaining invaluable experience in the Energy Industry.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Learn about Energy Markets and help shape how Uniper manages its operational asset portfolio by supporting the development and implementation of asset strategies.
• Explore market trends and regulations: evaluate opportunities and risks that emerge because of changing market conditions, customer needs or policy landscape.
• Contribute to business cases for technical upgrades, commercial improvements and investment decisions by evaluating potential benefits and drawbacks from identified technical or contractual options.
• Assist in structuring and managing projects, helping teams stay organised and deliver strategic projects

Your profile

Essential

• You are currently studying for a university degree in engineering and/or business, economics or finance
• You have a basic knowledge of power stations and energy markets and are curious to learn more
• You are quick to learn and able to work under your own initiative following an initial induction/training package
• You can be located near our base in Nottingham or Birmingham
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office tools

Desirable

• You enjoy working with data and have good analytical and reasoning skills
• You have a desire to interpret data to explain complex problems simply
• You are interested in project management and have a desire to learn how to structure and deliver successful projects
• You are open to occasional overnight travel within the UK and Europe

Your qualities

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact [e-mail]

Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job information

Contract type: Working Hours: [[filter6]] Start Date: 24/08/2026 Deadline: Salary: £26,100

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.