2025 UK Industrial Placement: Electrical Engineering - Energy - Transmission and Distribution

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is offering an exciting opportunity for university students to join their team as industrial trainees. This placement focuses on the critical area of energy transmission and distribution, where you'll contribute to large-scale investment plans aimed at integrating clean energy sources and enhancing network resilience. You'll have the chance to work alongside experienced professionals, gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic environment. This role allows you to shape your experience, ask questions, and immerse yourself in real projects that matter, making a tangible impact on the future of energy networks.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in university or seeking a pre-university placement.
• Willingness to engage and learn from experienced professionals.

Responsibilities

• Work on real projects and gain relevant experience.
• Collaborate with graduates and other students.

Education

University Student

Job description

Please note applications will close for this role on Friday, 9 May 2025.

Transmission & Distribution

Our team’s focus is ensuring energy remains accessible to all and that energy networks can operate efficiently. As the UK pushes towards Net Zero, there is a rapid expansion required of these existing networks and infrastructure, along with ensuring their integrity to meet these ambitious targets. Join this team and you’ll work on large-scale investment plans to ensure the networks have the capacity to meet these demands, focusing on the integration of clean energy sources, ensuring the resilience of the existing network, and the exportation of renewable sources between countries through subsea HVDC connections.

Candidate Specification

To join us for an industrial trainee placement, you must currently be at university or seeking a pre-university placement.

You’ll be working with graduates, experienced professionals, and other students. This placement is a great opportunity to learn from a variety of people while understanding our values and culture. It also provides a chance to get involved with real projects and gain relevant experience. Our placements do not have a formal structure, allowing you to make the role your own. The more involved you are and the more questions you ask, the more you will gain from this experience.