Undergraduate Power System Engineer (12 months) - Electricity System Operator (ESO)

 

Have you ever wondered how we keep the electricity flowing and the lights on for all electricity consumers in Great Britain? If so, join us during your penultimate year at university and you could support National Grid as an Industrial Placement Power System Engineer within the Electricity System Operator. You will gain first-hand experience from a core team who are working to operate a carbon free electricity system by 2025. 

 

As a technical undergraduate, you’ll be contributing to developing future system and procedures and subject to the requirements of the team, opportunities may include developing and informing our understanding of future challenges and potential solutions in technical, economic and market fronts. 

 

You’ll be involved in activities responsible for the identification and mitigation of operability risk in an economic and efficient manner in strategic timescales – supporting analysis and development of the necessary codes/control strategies required, and will also be supporting the department activity of publishing the technical and economic findings in various publications aimed at industry, and regulator and supporting strategic follow-up to develop whole system solutions which address the issues identified. Key activities include: 

 

 

 

You’re on track to achieve a minimum 2.2 degree in an Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Physics, Maths, Computer Science, or IT related Degree discipline. 

 

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. 

 

 

As a first step to your career in the energy industry, our 12-month 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. 

 

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. 

 

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. 

 

The closing date for this role is 5th February 2023, however, we encourage you to apply as early as possible to ensure you obtain the place you want in the application process.