Process / Chemical Engineer Placement Programme

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.

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 93578, application period: 30/10/2026.
Any questions? Contact HR: Lisa Merryweather, +44 7867370980

Please include both a CV and cover letter when applying.

Advert will close early if sufficient applications are received.

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. #inclusionmatters

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.