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About This Role

Are you a current university student studying a business related degree and looking for a placement year where you can build real experience, not just make the tea? This General Business Placement Student role within Energy Solutions offers hands on exposure to how a growing energy business operates, with support, learning, and responsibility from day one.

As a General Business Placement Student within Dawsongroup Energy Solutions, you will support teams across the business while gaining a broad understanding of how a commercial energy operation works. This placement year role is ideal for a business student who wants variety, responsibility, and the chance to see how decisions are made across departments.

Supporting day to day activities across multiple business areas
Assisting with events, projects, and external enquiries
Analysing data and helping teams use insights to improve performance
Working closely with experienced leaders and wider teams
Gaining exposure to financial systems and supplier activity

About You

You are currently studying towards a business related degree and are looking for a placement year position where you can learn by doing. You do not need to have done everything before, curiosity, organisation, and a positive attitude matter most.

Enrolled on a business or similar degree with a placement year
Comfortable communicating with different people and teams
Interested in how businesses use data and information
Organised, reliable, and keen to get involved
Happy working independently and as part of a team

If you do not tick every box, please still apply. Potential and willingness to learn are important to us.

About Us

Dawsongroup has been established since 1935 and operating in asset rental since 1974, supporting customers with smarter asset strategies across the UK and beyond. Our Energy Solutions division helps businesses navigate energy resilience, decarbonisation, and efficiency.

A people focused business with strong values and integrity
Long term investment in people, assets, and sustainability
Supportive teams who enjoy sharing knowledge
Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion

About Your Future

You will gain practical experience, transferable skills, and insight that will support your studies and future career.

Funded training and development
Internal progression pathways nationally and worldwide
25 days leave including your birthday, plus bank holidays
Wellbeing and mental health support, cycle to work scheme, and more

Dawsongroup plc is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

If you want to start your career with an asset rental business that genuinely values learning and growth, we would love to hear from you. Your ideas, energy, and potential matter here because our people are our greatest asset.

About the Company

Dawsongroup is a business-to-business asset hire and funding group of companies supported by KKR, a leading global investment firm. Our assets represent over thirty thousand supply chain links used across every industry. Our service solutions are represented across our group businesses with different specialisms, including wheeled assets, automation and the global supply of modular temperature control solutions. Know more