Graduate Associate UX Designer

Do you want to work to make Power for Good? We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company, guided by a vision to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy. Achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people, as we tackle some of the world's toughest problems. We continually invest in our diverse workforce and are dedicated to the personal and professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at.

The position is a permanent UX Design role within the design team responsible for the user experience of the APM (Asset Performance Management) team. The role focuses on understanding asset managers' needs through discovery research and translating these insights into actionable product features and functionality for our B2B industrial data analytics platform. You will work under the direction of the UX Design Lead, conducting end-to-end research activities—from initial discovery through to feature validation—ensuring research insights directly inform product development and design decisions.

Key accountabilities:

• Support end-to-end research initiatives, contributing to discovery, concept testing, and feature validation.
• Assist in analysing and synthesising research findings into clear outputs that support product and design decisions.
• Conduct benchmarking of renewable competitors and market trends to identify opportunities and support business cases.
• Help maintain and update user repositories, including user needs statements and centralised customer insights.
• Translate discovery findings into user needs, problem statements, and opportunity areas with guidance from senior team members.
• Support product teams in validating early product concepts and value propositions through desk research and user feedback.
• Contribute to light-touch customer segmentation work to inform strategy.

Knowledge:

• Degree in Design, Psychology, Business, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field is desirable.
• Knowledge in renewables is a must.
• High level understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies across discovery, evaluative, and validation phases.
• Knowledge of product development processes and how research integrates throughout the product lifecycle.
• Previous experience within B2B environments, preferably SaaS or industrial/enterprise software.

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills, with demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams including product management and engineering.
• Excellent storytelling skills to communicate user needs and design rationale to stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts and adapt communication style for different audiences.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail in documentation and process.
• Ability to create wireframes from the design system that are based on user needs/requirements.

Experience:

• 1 year experience in a product environment.
• Experience with design & prototype tools and platforms (e.g., Figma, Miro).
• Experience working collaboratively with product managers, designers, and engineers throughout the product development cycle.
• Experience with agile or lean product development methodologies.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a collaborative research capacity.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Design, Psychology, Business, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field is desirable.
• Adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients.