Undergraduate Placement Year - Environmental Assessment Support

Uniper; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company seeks a dedicated placement in their Environmental Services Team in Nottingham to support projects aimed at achieving net zero commitments. The candidate will work closely with environmental experts on tasks like monitoring air quality and assisting with new technology implementations. This role offers a chance to develop analytical and collaborative skills while contributing to significant energy transitions. The commitment to diversity and equal opportunity enriches the work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Enhanced company pension with up to 12% contributions

Electric vehicle charging

Private Medical Insurance including free GP service

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Currently studying a relevant degree.
• Must possess strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of innovative solutions for decarbonisation.
• Run dispersion models for air quality emissions analysis.
• Monitor air quality, noise, and bore-hole water.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Collaborative values

Good computer literacy

Attention to detail

Education

Studying a degree in Physics, Chemistry, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Management, or Natural Sciences

Job description

During this exciting transition to clean, low carbon generation, our Environmental Services Team provides a comprehensive range of environmental advice and engineering services to Uniper's energy generation portfolio of fossil fuel, biomass, renewable, hydrogen and future low carbon generation sites throughout the UK and internationally. This role offers you the opportunity to work alongside a team of fellow technical, environmental and engineering specialists to support Uniper's net zero commitments across our international portfolio of projects, whilst growing your own skills and experience at the same time.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro‑actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future‑oriented energy supply as well as pro‑actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

The Environmental Services team is active in a variety of new low carbon energy projects as well as supporting existing operations across our sites. You will work closely alongside scientists and engineers on a range of activities which may include:

• Supporting the implementation of innovative solutions and new technologies to help deliver Uniper’s decarbonisation goals
• Running dispersion models to assess impacts of power station emissions on air quality and analysing the results
• Monitoring of air quality, noise and bore‑hole water in the vicinity of power stations.
• Providing planning and permitting support for the development of new sites
• Assessing costs and benefits of new and emerging generation and decarbonisation technologies
• Reviewing new environmental legislation to determine the implications for the energy sector

This Placement opportunity will allow you to experience working in many of these areas and to understand the environmental and engineering considerations and issues that are key components of an energy business.

Your profile

• Currently studying a degree in Physics, Chemistry, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Management, or Natural Sciences
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong collaborative values and flexibility to work across a range of projects.
• Good computer literacy

Your qualities

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the [e-mail]

Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job information

Contract type: Working Hours: [[filter6]] Start Date: 24/08/2026 Deadline: Salary:

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.