Reference Number - 79714

This Junior Decisions Scientist will report to the Senior Decision Sciences Manager and will work within the Strategy & Regulation and Support Services directorate based in our London office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £25,000.00 and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 17/11/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%) Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme Season ticket loan Occupational Health support Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products. Discounted access to sports and social clubs Employee Assistance Programme.

About UK Power Networks:

UK Power Networks is a leading electricity distribution network operator, responsible for delivering electricity to over 8 million customers across London, the South East, and East Anglia. Our mission is to provide a safe, reliable, and efficient supply of electricity while allowing the transition to a low-carbon economy. We integrate new technologies and innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers and the environment.

About the Analytics Team:

Our Analytics team is an important part of UK Power Networks, collaborating with all directorates to lead data-related innovations. We are embedded within the various teams, working hand-in-hand to understand their visions, align on project scopes, and develop relevant insights and tools. Our role extends beyond delivery as we also focus on maintaining and enhancing the infrastructure that supports our analytics projects.

We are NOT a traditional analytics team. Most people see us as an internal consulting team or an analytics start-up. We are close knit, supportive, dynamic, work in agile ways, big on feedback and driven to constantly improve and do better. Our mandate is to be a supportive, challenging friend to the business, thinking creatively, to bring new approaches, methods and ways of thinking to some of the industry's biggest problems.

We are encouraged to innovate, with our primary aims consisting of quantifying the scale of an improvement should the recommended actions be undertaken, and to support the business for implementing those recommendations.

Role Overview:

You will help use data to guide strategic decisions and operational improvements across UK Power Networks. You will develop advanced analytical models and tools to address important challenges and enhance our services. Your work will directly affect our ability to accelerate low carbon technology (LCT) connections, improve asset investment strategies, and improve our response times during power outages.

Roles like this, with great potential to learn, working with a supporting and experienced team, backed at the highest levels of an organisation with an effective free reign, do not come up very often. So we're looking for the right fit for the team – eagerness to improve and be the best, tenacity with real pride in the quality of work, and an understanding that 'how' you work is just as important as 'what' you're working on.

Key Responsibilities:

Build trust and collaborate with other teams:Work with multiple directorates to understand their goals and analytics needs. Agree on the vision and scope of analytics projects to provide tailored solutions. Get involved in the upskilling of other teams with less experiences with data analyticsDevelop Insights and Tools:Create advanced analytical models and tools to extract relevant insights from complex datasets. Ensure these solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with our goals. Main tools for delivery are Databricks (insights) and Plotly Dash (apps), and we work mainly in Python.Maintain Infrastructure:Oversee the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of analytics infrastructure to ensure reliable performance and continuous improvement of our tools and systems.Drive Impact:Contribute to important projects such as:Accelerating LCT Connections:Provide data-driven insights to refine processes and facilitate quicker connections of low carbon technologies, supporting our Net Zero commitments.Optimizing Asset Investments:Use analytics to strategize and plan asset investments, reducing customer downtime, and enhancing the reliability of our supply.Improving Response Times:Develop models and tools to enhance our first response to power outages, minimizing the duration and effect on customers.

What We Offer:

Innovation and Impact:Be part of a forward-thinking team that is driving innovation and making a tangible difference in the energy sector.Professional Growth:Opportunities for learning and development within a supportive work environment.

Requirements:

ExperienceYou will have experience with analytical decision sciences or straight from university with experience of scientific analysis Experience synthesising strategic thinking and analytical experimentation into well articulated, simple (business) actionsQualificationsDegree educated in a numerate discipline Track record in delivering analytical projects or open innovation projectsSkillsData Science, Statistics, Visualisation At least one of PowerBi, Python, R, Tableau

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

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