Operations and Maintenance Renewables mechanical engineer placement student Review
at Scottish Power
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Glasgow
Review Submitted: October 2025
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working on systems and excel sheets. Reading manuals and documents. Teams meetings and working with all faculties of the operations and maintenance team to solve problems around the offshore assets and prepare them for sale.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, working with heads of disciplines of actual tasks while learning lots
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, confidence and knowledge. Also working as a team and keeping everyone updated and telling people what is needed clearly.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots, people were always happy to chat and give me guidance but also treat me as one of them and give me responsibilities.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Quite relaxed but also very professional.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very good.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Scottish Power to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Scottish Power
Be yourself
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Scottish Power
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
