HR Placement Programme

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

Swindon UK

July 2026

27,100 p.a.

From here choose a whole world of experience

Looking to gain experience at a leading global energy company with real growth potential want to work alongside industry experts building experience and skills that will help you flourish in your early career then one of our year‑long industrial placements could be just what you are looking for.

Join us at our UK headquarters in Swindon of RWE Supply & Trading (RWEST) where we currently have opportunities in the following area:

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You will work within the Global Talent Attraction Recruiting & Early Careers team where you’ll have exposure to the full life cycle of attracting, recruiting, inducting and developing talent within a global organisation. There will be opportunities to work alongside other HR functions including People & Organisation Development, HR Operations and Reward providing you with a complete picture of the different aspects of a fast‑paced global HR function.

Are you passionate about people? Do you strive to be an enabler and trusted partner within a large organisation? Are you looking to make a real positive impact on peoples' personal growth as well as team success? Then get ready to join us. From here you’ll have the chance to gain a holistic view of all related Human Resources functions at a leading employer in the energy industry.

We are looking for the right people to enable our business – so you’ll need to be a highly ambitious hard‑working team player who’s passionate about working with people, developing new innovative ideas and is keen to learn, grow and take accountability. We’re looking for students who are in the penultimate year of a Business Psychology, Business Education or similar degree ideally with a focus on HR and who are ideally on course to achieve a 2:1 or higher.

• Excellent communication skills with fluent English
• IT proficiency
• Strong sense of responsibility as well as solution‑oriented and proactive action
• Organisational talent with analytical problem‑solving skill as well as a creative drive
• 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
• Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team

From here you’ll have a community of support. At RWE 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.

Our industrial placement programme has been designed to give you the chance to gain highly valuable work experience and skills and potentially secure yourself a place on one of our graduate programmes. From day one you’ll be making a real contribution to your team. To help you get the most out of your placement we provide lots of support and development opportunities including in‑house courses and on‑the‑job training with everything you need to make the placement a success.

A current placement student will be allocated as a Buddy to all new joiners enhancing the onboarding process and overlapping your start date to ensure seamless support as you begin your journey.

Well 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 plus annual discretionary bonus
• Company pension
• Discounted employee share scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays; you can also buy up to an additional 5 days leave per year
• Two paid annual volunteer days to be used with a charity or initiative of your choice
• An enhanced maternity scheme and family friendly policies
• Free on‑site healthcare plus access to AXA Private Healthcare Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work health or life…