Electrical Engineering Placement

RWE; South Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking an Engineering Placement starting June 2026. The role involves supporting power stations, data analysis, and project assistance. Ideal candidates will be pursuing a BEng or MEng degree and should have excellent interpersonal skills. Benefits include a salary of £25,250, retirement savings plan, and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Salary of £25,250 per annum

Personal retirement savings plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to flexible benefits

Occupational Health support

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Pursuing degree with industrial placement year.
• Willingness to travel in UK and Europe.
• Ability to undertake technical tasks and support engineers.

Responsibilities

• Support power stations for safe and efficient operation.
• Undertake data analysis for projects.
• Assist with asset integrity processes and investigations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Technical writing

Teamwork

Education

BEng or MEng Engineering or Science degree

Job description

About the role

Are you interested in a 13 month engineering placement starting June 2026 with one of the UK’s largest energy producers? Our Engineering and Outage group has an exciting industrial placement opportunity, and are looking for a motivated team member with excellent interpersonal skills!

RWE's Gas Engineering and Outage (E&O) Group supports our European RWE portfolio in the UK, Holland and Germany, we support the outages and projects across the Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power plants, within this group, the Electrical Team is responsible for the management of all associated aspects of work across this discipline.

During your placement, you will:

• Be supporting our fleet of power stations to be operated safely, efficiently and within the commercial market.
• Undertake data analysis to diagnose problems to help in both long and short-term projects.
• Support development of the asset integrity processes and systems and deliver on plant improvement projects and plant investigations.
• Assist Engineers in delivery of work packages.
• Gain important on-site / Engineering experience, on-the-job training, attend courses and workshops for your personal development. You will gain first-hand technical industrial experience and transferrable skills that are desired by all employers.

Job Requirements and Experience

• Ideally, you should be pursuing a BEng or MEng Engineering or Science degree at an undergraduate level.
• Your degree should include an industrial placement year to meet the requirements for this role.
• Willingness to travel around the UK and potentially Europe, with overnight stays away from your home location. Expenses will be covered for this.
• Please include both a CV and a cover letter when applying.

Your Benefits

• A salary of £25,250 per annum
• A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
• Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave and retail savings scheme
• Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing
• Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need

To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit https://www.edenred.co.uk/campaigns/rwe-yourhub/index.html

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 90915.application period: 31.10.2025 or sooner if we receive sufficient applications. Any questions? [e-mail]

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Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Essential Information

The Assessment Centre will take place on Thursday 27th November 2025 face to face in Swindon at RWE UK Head Office.

Accommodation will be booked on your behalf and travel subsidised by RWE. The evening prior to the Assessment Centre a meal will be held in Swindon of which you will be required to attend.