Apprentice (Network Asset Engineer - Electrical) – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Do you want to be part of building a greener, healthier, and stronger North West? Come and join us! With a range of award-winning roles on offer, you’re sure to find your perfect career here at United Utilities. We’ll provide you with industry-leading skills and the experience you need to succeed in your chosen field.

Wage

£19,000 a year

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Annual increase

Training course

Utilities engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, working hours TBC

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 3 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

As an Apprentice Network Asset Engineer (Electrical), you’ll learn what goes into refurbishing and replacing our equipment across our wastewater treatment works and pumping stations and how to:

Install, repair and maintain our electrical equipment, as well as discover what goes into refurbishing and replacing our Wastewater Network assets, ensuring they are available and working correctly to keep services running smoothly for our customers
work as part of a dedicated team focussed on ensuring our plants continue to operate at maximum efficiency
work with a wide range of equipment, be able to identify any electrical faults and carry out electrical maintenance and repairs, following the company's rigorous health and safety standards
schedule maintenance activity and organise your workload effectively

Where you’ll work

Stodday

Lancaster

LA2 0AG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Your training course

Utilities engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

Your apprenticeship will last 48 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Utilities Engineering Technician, Level: 3 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships

More training information

During your first year, you'll spend 8 months working from Bolton Technical Training Centre during the working week (Monday - Wednesday). If you're from outside of the area, accommodation will be provided by United Utilities during this period, excluding weekends
Once you've completed your apprenticeship you'll be asked to join part of a formal standby rota, which may require you to do some out of hours work. Don't worry your training will prepare you for this, but we do advise that you apply for a vacancy that's relatively easy for you to get to, as we would need you to travel to the site quickly during standby
You will need to be mobile in this role, we’ll contribute up to £500 towards driving lessons and tests to help to get you on the road
As long as you meet all necessary standards and behaviour criteria throughout the programme
We need fantastic people to help us deliver a great service to the public. We are committed to reaching and recruiting from every community, supporting our employees to achieve their full potential, and ensuring everyone feels valued and included, regardless of gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation, or social background

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 subjects incl. Maths, English & Science/Tech (grade grades A-C or 9-4)

Other in:

- (grade equivalent A-C or 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

If offered a job, pre-employment checks are required before confirmation. Employment is subject to a satisfactory report from Disclosure Scotland/Disclosure and Barring Service. Apply for only one apprenticeship and explain your choice during the assessment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

About this company

United Utilities is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. Our purpose is to provide great water and more for the North West. We deliver 1.8 billion litres of water a day to more than 3 million homes and businesses in the North West, as well as treating all the wastewater which disappears around the U-bend. Keeping the region flowing relies on a vast behind the scenes operation, involving hundreds of reservoirs, treatment works and pumping stations; thousands of kilometres of water pipes and sewers and a 5,000 strong workforce.

https://www.unitedutilities.com (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Network Asset Engineer (Electrical)

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

UUEarlyCareers@uuplc.co.uk

03301754408

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000298106.

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Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 19 February)

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