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Joining the ESO 12-month Industrial Placement Programme gives you the opportunity to enjoy a rich experience and see if the ESO is the right fit for your future career. With endless opportunities, you’ll be able to collaborate, with a hunger to make an impact on the world!
Advancing our Technology capabilities are vital to the ESO’s ability to realise our vision to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future. The IT team 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.
Role description
Our student programmes help you develop technical and leadership skills and build core competencies that will shape the future of how the ESO leverages technology.
You’ll be part of a team responsible for creating and maintaining valued partnerships with the wider business through understanding of business strategy, core needs & processes to develop business aligned IT strategies, investment plans and project business cases.
As a member of the ESO IT Business Partnering team, you will have a variety of opportunities in Project Management, Business Analysis and Business Consultancy. Depending on the specific role you may be involved in partnering with the business in the development of IT strategic plans, roadmaps and investment plans aligned to the needs of the business; facilitating requirements gathering/workshops with stakeholders in the business; assisting in the analysis of stakeholder objectives and the underlying issues arising from the investigations into business requirements and problems and identify options for consideration and their potential benefits; and working with the business teams to understand their costs and find creative ways to increase value through technology and IT services.
We care about your wellbeing and want you to get the best out of your working environment, so our future for office-based teams is hybrid. Hybrid working is a mix between home and office working. Flexibility is the key, what’s important is that it meets the needs of the colleague and the business, and that you agree the best approach for you and your team with your manager.
This role is based at Warwick/Wokingham with flexible, hybrid working.
About you
As one of our Undergraduates, you’ll have the chance to take command over your career and put into practice the skills you’ve been shaping at university whilst getting an insight into what being part of a dynamic, inspiring team.
If you have a keen interest in new technology, like working with others and have strong interpersonal, communication and engagement skills, enjoy analysis and have a structured, problem-solving mindset, this role will appeal to you.
You’ll be in your penultimate year at university and on track to achieve a minimum 2.2 degree in a Computing or Business-related degree (preferred), or a STEM related degree (acceptable). Ideally, also have a valid full UK Driving Licence.
What you'll get
We are proud to offer a starting salary of £20,919.
As a first step to your career in the energy industry, our Undergraduate Programmes are like no other! You’ll gain an insight into how we work at the ESO, exposure to the energy and power industry, develop hands-on experience, and understand what a career with us can offer.
You’ll receive some great rewards and benefits including 25 days’ annual leave plus statutory holidays, a buddy to support you during your placement, and a Graduate Development Programme opportunity.
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.
