IT Undergraduate Placement

 Do you have a genuine passion for IT? do you like the idea of working in a fast paced, challenging environment? We have a placement year opportunity available, supporting our Energy Trading environment. This critical area to our business needs to be able to react to market conditions within milliseconds, and we continually evolve and develop our IT infrastructure to keep Uniper a key player in the energy trading market.   

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

Do you have a genuine passion for IT? do you like the idea of working in a fast paced, challenging environment? We have a placement year opportunity available, supporting our Energy Trading environment. This critical area to our business needs to be able to react to market conditions within milliseconds, and we continually evolve and develop our IT infrastructure to keep Uniper a key player in the energy trading market.

• Incident management and control, performing the following tasks:
  • Resolving operational problems and assigned user faults when on the Day Shift Rota
  • Managing the diagnosis and resolution of problems through to completion, co-ordinating with other service providers, where necessary.
  • Development work  for faults detected
• Change management and control, performing the following tasks:
  • Reviewing impact to Energy Wholesale of changes to be implemented
  • Carrying out the required communications to EW stakeholders
  • Approving changes

• Monitoring and taking appropriate actions for messages in the Group Mailbox
• Performing the Daily Checks
• Operational acceptance for systems delivered by the workstreams
• To determine the scope for the Configuration Management Database for Operations
• Responsible for processes for maintenance of the Configuration Maintenance Database

Your profile

Essential:

• An enthusiastic and genuine passion for IT
• An undergraduate placement as part of their degree
• Troubleshooting/Development skills
• Good communicator and motivator.
• Good planning and organising skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in a support role
• An understanding of the ITIL processes.
• Understanding or exposure of Cloud Computing
• Ability to build effective working relationships. 

Your qualities

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

 Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact ResourcingUK@Uniper.Energy

Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.

 Job information 

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.