Drax
Company size
3000+
Industry
Energy
About Us
Drax Group is a renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses.
Drax operates a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. It is the UK’s largest source of renewable electricity. The company also operates a global bioenergy supply business with manufacturing facilities at 13 sites in the United States and Canada, producing compressed wood pellets for its own use and for customers in Europe and Asia.
Enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future is Drax Group’s purpose and in 2019, it announced a world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030, using Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technology to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere at scale whilst delivering reliable renewable electricity.
What it’s like to work for us?
The Group employs 3,400 people in the UK and North America. We believe investing in our people goes hand-in-hand with enabling the green energy transformation and positive future growth.
We believe in developing the skills and talents of our staff, and so we make opportunities for training a high priority for everyone. That means everyone gets the chance to shape their careers in the way they want to progress and to contribute to our continued success.
As well as providing numerous possibilities to enhance your career, we also offer several additional benefits to our employees, such as bonus and a quality pension scheme.
The type of jobs we recruit for?
- Early Careers
- Admin, Sales & Operations
- Engineering
- IT
- Data & Analytics
- Professional Services
- Innovation
Benefits
Flexible schedule
Work from home
Discounted or free food
On-site parking
Life insurance
Casual dress
Company events
Private medical insurance
Private dental insurance
Wellness programmes
Gym membership
Company pension
Employee discount
Sick pay
Referral programme
Bike to work scheme
Other
