IT Support Graduate

Permanent employee, Full-time · Dublin

Job Description

The role:
Elgin Energy is accepting applications for our 2024 IT Support Graduate Programme
The successful graduate would be expected to start in September 2024 and will be based in our Dublin 2 office.

Our IT Support Graduate Programme provides an intensive 18-month learning journey with the IT Operations Team. The programme aims to give you experience across all areas of Information Technology, preparing you for the role of IT Support Specialist.

Day to Day Activities:

Supporting Elgin’s internal IT systems which include a range of Microsoft products and services such as windows operating systems, Office 365 productivity suite (including applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Azure cloud services, Active Directory, Exchange Server, and various development/operational tools those used day to day by all departments include the full Power Platform suite of Dynamics 365, Power BI, Business Central and Azure DevOps.
Supporting the internal IT Helpdesk system used for internal requests regarding internal IT system related problems.
Support with all hardware IT requirements across each department.
Monitoring, management support and configuration of Elgin's infrastructure
Provision accounts and equipment
Desktop Support for users

What you should expect to learn in this role:

How the IT Support function of an organisation operates
SMB Networking Environments & Microsoft's Distributed File System ecosystem
Remote Access Solutions
Working within a team
Confidence working in a large fast paced organisation
Communication with senior management
Managing complex situations

Your profile

What we need from you:

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Systems or related discipline.
Analytical skills
Be curious about renewables and passionate about contributing towards a more sustainable future.

Instead of a cover letter, we would ask applicants to send in their CV and answer the following questions (max 100 words per answer).

Why do you want to work in the solar industry?
Why do you want to work for Elgin Energy?
What knowledge, skills, characteristics, or previous experience would make you a great candidate?
What do you like to do for fun?

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About us

Elgin Energy is a full-service, utility scale, solar+storage platform bringing projects from origination through to energisation. Elgin is active across the project lifecycle from project origination through to construction management and operational asset management. The company has over 12GW of solar and storage projects across our three key markets of the UK, Australia, and Ireland.

As of 2022, Elgin Energy agreed to sell the UK’s largest solar PV transaction to date consisting of a portfolio of 12 projects with a combined capacity of 519MW of projects including 70MW of collocated energy storage capacity to Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global utility Iberdrola Group.

In 2021, Elgin Energy secured financing with Berenberg Green Energy Fund for the development of solar PV projects totalling 1.36GW in the UK and Ireland and also raised £25 million via Focus Capital Partners to fund its growth strategy across its core markets. In 2020, the company partnered, in separate transactions, with both Foresight Group and Metka-EGN in relation to two portfolios to deliver a total of 276MW of UK solar development projects and was successful with two Irish solar projects in Ireland’s first solar auction, RESS-1 – Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS). In addition to the above, Elgin Energy delivered 21 solar projects, totalling 230MW, before the UK Government’s Renewables Obligation (ROCs) scheme ended in 2017.

Elgin Energy works with long-term strategic partners to deliver projects to the energization and provides asset management services through their operational life. The company has expanded internationally over the last 14 years with a professional team of engineers, accountants, and lawyers located in its London, Dublin, and Sydney offices. Elgin has a 98% success rate through planning across all its markets.

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