Power Plant Mechanical Maintenance Placement

RWE Gruppe; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Personal retirement savings plan with

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits package

Occupational Health support

Employee assistance programme

Up to 2 days volunteering a year

Job summary

RWE Generation UK is offering an industrial placement at Didcot B Power Station for a motivated engineering student. You will work with the Mechanical Maintenance Team to tackle real engineering problems that affect the portfolio, support outage planning, and gain hands-on experience with plant systems.

This role emphasizes safety, problem solving, and practical training through on-the-job courses. You’ll spend time on data analysis, spares management, and contractor coordination while

Qualifications

• Currently studying a BEng or MEng in Mechanical Engineering (industrial placement year required).
• Strong problem solving, communication and teamwork skills are essential.
• Interest in rotating mechanical systems and hands-on engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Mechanical Maintenance Team to resolve engineering problems that affect the portfolio.
• Support outage planning and delivery: pre-outage checks, work pack coordination and on-site delivery during outages.
• Maintain high safety and process integrity when working on mechanical systems and pressure equipment.
• Conduct stock review and spares management to ensure readiness for outages and breakdowns.
• Coordinate activities with contractors and support supervisor during site work.
• Investigate plant issues, support root cause investigations and failure analysis.
• Provide day-to-day engineering support for plant performance, troubleshooting and breakdown response.
• Undertake data analysis to diagnose problems and support short-term fixes and longer-term improvements.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

BEng or MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

RWE Generation UK is offering an industrial placement at Didcot B Power Station for a motivated engineering student. You will work with the Mechanical Maintenance Team to tackle real engineering problems that affect the portfolio, support outage planning, and gain hands-on experience with plant systems.

This role emphasizes safety, problem solving, and practical training through on-the-job courses. You’ll spend time on data analysis, spares management, and contractor coordination while