Engineering: the heart of our business
The success of our power generation relies on the expertise and knowledge of our scientists and engineers. And as part of the engineering scheme we’ll ensure you achieve every qualification and absorb every experience possible. Throughout your placements you’ll receive all necessary training, experience and support to become an integral part of our business.
From the outset you’ll be allocated an individual mentor, who’ll be a senior engineer or technical manager, to support you and guide your development. There’s a comprehensive induction programme covering the npower group as a whole as well as a finely detailed introduction to our power generation business. After that you’ll have the opportunity to be part of a wide range of development programmes with a mix of courses and placements in every area of the business. It’s not just technical experience, but personal competencies too. We want to give you all the skills you need to get to the top of your career.
From day one you’ll be assigned a “home team” at one of our operational power plants or in one of our engineering functions. This gives you a unique opportunity to develop specific skills in your chosen field and make contacts that stay with you throughout your many placements. Fundamentally you’ll get involved with real business issues and have scope and opportunity to make a difference to the success of the business. As part of our commitment to you, we’ll support you on your way to a relevant qualification including IEng and CEng.
You should also know that our scheme is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and can form the basis of an individually planned development programme for other engineering institutions and professional bodies. These include the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Royal Society of Chemistry and The Institute of Physicists.
