Graduate Operational Technology (OT) Engineer

RWE; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal retirement savings plan and 4

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Parental leave enhancements

Flexible benefits like health plans

Employee assistance programme

Volunteering days

Job summary

RWE Generation UK is launching a 2026/2027 graduate scheme focused on Operational Technology (OT) and Cyber Security. You will rotate through control and instrumentation, OT security and operations and maintenance roles across multiple assets.

Willingness to travel regularly is essential, and you will train with our partner providers to prepare for a career in OT with RWE. The programme is full-time and fixed for 18 months, offering external training, hands-on placements, and potential

Qualifications

• Degree in automation, computer science, cyber security, electronics or mechatronics; Masters level preferred.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Business fluent in English.
• Willing to travel and relocate; financial support provided.
• Open to learning with on‑the‑job training and external courses.

Responsibilities

• Undertake placements in control and instrumentation (C&I), OT security and operations & maintenance (O&M).
• Travel regularly to assets domestically and internationally as part of the programme.

Skills

Problem solving

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in automation/CS/cyber security/electronics/mechatronics

Masters degree preferred

Job description

RWE Generation UK

To start as soon as possible, full time, fixed term (18 months)

About The Role

RWE is one of Europe’s leading power generation companies. RWE Generation owns and operates a fleet of assets in the fields of battery storage, biomass, gas, hydro and hydrogen.

After launching a new, exciting Graduate scheme for 2026, focussed on Operational Technology (OT) & Cyber Security, we are delighted to continue this for 2027. OT encompasses all the technology, e.g. SCADA, PLCs or the DCS that controls the physical running of our assets and is a crucial part of power station operations.

As part of your programme, you will undertake placements in the fields of control and instrumentation (C&I), OT security and operations and maintenance (O&M). These placements could require you to work at any of our assets both domestically and internationally, so a willingness to travel regularly is essential.

Alongside your placements, you will undertake external training with our partner, and this combination of external training and your placements will ready you for a career in OT with us!

Job Requirements And Experience

• Degree educated in automation, computer science, cyber security, electronics or mechatronics, preferably at a Masters level.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Business fluent in English.
• Willing to travel and relocate, both during your programme and after with our financial support.
• Open to learning new skills, with both on-the-job training and external courses/training provided.
• Five years’ residency in the UK, and willing to undertake SC level security clearance.

RWE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment – we value your passion, your willingness to learn and your desire to thrive. Even if you don't have all the above skills, need flexible working arrangements or other adjustments not yet listed here, we'd love to hear from you.

Your Benefits

• A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in five per cent we will top up by a further ten per cent and you will get life assurance worth four times annual salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata.
• Enhanced parental leave from day one of you joining TeamRWE - For primary care givers, weeks 1-29. will be fully paid and 30-39 paid via SMP. For secondary care givers, you will get 12 weeks of fully paid leave.
• 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.
• Up to two days volunteering a year.

To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit YourHub.

Contact

Any questions? Contact HR: Lisa Merryweather, [phone], Contact Business: Lee Clark, [phone].

We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. inclusionmatters

RWE Generation provides a flexible mix for a powerful future. With a team of around 3,500 employees, the company operates flexible gas power plants, bioenergy facilities, and hydropower stations in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and Turkey. These assets play a vital role in balancing the supply of renewable energy during periods of fluctuation, thereby ensuring the stability of the power grid. Recognising the importance of energy storage, RWE Generation is integrating battery systems into its operations and pioneering hydrogen-powered technologies - an essential element for storing renewable energy for when it is needed most. As a long-standing partner for the regions in which we operate, our reliable, clean and flexible assets enable us to play a key role in decarbonising the energy system. Our team continues to be inventive, using their experience, talent and sunrise technologies to be the cornerstone our society can rely on.

A pre-condition for any appointment to this role is that you undergo and clear a national security vetting check (NSV) from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). It will then be a condition of your employment that you continue to undergo and pass these regularly during your employment . Please make yourself familiar with what DESNZ and these NSV require before you apply for this role. For example, please be aware that the NSV checks are quite intrusive and far reaching including a review of your financial circumstances and the scope potentially expands into your immediate family in addition to your own personal circumstances. Further information can be found on the gov.uk advice page here. In particular, please note that for NSV clearance for this role, DESNZ requires you to demonstrate that you are currently resident within the UK and have been for a continuous minimum of 5 years. If, in making your application to us for this role, you cannot demonstrate this DESNZ 5 year minimum UK residence requirement, we will not be able to progress your application and it will be automatically rejected.

RWE is part of the vital infrastructure. Therefore, we screen all our new employees, to the extent that it is relevant to the position.