Electricity Network Planning & Design Higher Apprentice - Gloucester
National Grid Electricity Distribution
Gloucester, GL4 3BH
Closes in 19 days (Friday 14 March)
Posted on 12 February 2025
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Summary
The apprenticeship programme takes approximately three years to complete, and you’ll spend your first 10-12 weeks being inducted onto the programme at one of our Training Centres.
- Wage
- £30,000 a year
- Training course
- Electrical power networks engineer (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
9am- 5:30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
The role of a Planning & Design Trainee involves detailed technical discussions with customers, architects, public authorities and landowners together with a sound and pragmatic appreciation of complex engineering problems. Applicants must be personable and approachable, with a firm understanding of engineering and financial matters.
The training programme provides on-the-job training and formal courses held in one of our Training Centres at either Taunton or Tipton, over a period of approximately two years (depending on entry level qualifications). Successful candidates will also be expected to study for and achieve a higher-level qualification. The majority of the on-the-job training will take place within local teams, but you may be required to undertake placements at other locations across the National Grid service area, so you need to be flexible and able to travel.
The apprenticeship programme takes approximately three years to complete, and you’ll spend your first 10-12 weeks being inducted onto the programme at one of our Training Centres. You’ll earn while you learn and develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours to become a Networks Planner, achieving a higher-level qualification. will include vocational and academic courses along with periods of on-the-job training and development, learning from an experienced and qualified Network Planner. Following a formal assessment of your knowledge, skills and behaviours, you’ll become a qualified Network Planner yourself.
As you will be studying for a higher-level qualification, you will be required to undertake placements with your training provider for up to two weeks at a time during the first two years. Accommodation and travel costs will be provided.
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for the design, costing and quoting of projects
- Learning about the replacement, diversion of electricity assets
- Reinforce existing electricity network assets.
ou'll become integral to the company offering many benefits who offer a supportive working environment, providing you the skills to make robust decisions and successfully deliver essential works. We are committed to investing in the latest technologies and working methods to improve service to customers. Ready to power up your career?
Where you’ll work
Saw Mills End
Gloucester
GL4 3BH
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
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
Your training course
Electrical power networks engineer (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
Your training plan
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and above)
A Level in:
- 2 A-Levels incl either Maths, Physics, Engineering (grade A* - C)
BTEC in:
- Engineering or Electrical (grade Merit or Distinction)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
- English or Maths (grade Pass)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Adventurous
- Safety awareness
- Resilient
About this company
We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses, working outdoors with underground cables, overhead lines and substations that operate between 230 and 132,000 volts. Net-zero targets are transforming the way we work and increasing the scope of the positive impact we can make. Right now, we’re looking for apprentices to join us. Our people in Network Services work across a number of teams to keep the lights on for our customers. They might be helping a customer who has lost supply or supporting a developer building a multi-million pound project. They maintain a 24/7 service from faults and maintenance, asset replacement to new connections, working outdoors with underground cables, overhead lines and substations that operate between 230 and 132,000 volts, their work is critical to everything we do.
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Company benefits
- 26 days annual leave + statutory holidays - Competitive pension scheme (Double matched up to 12%) and Sharesave options - Employee Assistance Programme - Protective clothing and safety equipment supplied
After this apprenticeship
- You’ll become a qualified Network Planning & Design Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
box.ukapprentices@nationalgrid.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303087.
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Closes in 19 days (Friday 14 March)
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