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Are you studying or have recently studied Mechanical Engineering?
Interested in joining an industry with a tangible impact to all our lives?
Looking for a placement opportunity to build your experience?
About the role
EPUKI is a big company you’ve likely never heard of. We operate 6 power stations across UK, Northern Ireland and Ireland. We’re a relative newcomer to the energy industry but we see ourselves as being quite unique and we have an opportunity for a mechanical engineering student to join us at our South Humber Bank Power Station to gain practical engineering experience in a critical industry. Sounds interesting right?
In this placement, lasting 13 months, you’ll join the engineering and reliability team on site. Your role will be to assist the site engineers in developing and delivering plant improvement projects across the station.
South Humber Bank is one of the largest and most flexible power stations operating in the UK today. A CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) capable of generating from as little as 180MW per hour (enough to power York) up to 1360MW per hour (enough to power the whole of Birmingham). This flexibility means we can react to the availability of renewable energy quickly. South Humber Bank can provide significant flexibility to the National Grid and so is an important part of the UK energy supply network. Your role will be focussed on improving the reliability and safe operation of the station. That’s a role you can be very proud of.
An Engineering degree can open many career paths for you, and no matter which you choose in the future, the experience you’ll gain in this placement will set you up for success. During your placement you’ll gain experience in major capital project development and delivery, inspection, obsolescence and maintenance strategies, as well as managing technical challenges on large scale rotating plant such as gas and steam turbines and building your commercial understanding of the things that drive how power stations operate.
You’ll need a UK drivers' licence, and either be currently studying or have recently graduated from an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or a related discipline), with a target grade of a first or upper second-class honours or a Master's degree.
The UK energy system is undergoing a seismic change in its quest to support Net Zero, as we move from a system driven by traditional fossil fuelled power stations to a mixture of renewables, new nuclear and clean gas (hydrogen or carbon capture and storage). EPUKI has a key role to play in that journey.
As an engineering graduate working at our South Humber Bank site you will be at the front line of that journey as we optimise the operation of the plant over the next few years to support the system and plan for the transition of the site.
We’re excited about what we do. We are passionate, hardworking and continually curious. If you’re as excited about this opportunity as we are, apply today to find your future with EPUKI.
Advertising deadline
The current deadline for applications is Sunday 28 January 2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
About EP UK Investments Ltd
EPUK Investments Ltd (EPUKI) is the UK division of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), a leading energy group of over 70 companies that owns and operates assets across Europe. EPH group employs circa 24,000 people internationally, owns €30.5bn of assets, generating €37.1bn of revenue and an EBITDA of €4.3bn.
EPUKI was established in 2015 as the strategic platform for expanding the EPH group into the UK energy market. Since launching, EPUKI has made several acquisitions and developed a number of new opportunities and now owns multiple renewable and flexible power generating assets in the UK and Ireland.
EPUKI has grown rapidly to revenues ~£3.5bn and EBITDA ~£300m. We pride ourselves on an entrepreneurial culture and flat leadership structure where individuals (wherever they are in the organisation) can make a real impact on our business.
Our aim is to enable the UK and Ireland low carbon transition through provision of flexible and reliable energy supply. To achieve this, we will:
- develop, construct and acquire the right assets to support the transformation of the energy system;
- invest in our people and our assets to best respond to the changing needs of our sector;
- continuously challenge ourselves to identify opportunities, build our knowledge and develop innovative solutions.
EPUKI is one of the largest independent generators in the UK and Ireland, with an asset base that covers multiple technologies and a range of revenue streams; these include fully merchant baseload and peaking plant and index traded baseload plants, providing a range of system services across the energy and balancing spectrum.
Despite its significant market presence, EPUKI has a flat structure with fast paced decision-making ability enabling better optimisation of market positions. The market continues to evolve and develop as the UK and Irish governments drive towards Net Zero with increasing challenges of renewables penetration, introduction of hydrogen and other new technologies.
