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Are you interested in gaining the skills to negotiate and build effective relationships with some of the best people in the energy industry? If so, join us during your penultimate year at university as a Commercial Undergraduate and you will gain first-hand experience in working at the heart of Great Britain’s energy industry ensuring our high voltage electricity system and the commercial infrastructure that underpins it, meets the fast-growing needs of consumers.
What you'll need
- To be considered for this role you must be on track to achieve a 2.2 in any degree discipline.
- You must also be in your penultimate year of university.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Predict the nation's energy needs for the coming decades so we can understand how our networks and policies might have to change.
- Supporting on analytical work that defines the future direction for the transmission networks.
- Being part of a team that collaborates closely with industry stakeholders to ensure the electricity systems of the future meet their expectations, needs and wider industry wide challenges such as the 2050 climate change targets, working with colleagues from the commercial, regulatory, financial and technical areas of our business.
- Work with energy industry colleagues, the European Commission and national bodies to develop and implement amendments to industry codes that set out how the energy markets operate.
- Work out our charging rules and collect our revenues.
What You'll Get
Every year, we recruit dozens of people to join us. April 2021 marks the start of our new regulatory period in which we have committed to delivering a significant number of new and ambitious deliverables for the energy industry. In September 2022, we will be looking for our new wave of apprentices, undergraduates and graduates. This is your chance to begin a career that will put you right at the heart of solving the climate change challenge.
Whatever your specific responsibilities, you'll be surrounded by the leading experts in the industry who are solving some of the biggest energy challenges we have ever seen. The knowledge and understanding of how we keep the lights on that can be understood only within the Electricity System Operator have been the foundations for the careers of many of our company leaders.
You will receive a starting salary of £20,212 during your industrial placement as well as 25 days' holiday and close mentoring and feedback to ensure you get the most out of your placement. Best of all, if you have delivered excellent performance during your placement you may be offered an opportunity on our Graduate Development Programme at the start of your final year; leaving you free to concentrate on achieving that all important grade.
About Us
The System Operator ensures that Great Britain’s gas and electricity is transported safely and efficiently from where it is produced to where it is consumed, balancing supply and demand in real time. As a separate company within the National Grid Group, the Electricity System Operator is neutral within industry and able to facilitate market-based solutions that deliver value for consumers. We work with our customers and stakeholders to shape the future of the energy market, providing analysis and insight into the changing nature of energy in the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.
The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid ESO, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.
Our values and principles
At National Grid ESO, through listening to what our customers need, every day we do the right thing and find a better way.
As a National Grid ESO employee, you’ll treat our customers as a priority, taking time to listen and work with them to help give them the best experience we possibly can. You’ll need to be proactive and flexible in your approach and continually look for ways to exceed their expectations – sometimes in unexpected and helpful ways. You’ll provide accessible information when our customers need it and make things simple by using your expertise to guide them. Above all, you’ll follow through on your promises to deliver value, drive efficiency and give them a great customer experience.
We offer inclusion and diversity training for everyone here at National Grid ESO, with a view to building an inclusive working environment and developing all our employees. Training opportunities range from unconscious bias and reverse mentoring to targeted training initiatives which are tailored to support our diverse and innovative work force
