Engineering Undergraduate

An exciting opportunity to join an energetic team of engineers and project managers who lead Uniper's plant improvement, sustainability and decarbonisation activities for its existing European power station assets. An invaluable experience to build a platform for a career in the Energy Industry.

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

An exciting opportunity to join an energetic team of engineers and project managers on a 48-52 week placement starting Summer/Sept 2025, who lead Uniper's plant improvement, sustainability and decarbonisation activities for its existing European power station assets. An invaluable experience to build a platform for a career in the Energy Industry.

• You will be an active member of the project development team to progress technical improvement projects for our assets. These projects will enhance performance of our current plants and identify sustainability & decarbonisation solutions including hydrogen fired gas turbines, fuel switch to low carbon sources and emerging low carbon technologies.
• You will gain experience in project management techniques and build engineering knowledge in a variety of disciplines.
• Decarbonisation of our assets is central to Uniper’s new strategy, and we aim to be carbon neutral by 2040 and to reduce our 2030 emissions by 55% compared to 2019 levels. The Team plays a critical role in developing options to transform the asset business to become more sustainable.

Your profile

Essential

• Ability to learn quickly and work with others in a fast-moving small team of project management engineers.
• Knowledge in a relevant discipline for the energy industry including but not limited to engineering, science, energy management, etc.
• Be able to be located near to our base in Nottingham.
• Ability to work on own initiative once training/inductions are completed.

Desirable:

• Willingness to travel to Power Station sites and offices in the UK, Germany, Sweden and Netherlands as required.
• Proficiency in standard Microsoft tools such as Teams, PowerPoint, Excel etc.
• Understanding of fundamentals of power generation and decarbonisation technology.
• Project management experience.

This placement is a proposed duration of a 48 Week placement beginning September 2024.

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 ResourcingUK@uniper.energy

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: Start Date: 08.09.2025​ Deadline: 31.12.2024 Salary: £25,000

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.

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