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Do you want to join a graduate programme in an FTSE 250 company, that’s leading the way in sustainability, and has committed to being carbon negative by 2030?
Join us on our Trading & Optimisation Analyst Graduate Programme in autumn 2023 and play a leading role in the UK’s largest source of renewable electricity, operating a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets!
About the role
The duration of the programme is 24 months, with the option to chose from some of our core and optional rotations throughout, based on your career aspirations and development, and transitioning into a permanent role upon completion of the programme.
As a T&O Analyst Graduate, you’ll be involved in seeing how global commodity markets operate and analysing fundamental drivers to help drive decisions and add value. You’ll be working across the Trading and Optimisation function involved in the supply chain all the way through to seeing trade execution. Areas of opportunities during your three 8month rotations include -
UK Prompt Trading and Ancillary Services
Analysing the short-term market fundamental driving UK power markets where volatility increases as you react to short term uncertainty
UK Forward Trading
Driving longer term fundamental market modelling to consider uncertainty and develop scenarios in the power market out 3 years to help drive decisions
European Power
Assessing how the Increasing interconnection between the UK and volatile European markets impacts UK power markets
Optimisation and Logistics
Working across the business to optimise the supply chain and generation plan to maximise value whilst managing constraints
Who we’re looking for
Our placement offers are conditional based on your results, so we’re asking that you will have achieved, or be expecting to achieve a 2:1, or 2:2 with a masters in a relevant subject.
We think numerical and analytical skills are important for this programme, with an exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage and navigate complexity.
There will be a lot of collaboration throughout your rotations, strong communication skills and the ability to story tell through your work and data will help you along the way!
What happens next?
Once you hit ‘apply’, you’ll be taken through our application questions and adding your CV is optional.
The next stage is an invitation a platform we use for cognitive testing, and from here you’ll be assisted in submitting a video application so we can learn more about you!
And if successful, the final stage is an assessment centre that will be based at our site in Selby in March 2023 – we have 2 dates available.
If you require any reasonable adjustments for any of these stages, please do let us know.
About Drax
We’re open to ideas from everyone, to help us achieve things together that we couldn’t on our own. We embrace our differences and know that a diverse team is a strength that drives success and innovation.
