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What they do

Centrica is an energy company with a family of brands. Postings say that it makes, stores, moves, sells, and mends energy. It has 21,000 staff. Its businesses include British Gas, Bord Gáis Energy in Ireland, Centrica Energy (an energy trading company), Hive, Dyno, and PH Jones. British Gas powers 1 in 3 homes in the UK.

What they value

• Agility: stay flexible, adapt quickly, and keep learning.
• Care: do the right thing for colleagues, customers, communities, and the planet.
• Collaboration: break down barriers, and trust and listen to each other.
• Courage: be bold and push for better solutions to every challenge.
• Delivery: take personal responsibility for getting things done.
• FlexFirst: no fixed number of office days. You agree the balance with your manager and team.

Where they hire

Of 44 Postings, 33 are in the UK, 6 in Ireland, 4 in Aalborg in Denmark, and 1 in Antwerp in Belgium. UK Postings name Windsor, Reading, London, and many counties for field roles. Some office roles are hybrid. No Posting is fully remote. One Posting asks for the right to work in the UK. No Posting mentions visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

The board has 44 Postings. Most name the brand that the role is in: British Gas in 18, Centrica Energy in 7, Bord Gáis Energy in 4, and PH Jones in 2.

• Technical engineering: 13 Postings, the largest group. These are field roles in homes: electricians, heating and gas engineers, kitchen appliance engineers, and trainee and apprentice roles.
• Trading support: 7 Postings. These include settlement roles at Centrica Energy in London and Aalborg, and shift roles at data centers in Dublin.
• Information systems: 6 Postings. These include software engineers at Centrica Energy in Aalborg and Antwerp, an Application Security Engineer, a Domain Architect for energy supply, and a quality assurance specialist.
• Customer experience: 5 Postings, most of them Senior Debt and Revenue Protection Officers who visit customers in one area.
• Legal: 2 Postings, for property and for employment law.
• One Posting each in compliance, risk, sales, pricing, project management, corporate affairs, human resources, strategy, and asset operations.

A Director of Retail Technology role for Bord Gáis is in Dublin.

What they look for

The requirements differ by kind of role.

Field roles for qualified engineers ask for a trade qualification, and many field roles ask for a UK driving license. The Electrician Postings ask for 2 years as a qualified electrician and City & Guilds certificates. The PH Jones gas engineer Posting asks for 2 years of qualified experience and ACS gas qualifications. The debt officer Postings ask for energy industry experience, knowledge of energy theft, and empathy for customers in difficulty.

The software engineer Postings at Centrica Energy ask for much experience with .NET and C#, distributed systems, and cloud tools, ideally AWS. One says that energy trading experience helps but is not essential. Another asks for deep experience with trading platforms and settlements.

The Application Security Engineer Posting asks for hands-on application security work, a programming language such as Python or JavaScript, and knowledge of CI/CD (automated build and release) security. The Domain Architect Posting asks for architecture experience on business-critical platforms, and for safe and responsible use of AI tools.

Settlement and operations Postings ask for experience in energy trading or commodity markets, attention to detail, and work to tight deadlines. Two say that knowledge of Endur, a trading system, is an advantage. The shift role in Athlone asks for full flexibility on hours.

About half of the Postings name work with stakeholders (the people with an interest in the work). The Director of Retail Technology Posting asks for experience in a highly regulated environment.