Power Plant Mechanical Maintenance Engineering Placement

RWE AG; Sutton Courtenay; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan top up

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits (Health, Dental, etc

OH support & EAP

Job summary

RWE Generation UK is offering a Mechanical Maintenance Engineering placement at Didcot B Power Station. You will work with the Mechanical Maintenance Team on real engineering problems and support outages, developing hands-on skills in plant systems, safety, and analysis.

The role requires an engineering student in a BEng/MEng program with a keen mechanical interest, strong problem solving and teamwork, and a willingness to work on site in PPE across rotating plant environments.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a BEng or MEng in Mechanical Engineering (industrial placement year required).
• Strong problem solving, communication and teamworking skills.
• Interested in rotating and plant mechanical systems, pressure systems and hands on engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Mechanical Maintenance Team to resolve engineering problems.
• Support outage planning and delivery: assist with pre-outage checks, work pack coordination and on-site delivery during outages.
• Maintain high safety and process integrity while working on mechanical systems and pressure equipment.
• Conduct stock review and spares management support for outages and breakdowns.
• Coordinate activities with contractors and support supervision while ensuring site procedures.
• Investigate plant issues and support root cause analysis and improvements.
• Provide day-to-day engineering support for plant performance monitoring and troubleshooting.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Mechanical systems

Education

BEng/MEng in Mechanical Eng

Job description

RWE Generation UK is offering a Mechanical Maintenance Engineering placement at Didcot B Power Station. You will work with the Mechanical Maintenance Team on real engineering problems and support outages, developing hands-on skills in plant systems, safety, and analysis.

The role requires an engineering student in a BEng/MEng program with a keen mechanical interest, strong problem solving and teamwork, and a willingness to work on site in PPE across rotating plant environments.