Engineering International Trainee London 2024

Now you can shape the path towards fossil free living. We are searching for 34 talented individuals to join us on our journey towards fossil free living. Individuals that challenge the way we think, lead us down new paths and contribute to solving the biggest challenge of humankind - climate change. Is this you?

Become one of our 34 International Trainees at Vattenfall. Each of the trainee positions is unique, linked to a department within a specific business area and a working location. This means that each position has its own specific responsibilities, challenges and matching profile.

Next to your personal development in this unique position you will be enjoying one year of all we have to offer. Your trainee year will be filled with meetups with your international trainee team with likeminded individuals. You will be meeting up virtually to work on assignments and live during four seminar weeks where you will be visiting our power plants and growing your superpowers with a variety of trainings.

Your role as a Trainee

• On-the-job training, with opportunities to develop wider technical and project delivery skills by working alongside experienced professionals.
• Four UK rotations in different areas of the UK Heat business including Engineering, Delivery and Business Operations with opportunities to work on customer sites as well as in our offices.

Your daily activities

• Support Engineering teams to deliver design solutions and design calculations for district heating and cooling solutions from early feasibility stage to RIBA stage-4 stage.
• Ensure engineering solution and design is delivered in line with the performance and business objectives, enabling zero carbon heat and cooling.
• Support Project Managers with project delivery tasks, on site visits doing surveys, and installation and commissioning witnessing.
• Assist the Operations Manager on implementing our maintenance systems in newly built and adopted systems.
• Represent the project team in project and client meetings, providing technical guidance and input.
• Assure high safety, regulatory compliance, technical integrity and quality, including required authority approvals.

Knowledge and skills

• Flexible and quick to learn new skills as well as being proactive and energetic.
• Attention to detail with high quality work delivered.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and has the ability to work under pressure.
• Potential to lead a team through challenging projects (timescales and other complexity) and have the ability to work through uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to prioritise.
• Positive motivational skills and pleasant working environment for the team.

Who are you?

Whether you want a climate smarter career as an energy specialist, visionary manager, or inspirational project lead in the energy sector, we offer you these possibilities within the Trainee Programme. As a Trainee you recognise yourself in the following:

• Passion for working within engineering and delivering zero carbon solutions in energy.

In addition, we would welcome applicants demonstrating some or all of the following attributes

• A high-performing individual with a drive and self-motivation to successfully accomplish what is set to be done
• Passionate about being part of the transformation taking place in the shift to a zero-carbon energy sector
• Analytically astute, with drive as a team player that helps everyone else to be better at what they do
• Passionate about setting up something new, building new processes and setting new standards
• Flexible and available to adjust to changes, curious and versatile in seeking solutions and problem solving
• A keen eye for detail but able to see the big picture and understand the impact of commercial positions and financial returns on risk management and decision-making

You are our ideal trainee if you are a recent graduate with an academic degree and have maximum one year of work experience, or you graduate before September 2024. You are fluent in English. Skills in other world languages can be a merit. You are willing to relocate for possible assignments throughout the organization. And of course, you identify yourself with our principles: active, open, positive and safe.

You will be working in the Engineering department and the position is located in London.

Additional information

What we offer you

Vattenfall International Trainee Programme is the kickstart of your career within Vattenfall. You will have the opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills over the course of a year. In the Trainee Programme you will take part in international workshops and site visits during the seminar weeks.

You will have the opportunity to work abroad and get a good overview of our entire organization. Each position comes with a competitive salary and an excellent remuneration package. Read more about the elements of the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme here.

Our organisation

At Vattenfall you can free your superpowers! We are one of the European market leaders in the generation of renewable energy and are primarily active in Scandinavia, Germany, Denmark, UK and the Netherlands.

We take our responsibility seriously and together we are making the change towards fossil freedom. We're working towards a future where everyone can choose fossil free ways to move, make and live. We are a dynamic company with an international focus and a social face at the heart of society. Diversity and inclusion is in everything we do, read more about D&I within Vattenfall.

Application process

We welcome your application in English, including resume and cover letter via the application button on this page. Last day to apply is February 11th, 2024. Selection period starts after the application period is closed with online tests followed by interviews in February/March. We kindly ask you to use the same email address during the whole process (application, online test, assessments) otherwise there is a risk that your application is excluded due to system reasons.

An assessment is also part of the recruitment process and will take place in the end of March. The recruitment process will be finalized in April. The last step will be a pre-employment screening. Starting date of the Vattenfall International Trainee Programme will be September 2nd, 2024.

We look forward to your application!

At our FAQ site you can find answer to most of the questions regarding the Trainee programme and the selection process. We are also hosting an online event on the 1st of February where the team managers, trainees from previous years and a programme manager will answer all your unanswered questions about the application process and programme content. 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, Validata.

About the company

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 20 000 employees.

We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We are committed to building a future where everyone can choose fossil-free ways to move, make and live. Join us as we work for fossil freedom!