Energy Trading Operations Placement Programme

RWE AG; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy trading company in Swindon offers an Energy Trading Operations Placement Programme for students looking to gain valuable experience. The placement spans various teams, including Risk Governance and Asset Optimisation, providing insights into energy trading and operations. Candidates should pursue an analytical or business-focused degree and demonstrate strong communication and IT skills. This program offers a competitive salary, numerous development opportunities, and the chance to secure a place in future graduate programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus annual discretionary bonus

Company pension

Discounted employee share scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Two paid volunteer days

Enhanced maternity scheme

Free on-site healthcare

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Access to a modern office

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a degree in Maths, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or Economics.
• Ideally on course to achieve a 2:1 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in a leading energy trading house.
• Work alongside industry experts on various projects.
• Contribute to team initiatives and enhance skills.

Skills

Excellent communication skills with fluent English

IT proficiency

Desire to work collaboratively

Motivated to take on new challenges

Commercial aptitude

Analytical mind

Enthusiasm and drive

Education

Currently in penultimate year of analytical or business-focused subject

Job description

Energy Trading Operations Placement Programme

Location(s): Swindon, Wiltshire, GB, SN5 6PB

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

Location: Swindon UK

Start Date: July 2026

From here, choose a whole world of experience
Looking to gain experience at a leading European energy trading house with real growth potential? Want to work alongside industry experts, building experience and skills that will help you flourish in your early career? Then one of our year-long Industrial Placements could be just what you are looking for.

Join us at the UK headquarters of RWE Supply & Trading (RWEST) in Swindon where we currently have opportunities across a variety of areas:

Choose Automated Trading & Surveillance Risk
Manage the market abuse risk and algo trading governance and communicate relevant information to senior stakeholders. Fulfil RWEST’s regulatory duty of supervision and help protect our license to trade.

Choose Back Office
Join this integral part of our business, which ensures the smooth execution and settlement of our energy portfolio including Renewable Energy, Gas, Freight, LNG, Biomass and Chrome ore. We manage trade confirmations and documentation, and handle all aspects of post trade activities such as trade reconciliations, regulatory reporting and compliance, collateral management and meter data management of our entire asset portfolio.

Choose Commercial Asset Optimisation
Gain insight into how we optimise positions and purchase of commodities (such as gas) to operate our power stations. Work on modelling and analysis projects to deliver real value to the business.

Choose New Business Partners Team
Be part of RWEST’s global growth activities in new markets with new products implementation for the Commercial Desks. This includes development, monitoring and active management of the Global Approved Product database and reports to the business.

Choose Risk Governance
Provide transparency on the state of risk to the RWEST Board and Management via Enterprise Risk Report, Stress Test Report etc. to help the Board to manage their risk appetite. Gate check on RWEST’s limit framework and limit management process whilst being the interface providing guidance, coordination and ad hoc analysis for the desk facing market risk teams and other functions across RWEST.

Choose Trading Risk
Analyse the Profit & Loss, trading strategies and market risks of our trading desks, communicate relevant information to senior stakeholders, and provide independent advice to the Board.

Job requirements and experiences
Passionate about the energy industry? Want to learn and grow alongside experienced industry experts? Looking to explore new markets with a commercial business that is growing on a global scale? Then you could be just the person we’re looking for.
We’re looking for students who are in the penultimate year of a highly analytical, numerical or business-focused subject (such as Maths, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business or Economics) and who are ideally on course to achieve a 2:1 or higher. What you must have is:

• Excellent communication skills with fluent English
• IT proficiency
• A desire to work collaboratively with a curious approach, challenging yourself to find new solutions
• Motivated to take on new challenges, whether operating independently or in a team
• Commercial aptitude and entrepreneurial skills
• Analytical mind and the ability to learn quickly
• Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team

From here, you’ll have a community of support

At RWEST we have an energy to be inclusive and believe diversity drives success. Reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and being respected for the different opinions, strengths and experiences you bring.

Our industrial placement programme has been designed to give you the chance to gain highly valuable work experience and skills – and potentially secure yourself a place on one of our graduate programmes. From day one, you’ll be making a real contribution to your team. To help you get the most out of your placement, we provide lots of support and development opportunities, including in-house courses and on-the-job training with everything you need to make the placement a success. A current placement student will be allocated as a Buddy to all new joiners, enhancing the on-boarding process and overlapping your start date to ensure seamless support as you begin your journey.

We’ll do everything we can to help you fulfil your potential with us. We offer a wide variety of initiatives to support you in and out of work, including:

• Competitive salary plus annual discretionary bonus
• Company pension
• Discounted employee share scheme
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays; you can also buy up to an additional 5 days leave per year
• Two paid annual volunteer days to be used with a charity or initiative of your choice
• An enhanced maternity scheme and family friendly policies
• Free on-site healthcare plus access to AXA Private Healthcare Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters
• Access to a modern office and trading floor with state-of-the-art IT
• Open and diverse company culture with various clubs and societies - join any of our employee networks for social interaction (including Diversity Ambassador Programme)
• Flexible benefits, including discounts at shops

From here, you have a choice to make

Keen to discover more? Why not meet #TeamRWE where you can get to know some of our colleagues better through videos, testimonials, interviews, and podcasts. Find out more on https://www.rwe.com/en/rwe-careers-portal or by looking for us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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

As an inclusive employer, we want to support you to perform at your best at each stage of our recruitment process and can make adjustments to ensure this. If you’d like to request any adjustments or know how we can support you better, please contact us confidentially at [e-mail].

Any questions? [e-mail] or Paul Roberts, T: [phone]

Apply before 23rd October 2025 with just a few clicks: 90966

Please upload your CV and cover letter in English and as one document. Also, please include your recent university and A-Level (or equivalent) grades.

About us

RWE Supply & Trading is our connection to the world’s energy markets. With headquarters in Essen, Germany, the tight-knit 2,000-strong team’s drawn from over 70 countries, and operates Europe’s largest and most advanced energy trading floor – trading a mix of electricity, gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. They commercially optimise our power plants’ dispatch and take care of the renewables electricity sales, too.

Tech-led and customer-focused, the teams agile mindset helps them respond and adapt intelligently to work that never stands still. Each day, there’s a chance to grow as you create the financial foundations to invest in our green future. From well-established graduate programmes to success-related recognition - you'll experience a culture energised by trust, passion and performance.