We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.
Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.
Environmental Strategy Year in Industry
Location: Windsor
Salary: £24,000 + Welcome Bonus of £2,000
Energise your career
Your journey is just as important as ours. Ready to step away from your studies for a year and get hands on with some real projects?
Our Year in Industry Schemes place you at the heart of a range of brands and business units, collaborating across teams, driving change and challenging the status quo.
We are a Flexible-First employer, which means we live and breathe a culture of trust and flexibility when it comes to where and when we work. Although we don’t have mandated office working, we need you to be willing to travel on-site regularly as we believe immersing yourself into our social and collaborative culture is vital in making the most of the opportunities we offer and will give you the best possible head start in your career.
But you won’t be doing it alone. With a network of buddies, mentors and experienced line managers ready and waiting to support– we’re with you every step of the way.
We want to invest in your future so you can help re-write ours.
Environmental Strategy
Our family of iconic brands offer you the chance to open career-changing doors. You will be helping Centrica develop, implement, and monitor the progress of our climate change strategy for both our own operations but also for our customers. You will get first-hand insight into how the energy industry is changing and the different energy decarbonisation pathways for the future .
The role is challenging, rewarding and diverse. You will be working with the Group Environment Team, in the Strategy, Environment and Brand Reputation Function. You will be collaborating with colleagues across the wider business and within the team, exposing you to a range of opportunities to expand your skill set and broaden your knowledge of the business.
You will help manage Centrica’s environmental performance reporting using our unique reporting platform. You will need to be confident in IT applications, in particular Excel; as well as able to communicate effectively with operational teams and other functions. You will need to be innovative and agile to overcome hurdles and contribute towards a responsible business.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential to the role; for example, your tasks might include:
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Calculating carbon and energy savings for products such as smart meters and CHPs,
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Modelling future carbon emission trends and improving scope 1,2&3 reporting
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Assisting on the assurance of our progress against environmental targets
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Benchmarking and research on best practise
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Supporting disclosure for CDP, TCFD and mandatory environmental reporting projects
The role location is flexible allowing for working from home, with regular (3-4 times a week) from the Windsor office with occasional visits to other offices and our assets.
Here's what we need from you:
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Expecting a 2:1 degree (STEM subject preferred)
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Right to work in the UK
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A passion for tackling environmental issues and climate change, with a strong interest in sustainability and the energy sector Strong teamworking skills alongside the ability to work independently
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Willing to relocate
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Available to start the programme Tuesday 17th June 2025 until Friday 31st July 2026
We’re a people place
We’re building a workplace where everyone feels they can belong – and we’re looking for people to add to this culture, not fit in with it. We know that every voice matters, and every new perspective makes us more empathetic and reflective of the 10 million customers we serve.
You are welcome here for who you are, no matter how you see the world, how you express yourself or the journey you’ve been on to get here. It’s our differences that will give us the power to revolutionise the future of our planet.
With 13 different colleague networks, there’s space to find your community, beyond the graduate sphere.
Here’s what's in it for you:
As an Energiser, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits including huge discounts on your energy bills and our British Gas & Hive products. Plus, you can choose from loads of extras to add in if you’d like to. Whether it’s a brand-new electric car, a gym membership, or extra days off. Our rewards are designed to give you the choice of benefits that support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.
Oh, and if that wasn’t enough, each year we give every colleague a chunk of free Centrica shares, as part of our group-wide profit share scheme. We’re all about making things fair. That’s why every single colleague receives exactly the same benefits, no matter who you are.
Are you ready?
If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.
To find out more about this opportunity and everything else we offer, visit www.centrica.com/careers/emerging-talent. You can also follow us on Instagram @centrica.earlycareers Please note: This job advertisement may close early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Help us, help you. We would absolutely love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey.
At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!
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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.
What We Do
Centrica is a leading energy services and solutions provider founded on a 200-year heritage of serving people. We are the UK’s biggest retailer of zero carbon electricity, serving around 10 million customers across the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe through brands such as British Gas, supported by around 9,000 highly trained engineers and technicians. Centrica’s purpose of helping you live sustainably, simply and affordably drives our strategy and our People and Planet Plan.
