Project Services Intern

Job description

3402589
Additional Cities

Cambridge
Career Level

Co-op/Intern
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Digital
Business Segment

Digital Grid
Function

Services
Country/Territory

United Kingdom
Postal Code

CB24 9BZ
Role Summary/Purpose

The successful Interns will join our Software Projects/Services team, who deliver GIS software (Smallworld) projects to key customers in the electricity, telecom, gas and water industries.
Essential Responsibilities

·  Project Delivery

·  Data / Business Analysis

·  Very customer focused role

·  This is a fast paced, dynamic pan-European team responsible for the delivery of major projects to key GE accounts, working in diverse teams

·  Interns will be involved in all aspects of software project delivery, including business analysis, product installation and configuration, application development, testing and training and the preparation of documentation to support these activities

·  Interns may also be involved in pre-sales opportunities to provide technical support and contributions to pre-sales submissions, demonstrations and presentations

·  Interns will get exposure to the software development methodologies (Agile) – working on certain parts of the cycle with relevant team members; they may even get the opportunity to lead certain projects related to this

·  Opportunity to work in cross-functional teams alongside Engineering, Sales and Commercial teams

·  Interns will code, script and configure bespoke solutions on our core technology and products

·  All interns participate in Further Skills Programme – developing business skills outside of customer projects

Qualifications/Requirements

·  Degree of Study: Computer Science, Geography, Geographic Information Science, Electronic Engineering, Maths, Physics or similar with software development modules.

·  Plus, experience / interest in computer programming, e.g. Java, C++ or similar

·  2:1 degree grade or above (or equivalent) predicted or obtained

·  Degree subject relevant for the business area applied for

·  Good written communication skills – there should be little or no spelling and grammatical errors in their application

·  Eligibility to undertake placement - the internship is for 12 months and will begin between June and August 2020, all candidates should confirm on their application that they are available for this time period

·  Right to work – candidates who are studying on a visa need to confirm that they are on a tier 4 visa which is valid for their placement and the remainder of their degree course

·  Interns will ideally (not essential) have: some non-academic/extra-curricular experience - i.e. sports team, charity, employment

·  Some limited travel to customer sites in Europe, typically accompanied by a Project Technical Leader

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EU/EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post, as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. For further information please visit theUK Border Agency website .
Desired Characteristics

·  Self-starting problem solver

·  Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

·  Relationship building with internal / external stakeholders

·  This role is a very customer facing

·  Experience of some of the following would be advantageous:

·  Geospatial analysis / datasets

·  Programming and development – Java, C++ or similar

·  Experience of scripting (e.g. JavaScript / Python)

·  Web / cloud technologies (e.g. NodeJS, HTML5, JSON)

·  Databases, data modelling and SQL

·  Software development methodologies (e.g. Agile)
About Us

At GE Digital, we are creating technology and solutions to enable social, mobile, analytical and cloud capabilities for the Industrial Internet. The Industrial Internet is an open, global network that connects people, data and machines. It’s about making infrastructure more intelligent and advancing the industries critical to the world we live in. At GE, we believe it’s about the future of industry—energy, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing. It’s about making the world work better. GE is transforming itself to become the world's premier digital industrial company, executing critical outcomes for our customers. Explore how you can drive greater asset reliability, lower operating costs, reduce risk and accelerate operational performance with our Predix platform and software solutions.
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Primary Country

United Kingdom
Primary State/Province

England
Primary City

Cambridge