Year-in-Industry: Technical Safety Engineer, Offshore Wind

RWE AG; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd. invites talented students to join a Year in Industry in Swindon as a Technical Safety Engineer within the HSSE function.

You will gain practical insight into offshore wind operations, support risk management and incident investigations, and work with a diverse team across sites while participating in monthly reporting and safety audits. The role combines on-site and home-base work in a hybrid model, with expected travel to other sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Ongoing studies in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
• Eligibility to complete a year in industry placement as part of the degree programme.
• Very good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate workloads independently and meet tight deadlines.
• Confidence working in a diverse team environment and engaging with a range of stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to other sites when required, with travel expenses covered.
• Minimum five years’ residence in the UK due to potential National Security Vetting.

Responsibilities

• Gain practical insight into operational sites by working with a wide range of colleagues.
• Develop an understanding of safe and efficient offshore wind farm operations.
• Support the management of risks, asset performance and major technical threats across the offshore fleet.
• Build knowledge of wind farm development, construction and organisation-wide incident reporting processes.
• Contribute to asset and plant safety incident investigations, including root cause analysis.
• Lead a detailed investigation and risk assessment for a technical risk with fleet-wide impact.
• Prepare monthly reports and support the development of new performance indicators and systems.
• Assist with safe systems of work, procedures and audits.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent workload coordination

Team collaboration

Willing to travel

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Civil Eng (ongoing)

Job description

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd. invites talented students to join a Year in Industry in Swindon as a Technical Safety Engineer within the HSSE function.

You will gain practical insight into offshore wind operations, support risk management and incident investigations, and work with a diverse team across sites while participating in monthly reporting and safety audits. The role combines on-site and home-base work in a hybrid model, with expected travel to other sites as needed.