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Commercial and Engineering Schemes 2013

Helping our customers. We’re on it.

Changing the future of energy.If not you, then who?

Commercial and Engineering Schemes 2013 Undergraduate. Graduate. Post-graduate.

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Developing cleaner energy sources. Helping slash CO2 emissions. Tackling climate change head on. Changing the way a whole sector thinks and operates to benefit millions of customers across the world.

Challenges don’t get much bigger.

We’ll give you all the support you need to take on these challenges, and develop with a global market leader in the energy sector. Whether you’re an undergraduate looking for a placement before completing your final year, or a graduate, MA or PhD student about to launch your career, we have the opportunity you’re looking for.

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Commercial and Engineering Schemes 2013 Commercial and Engineering Schemes 2013

The E.ON Group is one of the world’s largest power and gas companies. We’re committed to developing cleaner, more efficient energy sources for our 40 million customers around the world. So there are few places where you can have such a big impact, or create a more sustainable future for our planet. After all, if not you, then who?

Yes, we supply power. (To five million people in the UK and counting.) But we do a lot more besides. We go exploring to discover new energy sources – in the North Sea and beyond.

We manage 13 oil and gas fields across the UK, Norway and Russia. We develop new technologies that help us reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuels, and build innovative power plant equipment. And we lead the way when it comes to developing renewable energy.

In fact, between 2011 and 2013, we invested three billion Euros in developing renewable energy and climate protection measures. And we’re now one of the largest green generators in the UK.

We’re constantly upgrading our power plants and pipelines across the world.

Water power is one of the world’s cleanest energy sources. We have 212 hydro power plants across Europe.

There’s a lot of talk about the potential of wave power. But we’re making it a reality. In 2010, we installed our first wave energy device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. What’s more, we’ve got many more projects in development, involving everything from harnessing solar energy to breeding CO2 consuming microalgae.

We’re working hard to minimise the impact of generating energy through fossil fuels, too. Due to its low carbon content, natural gas is a more environmentally friendly energy source than coal. So we’re increasing its use in our generation portfolio. And we’re investing in perfecting Combined Heat and Power facilities that use energy formerly lost up power station chimneys to create more electricity.

In short, we’re a global energy company that believes in innovation – and sustainability. What better place to develop your career?

We already own 23 wind farms – and we’re developing more right now. We’re also partners in the London Array, the largest offshore wind farm in the world. Biomass could meet as much as a quarter of the UK’s renewable energy needs, and we lead the way here, too. Our Biomass plant at Lockerbie, one of the largest of its kind in the UK, turns everything from raw sewage to sawmill residue into energy. It generates enough power to supply electricity to over 70,000 homes. And we’ve converted our coal burning plant at Ironbridge to Biomass, too.

Developing new technology to harness the power of the tides.

The UK’s the windiest country in Europe. We’re taking full advantage of this natural resource.

If not you, then who?



Finance

What you’ll do You’ll see how finance is essential to every strategic decision we make as we work to change the future of energy. Your UK and international placements will give you an understanding of all areas of the sector, including forecasting and reporting, business partnering, and support. You’ll be given the time, funding and support you need to gain your CIMA accountancy qualification.

What you’ll need to bring At least a 2:1 (or equivalent) degree in any subject. But you’ll also need to be a commercially-minded graduate with a passion for finance plus strong analytical and communication skills.

“ I started working in Hedging. My main project involved assessing the impact of changing the auction where we buy some of our energy. Ultimately, the purchasing changes I recommended could deliver a potential saving of over £1million a year. Right now, I’m working in the Biomass Commercial team. I’m also enjoying weekly lessons in financial modelling from members of my team. And I’m finalising my third placement in the Accounting centre, as I think it’s really important to understand the nuts and bolts of finance.”

Human Resources

What you’ll do Help us make the best of our people – and shape the future of E.ON. During four placements, including one overseas, you’ll learn about all our key areas of HR, including working in our Shared Service Centre, delivering generalist HR that supports our line managers, and supporting specialised departments. One day you could be delivering a change programme, the next you could be helping us to manage and reward our people. Throughout the scheme you’ll receive specific HR training and will be working towards your CIPD.

What you’ll need to bring At least a 2:1 (or equivalent) in HR or Psychology (or Business with HR or Psychology modules). Plus a passion for developing talent and the ability to adapt to any situation.

“ I started in the Employment Relations team. This was a generalist placement, which gave me a broad understanding of HR topics and exposure to the business. I’m currently on my international rotation, working within the Management and Organisation Development department in the Czech Republic. I’ve sourced my next placement through my scheme lead and will be working directly for the HR Director in a strategy and project management role. I’ve achieved so much already. I’m particularly pleased about completing a project developing and implementing competency ladders. I can now proudly say “I did that”.”

International Business Management

What you’ll do You’ll help change the future of energy on a global level. What will we want you to think about? How we can deliver more sustainable energy, how to improve energy efficiency for our customers, and other important factors in the future of energy production, generation and use. You’ll do four placements, including one overseas, giving you invaluable international exposure.

What you’ll need to bring You’ll need at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) in Business Management, International Business or similar. You should have a talent for adapting to any situation, a knack for coming up with big ideas, and ideally speak a second language. You’ll also need to have lived, worked or studied abroad for at least six months, and be keen to do so again.

“ This is a truly international company that’s involved with different energy markets and innovative technologies. Most of my colleagues are based in Germany and I have been working across borders, which is giving me plenty of international business experience.

My first placement was as a Downstream Strategy Analyst. I worked on exciting projects and was given real responsibility. At the moment I’m working as a Biomethane Business Developer – a commercial placement that helps complement the strategic skills I gained before. Biomethane is very new to the UK and it is fascinating to witness its development. My next rotation will be abroad and I’m currently in talks with some of the teams in France and Germany. Ideally, I’d like to work in trading or group-wide corporate strategy and business development.”

Salary: Around £27,500 starting salary + £1,500 welcome bonusDuration: 2 year schemeLocation: UK (mainly Midlands based) with an international placement

“ Biomethane is very new to the UK and it is fascinating to witness its development.”

“ I’m currently on my international rotation, working within the Management and Organisation Development department in the Czech Republic.”Emma Reeves

“ It’s really important to understand the nuts and bolts of finance.”

Commercial Schemes

Tim Harrington Bora Kulac



“ My first placement was as an Analyst in the Residential Pricing and Costing team. This involved providing analytical support to the team’s commercial and strategic decision making, looking at competitor behaviour, and assessing commercial risks. I worked alongside the head of Commercial Pricing to set energy prices for our online customers. This gave me experience of doing very complex analysis under strict time constraints, and I made a significant contribution to a £20million decision.

My current role is as a Project Manager in Energy Trading’s back office and my next placement will be in the UK Downstream Strategy team, which I’m really excited about. I’ll also be starting my Diploma in Applied Management at Warwick Business School.”

Customer Operations Leadership

Location: UK

What you’ll do You’ll work with the most important people in our business – our customers. Providing inspiration in a fast-paced environment where your decisions count, you’ll do four placements covering areas including strategy delivery, driving performance, process improvements and, of course, managing people. At least one of your roles will be on our frontline, enabling you to develop customer focus, and understand the importance of delivering excellent service. By the end of your placements, you could be managing a team of up to 100 people, making a huge impact on the service we offer.

What you’ll need to bring At least a 2:1 (or equivalent) in any subject, a real passion for providing the best service to customers, lots of initiative and the ability to inspire others.

“ I feel I am being developed well for a career in E.ON, not worked ruthlessly for short-term gain in a single job. In my first placement, I ran a project with a large number of stakeholders across the business that helped improve a pricing tool used by the senior advisors.

In my second rotation, I’m a senior business analyst in Field Operations. I plan the work for 50 of our Fixers. As the single point of contact for work distribution for an eighth of the country, there is a huge amount of responsibility involved. My next placements will involve an increase in my number of direct reports; one likely being a team manager in a call centre. The graduate scheme hasn’t just met my expectations. It’s smashed them.”

IT and Business Change

What you’ll do Deliver innovative IT solutions that keep us moving forward. You’ll do four placements over 24 months, including one overseas. Whether you’re a Project Manager or an IT Business Analyst, you’ll investigate how we ensure our IT strategy is taking us in the right direction, working with senior IT managers along the way. Focused on transforming our business and market, you could find yourself rolling out new technologies, or developing new applications and systems – as well as picking up plenty of professional qualifications along the way.

What you’ll need to bring You’ll need to be passionate and enthusiastic about IT, technology and what it can achieve. You’ll have at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) in IT, Computer Science or a business-related degree, and be commercially-minded and adaptable.

“ I feel very fortunate to be part of such an exciting company. As a graduate, it’s clear that the opportunities are there to be taken and your career is entirely driven by you. My first placement was as an Information Security Analyst. For my second, I’m leading a project that is installing the new Telephony Solution into our newest call centre.

I’ve attended training courses on planning and organising and delved into Myers Briggs Step II, which I found very useful as it helps to build self-awareness. I’ve also achieved a lot. On my Information Security placement I played a key role in decommissioning RSA tokens which saved the company £200,000. I’m particularly proud of that.”

Sales & Marketing

What you’ll do You’ll learn who our customers are, what they want, and how to meet their needs. On our general Sales and Marketing scheme, you’ll work across a wide range of projects, from improving how we market our existing products, to using customer insight to develop a completely new one. If you’re seriously into numbers, and want to use them to understand and help our customers, our Analytical Marketing scheme could be for you.

What you’ll need to bring We’re looking for anyone on track to achieve at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) with a keen interest in business and marketing. (For the Analytical Marketing route, you’ll need to have a numerically based degree.) Add to that an innovative approach, and a great commercial mind-set, and you’ll fit right in.

“ This gave me experience of doing very complex analysis under strict time constraints, and I made a significant contribution to a £20million decision.”

“ The graduate scheme hasn’t just met my expectations. It’s smashed them.”

“ The opportunities are there to be taken and your career is entirely driven by you.”

Commercial Schemes

Timothy Lawless Marissa Granath Sam Thornton



Help us put customers first

Our experts provide home visits to help customers discover how they can be more energy efficient.

We’ve talked to customers to find out what they want and have introduced things like clear, single-sheet bills and fewer tariffs that are easier to understand.

Whether we’re helping to insulate the attic in a customer’s home, or developing an energy efficiency strategy for a large multinational, we’re helping customers large and small reduce

their carbon footprint – and their energy bills. We offer recommendations, install electricity and gas meters, monitor usage data, and come up with solutions to make sure our customers are using power more and more effectively.

When it comes to smart meters, we’re developing more complex technology all the time. It’s some way off yet, but we can envisage

a time when the smart meter in a house will be connected to a charging station, and to every appliance in the house. The meter would be able to monitor energy made on site from solar panels, or even wind generators. Whenever there was a surplus, it would allow the release of energy back to the grid.

We’re helping thousands of eligible households get free energy saving home improvements.

Our ground source heat pumps can extract energy naturally stored underground. And they fit under a standard kitchen unit.

Only around 36 % of the energy generated in conventional large power stations is available as electricity which can actually be used. The rest is lost as waste heat or during transport. The hot water or heating needed by our customers has to be produced separately using a boiler. However, micro-CHP systems are power-generating heat systems that can create heating and power in people’s own homes. Reducing wasted energy – and reducing bills!

From solar panels to ground source heat pumps and smart meters, we’re developing the carbon neutral home of the future. At E.ON, we have an ambitious objective: to become our

customers’ trusted energy partner. Because as well as making energy cleaner, we want to make it simpler. One way of doing this is to talk to people face to face. Which is why we opened a high-street store in Nottingham in late 2012. It was a huge success, so much so that we now have a store in Leicester too.



“ The full cycle of what E.ON is involved with goes through exploration, appraisal, development and production. The scheme allows you to really understand this process – and the equipment involved – as well as giving you lots of networking opportunities. Working offshore is a very different environment to working in an office. It gives you a chance to see and use all the latest technology. When complications crop up, you’re in the front-line, diagnosing the problem and finding solutions quickly and efficiently.”

“ There are major advantages to working for a big company like this. Training and development opportunities, travel, getting to represent the company at major conferences and events, flexible working hours, professional development with my selected institute, the list goes on! Everyone I have met so far has been really helpful and friendly, and I’ve received lots of training, including weekly Spanish lessons.

At the moment, I’m on a placement in Marine Project Development. My next placement will be at an Offshore Wind development in Malmö, Sweden. I think my biggest achievement so far has been writing a report collating insights and responses from influential people. This report has been widely distributed and is now used to support one of our environmental promises.”

Exploration & Production

Salary: £38,000 starting salary (£40,000 with a relevant PhD) + £1,500 welcome bonus

Duration: 2 year scheme

Location: UK (mainly London and Aberdeen) plus an international and/or off-shore placement

What you’ll do Help us find new resources in the North Sea and beyond. E.ON E&P is an exciting venture filled with talented people, with assets throughout the UK continental shelf, including key pipeline structure. It’s got huge potential. You’ll work alongside experts across the globe to prepare you for any challenge the industry can throw at you. The scheme, which lasts two years, is slightly different for each graduate – it all depends on your background, interests and training needs.

What you’ll need to bring You’ll need at least a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering or science subject. You love to take the initiative and have a real passion for tackling energy issues. We’ll also appreciate top notch problem solving skills and enthusiasm for working internationally.

“ I’ve received lots of training, including weekly Spanish lessons.”

“ Working offshore is a very different environment to working in an office.”

Drilling EngineerEngineering

Salary: Around £27,500 starting salary + £1,500 welcome bonus

Duration: 2 year scheme

Location: UK and international placements

What you’ll do Work closely with the experts who are changing the future of energy. We’ll give you the chance to develop your engineering skills in our generation business over four varied placements. One month, you could be implementing key technical performance improvements at one of our plants, the next you might be supporting a lead engineer on critical and challenging engineering projects, or learning about commercial optimisation. Throughout, you’ll receive support towards earning Chartered status.

What you’ll need to bring You’ll need at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronic Engineering. You should have sharp analytical skills, a talent for thinking creatively, and the ability to work well with others. And if you want to work internationally in the future, that’s even better.

“The opportunities available here are vast. My first placement was as a Maintenance Engineer and now I work in Technology policy across a number of European countries. I’m well into my second placement now, working on major projects within the Public Affairs team in Corporate and Internal Communications in London.

Next, I’ll be working in Energy Climate & Renewables in Sweden as an onshore wind farm Business Developer for Northern Europe, looking for possible mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. I’ve completed training in SAP, IOSH, personal development and intercultural awareness. Soon, I’ll be taking Swedish lessons and learning about successful negotiating and influencing. My biggest achievement so far is project-managing delivery of the community engagement landscape for the revolutionary E.ON Open House store in Nottingham. The project was based on my own initiative.”

Science & Engineering Excellence

Salary: Around £28,000 starting salary + £1,500 welcome bonus

Duration: 18 month scheme

Location: UK and International placements

What you’ll do You’ll work with leading scientists and engineers to help shape the technology we use. You might help to identify cheaper, greener technologies, or find the best way to use our existing systems. You’ll join a team in the Nottingham area, and get further experience on an international placement too. You’ll learn from international experts, gain lots of exposure to our global business and get support towards chartered status.

What you’ll need to bring You’ll need at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering or science discipline. You’ll have sharp analytical skills, lots of initiative, and you’ll work very well with others. A second language would be great, and you should be enthusiastic about working internationally.

“ The opportunities are vast. My first placement was as a Maintenance Engineer. Now I work in Technology policy across Europe.”

Engineering Schemes

Sarwar Khan Aoife O’Keeffe Oliver Knight



How to applyOnce you’ve chosen the programme that suits you best, visit eon-uk.com/graduates to get the ball rolling.

Online ApplicationWe’ll want to know how you work within a team, why our customers will think you’re great, and why you’d like to take that next step with us.

Online ability testsIf we like what we see in your application, we’ll send you a link to two 20 minute ability tests – one numerical and the other verbal reasoning.

InterviewIf you’ve impressed us in the tests, we’ll call you for a telephone interview, so we can get to know you better.

Selection eventGet ready to be put through your paces at your assessment centre. It’ll give you a feel for what life’s like working with us.

OfferIf you’re successful, we’ll make you an offer within a week of your selection event.

FeedbackAfter all the hard work and effort you’ve put in, we feel it’s only fair that we offer you feedback if you don’t make it to the offer stage. We’ll explain why, and give you constructive observations on how you performed, and areas to focus on.

Shape your personal development plan. With a lot of help. Support and choice are at the heart of all our schemes. From day one, we’ll give you a mentor, who’ll help you create your own Personal Development Plan – and put it into action. You’ll then be able to attend a series of Professional Workshops, based on your skills and aspirations – on topics from Understanding Energy Markets to Intercultural Communication and Project Management.

Develop in a global company We’re part of the E.ON group, with more than 72,000 people worldwide. Most of our schemes have one or more international placements. Some of our graduates get to learn a new language. And all of them have long-term opportunities to develop their careers in an international arena.

Get qualified We’re recognised by all kinds of professional and engineering bodies. We’ll give you the time and funding to work towards whatever qualifications you need to develop your career – from Chartered status to the CIPD.

Learn while you work We provide a wealth of training courses and e-learning opportunities that will bring you up to speed in professional areas such as assertiveness training and presentation delivery. You’ll get plenty of opportunities to network – so it could be a real help when you’re deciding which part of the business you want to develop in next.

Training and Development

What you’ll do A year-long placement that will give you the chance to get stuck into major projects in your area of expertise. And to see how we are leading the way in providing more sustainable energy for our future, and a better deal for our customers. You’ll also make important contacts.

Whether you join us in an engineering or commercial role, you’ll learn a huge amount about the energy industry. And you could even find yourself fast-tracked onto one of our graduate schemes. When you go back to your final year of uni, you’ll have some great business experience - and a real advantage in your future career.

“ This year, I’ve dived head first into the world of energy. My first placement involved looking at current and potential new fuels. Then I got involved with two projects, which I’m proud to say I headed up. The first was for EU funded research looking into the storage and handling of biomass. This was very hands-on and allowed me to develop my project management skills. Next, I introduced methodologies for physical parameter testing, which has allowed for a new service to be developed.

In terms of training, I’ve been exposed to lab techniques, drive and survive, health and safety, first aid and even a leadership and management course. The biggest advantage of working here is the ability to fast track your involvement with the graduate scheme - which I’ve been lucky enough to participate in.”

Undergraduate SchemesSalary: £16,000 pro rata Duration: 48 weeks Location: UK based (mainly Nottingham and Coventry)

“ My first placement involved looking at current and potential new fuels. Then I got involved with two projects, which I’m proud to say I headed up.”

Commercial and Engineering placements

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