Data Scientist - ESO

About The Role

If you are excited about change and comfortable with shaping and delivering fast-paced projects, if you care about making our customers and stakeholders’ experience of working with the ESO a great experience, and if you believe that good communication, collaboration, and inquisitiveness driving better results, then this could be the role for you.

The ESO Markets team delivers critical business activities to enable participation in real-time markets, meeting the needs of our current and future customers to deliver consumer value as the GB electricity system decarbonizes. Within Markets, the ‘Market Requirements’ team has a critical role to play supporting our frequency market development, design, and delivery activities. The team also works closely with the ESO’s Networks and National Control teams in support of our ESO ambitions to enable zero carbon system operation and competition everywhere.

You will play a crucial role in the Frequency Risk and Modelling team that develops and maintains models and analysis of frequency risks, sets policy and requirements for the procurement of our current frequency services and ensuring ESO real time operation security. The team leads the communication with industry on the frequency risks that the ESO manages through the Frequency Risk and Control Report. The team supports the design of the future frequency products and services, and implementation the new services into operations. The team plays a key role in the post event review of frequency events.

This role will be ideally based in Wokingham, but we will accept applicants from Warwick. We continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

Key Accountabilities

• You will propose operability solutions and recommendations by analysing large data set with full consideration as to impact on power system security, consumer value and market impact, and present results through enhanced visualisation techniques.
• You will support the Senior Data Scientist to develop Statistical/Machine Learning models to optimise and forecast frequency response and reserve requirements.
• Assist design, develop, and maintain new or existing tools within Market Requirements interfacing with key operational users or IT as required. Support model and tool productization by working closely with IT.
• Work together in the team to support the future frequency response and reserve product development, design, and implementation.
• Support Senior Data Scientist in initiating and leading innovation projects using data science skills to solve operational challenges in frequency control.
• Lead on frequency post-event analysis and modelling improvement.
• Communicate the market change impacts to ESO Senior Management, Ofgem, BEIS, service providers and other non-technical audiences.

About You

• Degree in an engineering, science, economic or other numerate discipline
• Skills in software development and a fluency in VBA, R, Python and SQL, C++ or equivalent high-level language would be desirable
• Data analytical skills, including data manipulation and statistical modelling. Working experience in MS Excel, competent in one or more programming languages (R, Python, VBA etc)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, to lead develop and communicate complex technical plans as well as the ability to learn quickly and to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines

What You'll Get

This role offers a competitive salary between £39,500 to £52,500 per annum dependent on capability. As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About Us

As the Electricity System Operator (ESO) for Great Britain we are in a privileged position. We sit at the heart of the energy system, using our outstanding engineering and commercial expertise to play an instrumental part in transforming the energy system so that it can meet the government’s net zero carbon emissions target. We balance electricity supply and demand to keep the lights on and the electricity flowing directly to where it’s needed.

More Information

This role closes on February 15th, 2023, at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

At National Grid ESO, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support value, and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support at home and in the office.

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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