Origination Graduate

The Ørsted Global Graduate Program is designed to unleash your potential. We offer you an intense two-year developmental journey where you’ll learn from experts within your field and get diverse project experience, develop transferable skills, and a strong cross-functional network with other talents.

The Graduate journey
Our Graduate Program consists of three rotations, where you’ll solve business challenges, take responsibility for your own assignments, and engage in our day-to-day business decisions.

You’ll play an important role in:

• conducting market research including price data, identifying new requests for proposal (RFPs), and tracking wind and solar market trends.
• preparing RFP responses for utility and corporate PPAs ensuring our proposals are competitive and aligned with market demands
• reviewing contracts identifying key terms for internal stakeholder and legal review
• coordinating with teams internally for presentations and RFP responses, including finance, risk, asset management, energy assessment and legal
• coordinating with internal project stakeholders to communicate important development risks and financial metrics.

To succeed in this role, you:

• have a Bachelor’s, Master’s degree or equivalent experience in field related to energy, environment, sustainability, finance, economics, engineering, public policy or other related disciplines by September 2, 2025
• A maximum of 1 year of full-time, relevant work experience between your Master's completion and 2 September 2025 OR a maximum of 1-2 years of full-time, relevant work experience between your Bachelor’s completion and 2 September 2025
• have interest in learning more about energy markets, particularly onshore wind and solar
• have great interpersonal skills to collaborate with individuals internally and externally
• have solid oral and written communication skills, including the ability to create written proposals and presentations
• have flexibility to take on new projects and willingness to adapt existing skills and knowledge to meet organizational needs.

While we imagine you must have completed a degree by 2 September 2025, in a range of disciplines, we are also open to candidates with transferable skills, relevant experiences , or different qualification.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

The best first step you’ll ever take
Send your application, CV, and most recent grade transcripts as soon as possible and no later than 6 October 2024. We’ll conduct interviews shortly after the application deadline.

Please don’t hesitate to write to [email protected] if you have any questions. If you need to request any adjustments to working practices, working patterns, or the assessment or interview process we're happy to discuss alternative arrangements.

Step closer to a career as a graduate in Ørsted
In Ørsted, we help accelerate your talent into an international career within your professional field. See our Global Graduate Program overview, read more about the recruitment process, and find out how you can help us turn visions into reality.

About the job
Application deadline:
6 October 2024

Location:
Charlottesville, US

Field of work:
Strategy and business development

Employment type:
Graduate

Work hours:
Full-Time

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.

Nearest Major Market: Charlottesville
Nearest Secondary Market: Virginia