Graduate Power Systems Engineer Review

Item: Graduate Power Systems Engineer at National Energy System Operator
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at National Energy System Operator

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Wokingham

Review Submitted: December 2024

Overall Rating

4.8 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Daily tasks and responsibilities: involvement in projects for the control room and using my expertise in data visualization and analysis.
Daily interactions internally: meetings every day to discuss ongoing problems and solutions from the SMEs.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes absolutely, in each team I started working on projects by the second week.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

1. How to approach different projects and understanding how to ask the right questions
2. Understanding how our process fits into the wider business
3. Learning about the roles in the control room and how they all fit together

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

It is placement dependent, for the first one you should receive a lot because you are learning about your role, your team, and the wider business. Then by the third role you should be more independent.