Big news! RateMyPlacement is becoming Higherin. 西瓜视频 out more
Throughout the placement there was a key emphasis on learning as much as possible about the business as well as completing a specific internship task This was in order to make you feel a part of the company as well as to make sure you are right for the
Dealing with Network security architectures and traffic flows Collaborating with team and key stakeholders for the Network security team Working with Project teams to be part of project deliverables
My role was within the FACTS and Protection team which focused on the design and testing of protection relays used within the England and Wales transmission system Daytoday involved using internal databases to identify redundant data held on transforme
My role as a procurement buyer was to source and award contracts to winning contractors I would assist and lead tender query calls evaluate the tender submissions and present gate calls to the managers and stakeholders I would also sense check the con
Day to day tasks was answering emails and arranging meetings with team members attending meetings Occasionally traveling to place of work Had a hybrid way of work and only came in like once every 2 weeks
Attending meetings working on the targets set when not in meetings or training sessions
Working with the CTU to help improve company training
I supported the HV plant commercial and portfolio team who manage the investment process for replacing and maintaining substation assets
Actively worked on and lead on innovative Market Trials which involved trialling new technologies such as EVs in the Balancing Mechanism market of National Grid ESO This would help determine if such technologies could be used to balance electricity sup
Daily meetings and hubs with my team Work on a specific project often involves others but have done one research task For 6 months I was report writing daily and quality checking
Analysing asset data sets currently used for natural gas and analysing their potential use for hydrogen On a daytoday basis this involved going through manufacturers data and drawings and picking out relevant details
Daytoday one could expect to be trusted with their time to go through their assigned tasks If any issues arise your managercolleagues can be contacted quickly via Teams or on email Site visits are also part of routine
Worked in plan optimisation automating processes from spreadsheets using programming languages
Daily morning team meetings with my team as well as weekly one to ones with my allocated mentor working on simulations and researching the project I was doing Working on the final report
Assisting in innovative research about green grid related technologies and helping with the organisation of the global climate change summit
Compare the dynamic performance of the reduced network model provided to customers for their complex grid connection against the unreduced original network model Attend meetings with the team to discuss day to day operations Deliver presentations abo
The role involved working within a specific area of the National Grid in order to help accomplish a task required by the subteam This involved working within a team to complete objectives in a timely and efficient manner whilst also getting involved in
Facilitating workshops with product managers and engineers to help define and draft objectives for services Work on creating a service catalogue to be shared with the wider business
Technological overview of existing transmission technology picking the best one and writing reviews on them and giving presentations to the team Helping put the COP26 conference together as well
Role was to help test an automation tool developed by the Customer Technical Policy team as well as make improvements where possible to current processes The whole placement was done remote and the typical day started at 900am checking emails attendin
