Graduate DSO Engineer: Shape the Low‑Carbon Grid
National Grid Plc
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Job summary
National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) invites applications for a Graduate DSO Engineer based in Castle Donington, Derby. You will join a core DSO team supporting flexibility services, network planning, system operation and development while building technical, analytical and commercial skills.
You will learn how flexibility services are procured and dispatched, contribute to industry trials, and gain hands-on experience with tools like Excel, Power BI and Python during a structured
Qualifications
- 2:2 degree in Electrical/Power/Engineering or closely related field.
- Interest in the future of energy and net-zero transition.
- Willingness to travel and rotate across sites within the region.
Responsibilities
- Analyse network, flexibility and operational data to identify trends and support decisions.
- Assist assessments of network needs and where flexibility services can help.
- Learn procurement and dispatch of flexibility services via Market Gateway.
- Contribute to projects and trials on flexible energy solutions.
- Assess technologies like battery storage, EVs, heat pumps for network support.
- Support regulatory reporting and understand commercial/regulatory environment.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations and commercial teams to develop markets.
- Develop skills using Excel, Power BI and Python to generate insights.
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National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) invites applications for a Graduate DSO Engineer based in Castle Donington, Derby. You will join a core DSO team supporting flexibility services, network planning, system operation and development while building technical, analytical and commercial skills.
You will learn how flexibility services are procured and dispatched, contribute to industry trials, and gain hands-on experience with tools like Excel, Power BI and Python during a structured
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