Spalding, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Purpose

A graduate engineer is required to assist in the delivery of a wide variety of project work at InterGen’s Spalding gas-fired power plant, comprising an 860 MW CCGT and 300 MW OCGT. This 2 year placement will undoubtedly open up many longer term career opportunities, as the successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to complement their academic studies by gaining a deep appreciation of the technical and business realities of operating a large modern power station.

Summary

Working closely with existing engineering and maintenance teams (primarily the mechanical engineer)

You will be supporting the planning and execution of planned outages, plant improvement projects and troubleshooting.

You will gain direct exposure to a full range of power plant equipment, including gas turbines, steam turbines, pressure equipment, electrical apparatus and control systems. As your experience grows, you will be empowered to manage contractors on site, monitoring progress at the workface to ensure all work is completed safely, to the correct quality, to time and on budget.

You will be engaged in auditing plant processes and providing compliance reports to the management team, as well as taking responsibility for action plans to drive continuous improvement.

You will also have the opportunity to work alongside the performance engineer, to assist with the application of the latest analytical and predictive tools for optimising plant performance, reliability and flexibility.

Who we’re looking for

The working environment will be highly dynamic, therefore

You must be eager to learn

You must be able to adapt and integrate quickly

You must be willing to take responsibility for delivering tasks allocated to you.

You must have a high level of IT literacy (there are a number of business IT tools that you will need to quickly become proficient in)

You must assured and demonstrate maturity at all times, working strictly in accordance with set procedures and boundaries. This is due to the high safety-critical environment.

Requirements

We are looking for talented individuals educated to degree level who are qualified in a relevant engineering discipline.

Support during the programme

InterGen has a culture of strongly supporting employee development through structured training courses, on the job learning and mentoring from experienced colleagues.

Throughout the graduate programme you will work under the mentorship of InterGen’s engineering team, and you will be encouraged to grow in reasonability for

• Project Planning:

• Project Execution:

• Project Close Out

• Compliance & Performance

To apply, please fill in the application form here.