Graduate Innovation Engineer

About Us

We are the UK’s biggest electricity distributor delivering power to 8.4 million homes and businesses across London, the east and south east of England. We keep the lights on across 29,250 square kilometres, serving 19 million people from Cromer in the east to Brighton on the south coast. 

In addition to keeping the lights on, safely and sustainably, we are responsible for caring for our customers in the most vulnerable circumstances across our communities.

If you want to play a part in powering the lives of over 8.4 million homes, this is the place to be. We are a big business with a big responsibility, but we feel like a close-knit team.

Join us, and we’ll give you every opportunity to fulfil your potential and have a successful career, where you’ll help us shape the future of the energy and utility industry.

About the role:

This Innovation Graduate Engineer will report to the Innovation Project Lead and will work within the Customer Services and VICE directorate based in our London office. You will be a Fixed Term Contract (24 months) employee.

We are offering an amazing opportunity for learning and development across multiple areas of our business to help you acquire the skills needed to excel in our industry.

As an engineering graduate you will work on a variety of projects and support the design, development, and delivery of engineering solutions to industry leading innovation projects. Our innovation projects cover a wide range of topics including the use artificial intelligence on distribution networks, robotics and automation, smart grid and smart assets, and the decarbonisation of the electricity network.

You'll embark on a 2-year programme, where you’ll experience different areas of the business across a number of assignments. You’ll learn from our experts, gain valuable experience, and have the support of your line manager, mentor and buddy throughout the programme. 

We’re passionate about your development and we offer graduates a tailored training plan based on your discipline that will help develop your skills, knowledge and behaviours.

Responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of innovation projects including report writing, calculations, drawings and data analysis
• Coordinate project meetings and produce meeting minutes
• Support the production of cost benefits analysis for innovation projects
• Produce presentations and other media (i.e. videos) for project learning dissemination
• Support the drafting of legal contracts in collaboration with UK Power Networkers procurement and legal team
• Engage with other key UK Power Networks business functions (such as Asset Management, Network Operations, IS and Regulation) in order to facilitate the delivery of assigned innovation projects
• Represent UK Power Networks innovation team at national and international conferences, events and working groups

What you'll need:

• You will have achieved or be on target to achieve a minimum of an Honours Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• And/or an MEng in an Engineering or STEM related subject. 

We're also looking for:

• Driven individuals who are eager to learn and are good at forming relationships
• A flexible approach to changes and challenges 
• We look for people who are driven by results, as well as the ability to engage with stakeholders and finding new, creative ways to exceed their expectations.
• The ability to apply initiative and take personal responsibility.
• The ability to communicate with impact, with a creative and intelligent approach.
• Analytical and data minded individuals with some experience in data tools.

Key areas of interest:

• Electrical engineering and distribution networks
• Data and digitisation
• Net Zero and whole system thinking 
• Customer service and customer vulnerability

Why should you apply?

The 2-year structured graduate programme will offer you the opportunity of 9 months rotational placements, relevant to your role, helping you better understand the role of UK Power Networks and its directorates.

The second year will see you placed in your first supported role. Working towards the roles and responsibilities outline below, you will start contributing to your team’s success and delivering against objectives.

Throughout the programme you will develop the knowledge, competencies and leadership skills through embedded training and development sessions to help you thrive at UK Power Networks, along with mentorship from a senior leader.

Benefits

• Annual Leave
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
• Discounted access to sports and social clubs
• Employee Assistance Programme.

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