Offshore Wind Year-in-Industry Ops Engineer Internship

RWE AG; Workington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage

Mentoring and development programme

Global wind industry exposure

GWO and safety training included

Job summary

The Year in Industry placement at Robin Rigg Offshore Windfarm, Workington, sits in RWE’s Offshore Operations, offering hands-on experience in day-to-day turbine operation and maintenance planning. You’ll gain practical insight into offshore engineering and contribute to project delivery.

The 12-month, full-time role is aligned to the Real Living Wage, includes mentoring, cross-site collaboration with global colleagues, and training such as GWO certificates and internal technical courses.

Qualifications

• Ongoing studies in Mechanical/Electrical/Engineering or IT related disciplines.
• Eligibility to complete a year in industry placement as part of degree.
• Very good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate workloads independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Gain practical insight into the day-to-day operation of an offshore wind farm.
• Build hands-on offshore engineering experience by working on wind turbines.
• Support the development and implementation of engineering policies for wind farm operations.
• Take ownership of an allocated project from start to finish.
• Contribute to tasks supporting strategic engineering and commercial decisions.
• Assist with planning, scheduling and delivery of maintenance to optimise costs and plant performance.
• Deliver selected engineering projects for Robin Rigg Offshore Windfarm.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Teamwork

Motivation

Education

Ongoing studies in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, IT, Computing and Networking

Tools

GWO certificate

Wind Turbine Safety Rules training

In-house technical training

Job description

The Year in Industry placement at Robin Rigg Offshore Windfarm, Workington, sits in RWE’s Offshore Operations, offering hands-on experience in day-to-day turbine operation and maintenance planning. You’ll gain practical insight into offshore engineering and contribute to project delivery.

The 12-month, full-time role is aligned to the Real Living Wage, includes mentoring, cross-site collaboration with global colleagues, and training such as GWO certificates and internal technical courses.