Graduate Development Programme - Commercial - National Grid

Graduate Development Programme - Commercial - National Grid

£24,750 (Bachelor’s) or £25,750 (Master’s) plus £2,000 Welcome Payment

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National Grid’s job is to connect people to the energy they use. Society relies on having energy at its finger tips: it is built on it and National Grid owns and manages the grids to which many different energy sources are connected. In Britain we run systems that deliver gas and electricity across the entire country. In the North Eastern states of the US, we provide power directly to millions of customers. Holding a vital position at the centre of the energy system, National Grid join everything up.

That puts National Grid at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing society; the creation of new sustainable energy solutions for the future – and the development of an energy system that can underpin economic prosperity in the 21st century.

For graduates there has never been a better time to join the power industry. National Grid is investing £16bn through to 2015, delivering major projects that will secure the energy supply for future generations. Beyond that, today’s new recruits will help National Grid define how they meet the considerable energy challenges in the decades to come.

In addition to a huge engineering estate, the scope of our commercial activities is significant. As well as ‘trading’ energy and providing our services to industry partners, we also manage huge 3rd party contracts and a large portfolio of property and business acquisitions. All of which means there is plenty of experience – and career pathways - open to you. On this programme, your placements – which could be in a variety of different departments such as Trading, Public Affairs, Property or Business Development - will broaden your skills, stretch you incrementally, and prepare you for a stimulating role within our business. Where applicable, we’ll support study towards professional qualifications.

This 18-month programme offers:

• Three placements, each designed to develop your skills and give you a broad insight into our work
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Support towards professional qualifications (where applicable)
• Your own dedicated ‘buddy’

For our Commercial programme you need a 2.1 degree (or above) in one of the following:
Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Physics, Business Studies, Management, Economics, Applied Maths, Geography, Law, Biology, Chemistry, History, English, ITMB, Business & Computing, Quantify Surverying, Property and Real Estate.

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