Location: Glasgow
Salary: £23,151
Discipline: Data Science, Maths
Hours: 37 Hours a week
Start: August/September 2024 for 12 Months.
 
Company
Iberdrola is a global energy leader, the number one producer of wind power, and one of the world's biggest electricity utilities. We supply energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries including Spain, the UK (ScottishPower), the USA (AVANGRID), Brazil (Neoenergia), Mexico, Germany, Portugal, Italy and France, with a workforce of more than 35,000 people.
 
Iberdrola is leading the transition towards a sustainable energy model through our investments in renewable energy, smart grids, large-scale energy storage and digital transformation, to offer our customers the most advanced products and services. Thanks to our commitment to clean energy, we are one of the companies with the lowest emissions and an international benchmark for our contribution to sustainability and the fight against climate change.
 
Discipline
Pre-university or undergraduate planning to study/currently studying for a degree related to Data Science that want to look at Maths (programme language)
 
Business
 
Global Energy Management acts in the energy markets on behalf of Scottish Power’s Retail and Renewables businesses. We buy energy for our customers and sell the production of our renewable assets. Our activities include energy trading and procurement, hedging, forecasting demand, portfolio optimisation, and analysis of commodity markets.
 
Role
 
The Portfolio Optimisation team are responsible for adding value and managing risk. This includes developing trading strategies, customer demand forecasting, data analysis and quantitative modelling. We work closely with Trading, IT, Retail and Renewables. In this role you will:
 
Play a part in managing, upgrading and replacing our customer demand forecasting solutions. Aims: increase accuracy, streamline processes, improve data, cope with major changes in the nature of demand and, ultimately, provide cheaper and greener energy to our customers.
Carry out ad-hoc analysis for team members
Contribute to the general activities of the team
 
Technical Skills/Knowledge
Highly numerate and strong data and analysis skills
Have / on track for a 1 or 2:1 degree in statistics, maths or similar
Knowledge of forecasting and / or the energy sector
Strong in Excel, VBA, and SQL
Fast learner, good at working with others and self-managing
 
To apply for this role, please ensure you meet the eligibility criteria (correct level of education, any location specific requirements, nationality and specific subjects/degrees) and then once you are confident you do, click here to go to our applications page.
 
Or you can email EDTPlacements@etrust.org.uk for further information or any queries.