Location: London office

Duration: Full time, 1st July – 23rd August

Salary: £27,000 (pro rata)

Application deadline: 29th March 2024

At Octopus Energy, our mission is to drive the global renewable revolution and make green energy affordable for all. In order to succeed, we need to build a team that represents everyone in our society. Unfortunately, Black professionals make up < 2% of the energy workforce which is a significant under representation compared to the ethnic composition of the UK. To help address this, we have created an internship programme that is only open to candidates who identify with any Black, Black British, African or Caribbean background. We are committed to promoting equality, and this internship is an important step in our effort to foster greater diversity and inclusiveness in our business and industry.

This is our fourth year running the internship programme. You can hear from our past interns and learn about our previous internships from our 2022 blog, and our 2021 blog.

We are an international energy supply company who put customers at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to give outrageously good customer service, and fight to make energy fairer, more affordable, and more accessible for all. We are striving to halt the climate emergency by unlocking a smart, 100% green grid. We are using technology to transform the energy system; making electricity green and affordable, creating one-of-a-kind energy innovations.

Our work is powered by freedom, autonomy and responsibility. We won best company to work for in 2022 and were voted as one of the 50 best places to work in 2022 on Glassdoor. Our Group CEO, Greg, has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people - give it a listen to find out more about Octopus Energy!

To achieve Net Zero emissions, greater grid flexibility is essential to cope with a growing range of low carbon technologies making up the power sector as well as enable the decarbonisation of heating and transport.

Octopus Energy is at the forefront of the energy transition and developing innovation to meet the grand system challenges of decarbonisation. You will be a key member of the team that develops transformational solutions and rapidly implements these to meet the urgent and global need for energy flexibility. Here is an example of the transformative work our team has been able to undertake.

We are looking for a Flexibility Intern to join our fast growing team in order to provide robust quantitative and qualitative assessments which underpin our flexibility strategy. As part of this, you will be doing research into our customer base and provide the team with insights on consumer behaviour. 

Learn about the structure of the GB electricity market, especially how flexible factors are incentivised to balance the grid

Develop modelling capabilities to enable analysis on consumer behaviour and characteristics and how they impact value to the companyPresent findings to an internal audience

We’re looking for someone with an interest in grid flexibility, smart energy systems and data analysis. In addition to this, someone who has the ability to relate to individuals and engage with other team members. You won’t need to have any prior experience or knowledge in flexibility, however you should be able to demonstrate a reasonable level of ability and interest. We’re looking for candidates with numerical competencies as well as some Excel experience.

You will need to have, or learn over the course of the internship, the capability to write basic scripts.  You would be working with one of the following programming tools :

- SQL 

- Databricks 

- Python

Furthermore, we are looking for a candidate that can demonstrate the following:

- An ability to pick up work in a fast paced environment with a willingness to learn

- Inquisitive mindset, someone who enjoys diving into detail to find solutions to wide range of challenging problems

- Excellent communication and documentation skills

- An interest in sustainability, green energy and Net Zero power systems

Above all, we’re looking for someone who thrives on providing alternative opinions, challenging those around them and being challenged. If this sounds like you and you have a genuine passion for what we are doing then we'd love to hear from you!

Follow the link below to be taken to an application form where you will be prompted to 'Attach Resume/CV'. Please do not upload a CV. Instead, you should upload a cover letter made up of no more than 400 words. We’d like to know:

Why do you think you are suitable for this internship at Octopus Energy?

What interests you about a career in Flexibility?

What experience do you have in analysing data?

Any other relevant experience you may have (personal or academic).

Tell us a little bit about yourself! 

If your application is successful, you may be asked to complete a short exercise and/or a short case study at home. We will then schedule a 45-minute video call to discuss the exercise, find out more about you, talk about the internship, and answer any questions you might have.