Process / Chemical Engineer Placement Programme

RWE; Markinch; Presencial; GBP 18 000 - 24 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Personal retirement savings plan + 10%

25 days annual leave pro-rata

Flexible benefits

Occupational Health support

Employee assistance programme

Up to 2 volunteer days

Resumo da oferta

RWE Generation UK offers a process/chemical engineering industrial placement at the Markinch Combined Heat and Power plant. The role starts 28th June 2027 for 13 months, full-time, on-site. You will lead projects, monitor performance via data analysis, and implement improvements with team support.

Ideal candidates are pursuing Chemical Engineering and have an interest in plant performance and optimisation. Benefits include competitive salary, pension top-up, generous leave, flexible benefits,

Qualificações

• Ideally you are currently studying Chemical Engineering.
• Interest in plant performance and optimisation welcomed.

Responsabilidades

• Lead on an engineering project to improve site performance.
• Monitor plant performance through data analysis and interpretation, and report results to partners.
• Provide recommendations for improvements with support from colleagues.
• Undertake chemical testing as part of process and environmental quality monitoring.

Conhecimentos

Data analysis

Report writing

Problem solving

Formação académica

Chemical Engineering (degree)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

RWE Generation UK

Start date on 28th June 2027, full time, fixed term (13 months)

Are you interested in a process/chemical engineering placement with one of the UK’s largest energy producers? We have an exciting industrial placement opportunity at our Markinch Combined Heat and Power plant for a motivated team member with excellent interpersonal skills!

RWE Generation's Markinch CHP station is the largest of its type in the UK. The biomass plant exports up to 55 MWe with the ability to export heat to customers, such as our state-of-the-art Energy Centre providing local district heating as part of the Glenrothes Energy Network.

About The Role

• Lead on an engineering project to improve site performance.
• Monitor plant performance through data analysis & interpretation and report it to partners.
• Provide recommendations for improvements, with support from colleagues.
• Implement solutions to optimise asset’s commercial performance.
• Undertake chemical testing as part of process and environmental quality monitoring.

This placement will include project support opportunities, growing your exposure and experience internal and external to the company.

You will attend courses, workshops and on the job training for your personal development.

Job Requirements And Experience

• Ideally, the degree you are studying will be Chemical Engineering.

However, if you are studying for a degree in a related subject, and you have an interest in plant performance and optimisation, we would love to hear from you!

Your Benefits

• An attractive Salary
• A personal retirement savings plan - if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata.
• 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 2 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.

The Assessment Centre will take place on Tuesday 24th November 2026 face to face at DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, Wilts SN5 8UZ. Accommodation will be booked on your behalf and travel subsidised by RWE. The evening prior to the Assessment Centre a meal will be held at DoubleTree by Hilton which you will be required to attend.

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.

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.