Industrial placement student

INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT – ENGINEERING (ASSET MANAGEMENT)

Leeds / UK site travel | 10 - 12 months | Start: October 2026

Ready to work on real engineering projects that improve reliability and performance while helping build a more sustainable future?

At enfinium, we’re transforming one of the UK’s biggest environmental challenges into a cleaner, more sustainable future. Every day, we convert unrecyclable waste into reliable, homegrown energy, powering homes, businesses and communities while keeping waste out of landfill.

Now, we’re looking for the next generation of engineers to help us go even further.

THE PLACEMENT

This is a 10- 12‑month, project-led industrial placement within our Asset Management team. You’ll work with engineers and site teams to deliver practical improvements across our operational facilities—turning analysis into action and seeing the impact of your work.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support asset performance and reliability improvement projects (availability, downtime, loss analysis, repeat defects). Help develop clear performance insights and reporting
• Contribute to maintenance and reliability initiatives (criticality thinking, failure learning, continuous improvement)
• Gather and interpret data from multiple sources (work management systems, operational logs, inspections/maintenance records)
• Produce concise project outputs: short technical reports, recommendations, and stakeholder presentations
• Collaborate with site operations/maintenance teams and central engineering to support implementation

  WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Undergraduate studying Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, C&I, Chemical/Process Engineering
• On a sandwich/industrial placement year (typically penultimate year) and returning to study afterwards
• Curious, proactive and practical—comfortable working with data and asking “why?”
• Confident communicator: able to explain findings clearly and work with different teams
• Strong commitment to safety and doing things the right way

  WHY ENFINIUM

• Meaningful, real-world projects with visible outcomes
• Support from experienced engineers and exposure to modern, data-led asset management
• A business focused on safe operations, continuous improvement and decarbonisation

When  waste cannot be reduced, reused or recycled, energy from waste provides the most sustainable solution.

The UK currently recycles 45% of its waste, with over 40% of the unrecyclable waste still being sent to landfill. The UK Government’s legally binding target is to reach just over 15 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste per year by 2042 – a 50% reduction on today’s volumes.

That’s where energy from waste comes in. Our facilities efficiently convert waste into power for the National Grid, playing a valuable part of the  UK’s  circular economy  and waste management solutions. A better alternative for everyone.