Women in Trading Summer Placement Programme

 RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Location: London UK
Start date: July 2025

Starting Salary: £27,700 p.a.

From here, choose a whole world of experience
Looking to gain experience at a leading European energy trading house with real growth potential? Want to work alongside industry experts, building experience and skills that will help you flourish in your early career?

Our ‘Women in Trading’ Summer Placement is offering a unique opportunity to female students in their penultimate year of studies to join us for a three month summer placement from June-August and take their crucial first steps in their career journey. We recognised the under-representation of females within the energy sector and are committed to improving diversity. We also believe this will help bring diversity of thought, and help us adapt to the transforming landscape of opportunities and challenges, from digitalisation to decarbonisation.

Our programme has been designed to highlight our talented women, de-mystify the world of trading and to give you an understanding and insight into a trading career at RWE Supply & Trading. As well as the chance to gain hands on experience and upskill, our interactive sessions will help you to develop confidence in a business setting and feel comfortable to bring your whole self to the workplace.

You can expect to:

•    Be based in one of our trading orientated teams for the duration of the internship to fully understand and contribute to the team
•    Learn about our commercial departments and commodity trading through weekly assignments with a variety of trading and front office teams
•    Explore our company, culture, and meet members of our diverse communities (including our Women's Network)
•    Attend workshops focused on female empowerment and career coaching sessions to nurture your skills
•    Network with our employees and diverse communities
•    Be allocated a ‘female mentor’ for support

Job requirements and experiences
We’re looking for female students who are in the penultimate year of a highly analytical, numerical or business-focused subject (such as but not limited to Maths, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Statistics, Physical Geography or Economics) and who are ideally on course to achieve a 2:1 or above.

What you must have is:

•    Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team
•    Excellent communication skills
•    IT proficiency
•    A desire to work collaboratively with a curious approach, challenging yourself to find new solutions
•    Motivated to take on new challenges, whether operating independently or in a team
•    Commercial aptitude and entrepreneurial skills
•    Analytical mind and the ability to learn quickly

Already graduated? Why not consider applying for our Commercial Graduate Programme!

From here, you’ll have a community of support
At RWEST we have an energy to be inclusive and believe diversity drives success. Reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and being respected for the different opinions, strengths and experiences you bring.

Your benefits
We’ll do everything we can to help you fulfil your potential with us. We offer a wide variety of initiatives to support you in and out of work, including:

•    Competitive salary
•    25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rated for the 12 weeks)
•    Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters
•    Access to a modern office and trading floor with state-of-the-art IT
•    Open and diverse company culture with various clubs and societies - join any of our employee networks for social interaction (including Diversity Ambassador Programme)
•    Flexible benefits, including discounts at shops

From here, you have a choice to make 

Keen to discover more? Why not meet #TeamRWE where you can get to know some of our colleagues better through videos, testimonials, interviews, and podcasts. Find out more on https://www.rwe.com/en/rwe-careers-portal or by looking for us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of sex, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity. #inclusionmatters

As an inclusive employer, we want to support you to perform at your best at each stage of our recruitment process and can make adjustments to ensure this. If you’d like to request any adjustments or know how we can support you better, please contact us confidentially at rwestearlycareers@rwe.com.

Any questions? rwestearlycareers@rwe.com or Paul Roberts, T: +44 7867 370986

Apply before 6th November 2024 with just a few clicks: 88183

Please upload your CV and cover letter in English and as one document. Also, please include your recent university and A-Level (or equivalent) grades.
About us

RWE Supply & Trading is our connection to the world’s energy markets. With headquarters in Essen, Germany, the tight-knit 2,000-strong team’s drawn from over 70 countries, and operates Europe’s largest and most advanced energy trading floor – trading a mix of electricity, gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. They commercially optimise our power plants’ dispatch and take care of the renewables electricity sales, too.

Tech-led and customer-focused, the teams agile mindset helps them respond and adapt intelligently to work that never stands still. Each day, there’s a chance to grow as you create the financial foundations to invest in our green future. From well-established graduate programmes to success-related recognition - you'll experience a culture energised by trust, passion and performance.