Your Opportunity
During your placement, you will:
1. Engage directly in hands-on plant performance testing across RWE’s gas-fired power stations (UK and potentially European Union)
2. Collaborate with experienced performance engineers to collect and validate operational and test data, using advanced digital tools and expert systems
3. Support both routine and high-profile contractual tests, including witnessing OEM-led acceptance activities, ensuring high-quality data analysis, and learning how test results drive commercial and engineering decisions in a dynamic energy market
4. Develop thermodynamic models and analyse and interpret the test results.
You will attend courses, workshops and on the job training for your personal development.
You may also have the opportunity to spend time with other disciplines across the Asset Management function, learning about the challenges of managing a pan-European portfolio business.
Job Requirements and Experience
5. Ideally, you are pursuing a degree in an Engineering discipline (preferably Mechanical or Chemical/Process), with an interest in the energy industry and knowledge of engineering fundamentals such as thermodynamics.
6. A strong aptitude in analytical methods is essential. You will be using the latest analytical and visualisation tools, such as Seeq, PI Vision and other specialized software.
Your Benefits
7. A salary of £25,250 per annum
8. 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
9. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
10. 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
11. Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing
12. Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need
To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit https://www.edenred.co.uk/campaigns/rwe-yourhub/index.html
Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 91059.application period: 31.10.2025 or sooner if we receive sufficient applications. Any questions? Lee.clark@