UK Stoke Poges
Our head office is currently based in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, but we will be moving to Paddington, London in May 2025.
Placement Students
Key information:
A placement opportunity is for a student who is looking to undertake an extended period of practical training within Urenco as a formal component of their degree.
Depending on the team and the role, we will be looking to recruit from specific relevant degree courses.
Placement students (year in industry)
Are you a current student looking to bridge the gap between theory and practice? At Urenco’s head office, you can immerse yourself in the real-world application of your degree as you learn on the job, gaining invaluable experience under the careful support of managers and mentors.
Often our head office departments will look to recruit and train an intern for a year. Recently, this has been hosted via our Communications team.
If we are not currently offering any live positions at our head office, please check out what our opportunities are at Capenhurst. We may offer commercial placements at site.
Application process
If you find a vacancy that is of interest to you on the website, we encourage you to apply! You'll need to submit your CV and sometimes you'll need to add a cover letter too.
Once we've reviewed these we will get in touch to discuss your application. This will consist of a phone call with a member of our recruitment team.
The next steps will require you to attend a virtual or in person interview, where you will have the opportunity to meet the team and discuss the placement with the hiring manager.
Register your interest
Placement years at head office are an area we are looking to expand. If you don’t see what you are looking for in our current listings, you can register your interest below so we can get in touch when a suitable opportunity comes up.
Meet our past and present placement students
Yahya
Communications, PR and Social Impact Intern
Undergoing many different interviews processes I became familiar with many companies. So why Urenco? An internship is such a short period of time which shifted my focus on locating a healthy working environment which fosters innovation and growth. With Urenco leading the way for sustainability and innovation it was a no brainer for me, and after being at the company for nearly a year I can say with confidence that Urenco lives up to its values, evidently striving to better itself internally and externally annually.
Currently I am interning in communications and I like to think I take up a very supportive role within the team. My work focuses on internal communications, aiding in providing content, while also extending externally as I travel to company events and help coordinate our social impact programme. My favourite line of work has to be creating content for others as it requires a lot of understanding and creativity in order to capture audiences effectively.
After nearly completing my internship at Urenco my advice would be to not get tunnel visioned early on, with regards to meeting expectations and completing some kind of life changing transformation that makes you competent. My original thought process led me to believe that the world of work would be harsh and I would struggle to keep up. However, I now know that learning process will take place naturally, but effectively if the team work in conjunction to help support one another, something I believe my team excels at I am proud to say. The main source of personal growth for me derives from my time networking within Urenco. With many experienced employees giving me a better understanding of the working world. An internship also creates some space between you and the academic world for the first time in a while. This actually helped me transform into a more proactive and social individual as I have come to terms with what I want to achieve in my youth and the importance networking offers to one’s development.