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During the 18-month Graduate Programme within the Electricity System Operator, you will be working in one of the teams who are responsible for building strong, collaborative relationships with ESO’s IT customers in the wider business. To deliver a great service, you’ll need to work with a range of people across the whole of IT, and our partner supplier organisations. Joining our Graduate Programme gives you the opportunity to bring fresh thinking, new perspectives, and enthusiasm to the company. You’ll have real responsibility and an opportunity to make an impact from day one.
Advancing our Technology capabilities are vital to ESO’s ability to realise our vision to be at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future. IT & Digital seeks to attract and develop high potential recruits, to enable the clean energy transition for all, deliver for our customers efficiently and ensure we maintain resilient, secure and compliant technology solutions.
Key tasks and areas of work
Our ESO IT Business Partnering teams have a variety of opportunities and, depending on the specific role, you may be involved in a number including partnering with the business in the development of IT strategic plans, roadmaps and investment plans aligned to the needs of the business, making use of a range of consultancy techniques, methods, and processes as appropriate to ensure optimal outcomes.
You’ll also facilitate requirements gathering/workshops with stakeholders in the business. Map business processes as they are and as we want them to be, and assist in the analysis of stakeholder objectives and uncover the underlying issues arising from the investigations, translate these into business requirements and problems, identify digital solution options and their potential benefits for consideration.
Managing projects from end to end, including development of project mandates, business cases, investment proposals, risk management, project and integration plans, run meetings with stakeholders, utilise Agile/Safe methodology to deliver solutions, run procurement processes, manage the cost of delivery, maintain Management Information & tracking, support communications, ensure.
About you
You have a keen interest in new technology, like working with others and have strong interpersonal, communication and engagement skills. You’ll have a minimum 2.2 degree in a Computing related subject or business-related degree (preferred). STEM related is acceptable.
You’ll have a valid UK drivers licence.
What you'll get
We are proud to offer a starting salary of £30,278 (Bachelors) or £31,379 (Masters).
As a first step to your career in the energy industry, our Graduate Programmes are like no other! You’ll gain an insight into how we work at ESO, understand what a career with us can offer, and receive some great rewards and benefits:
- £2,000 bonus, once joined and started on programme
- 25 days holiday
- £2,400 payment on successful completion of the programme
- Up to £200 per month accommodation allowance as you move around the business, and additional annual leave for when you move between placements plus assistance with moving personal belongings
- Cost of living allowance (inner London, Metropolitan and Outer Metropolitan areas)
- Other benefits include pension and share-option schemes, Flexible Benefits, close mentorship with regular feedback and volunteering opportunities.
ESO is committed to the personal development of our staff. Joining us, you’ll be supported as you develop a wide range of leadership, business, and technical skills through structured training and on-the-job experience. You’ll work closely with your line manager to establish and navigate through a Personal Development Plan that is tailored to your needs.
About us
As Great Britain’s electricity system operator (ESO), we sit at the heart of the electricity system, using our outstanding engineering and commercial expertise to balance electricity supply and demand. Ultimately, we keep the electricity flowing directly to where it’s needed, second by second.
Becoming the Energy Future System Operator
As you may have seen the Government and Ofgem have asked the ESO to take on new roles and responsibilities to help deliver net-zero.
Becoming the Energy Future System Operator is a critical step to help deliver a reliable and clean energy transition for all. The ESO, including all of its existing roles, will be at the heart of the new Future System Operator, taking on additional roles with a whole energy system mindset to drive progress towards net zero while maintaining energy security and minimising costs for consumers.
The new organisation will be set up as a public corporation with operational independence from government – bringing parties together to support optimised decision making and action. As now, it will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem but funded by consumers through price control agreements. It is anticipated that the new organisation will be up and running by or in 2024.
Our values and principles
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you require.
