Development Analyst Higher Apprentice – Warrington NW

Best Apprenticeships; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in the UK seeks a Development Engineer Higher Apprentice to join their Customer Network Development team. In this role, you will assist in designing energy network connections and learn essential engineering skills through hands-on experiences, including site visits and problem-solving. Candidates must hold a valid UK driving license at the time of application. This apprenticeship offers the chance to work towards a sustainable energy future while supporting customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• You must already have a full valid UK driving license at the point you make your application.
• Analytical skills to assess project feasibility.
• Ability to collaborate with customers and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the design of energy network connections.
• Analyse data and assess project feasibility.
• Collaborate to gather requirements for projects.
• Gain hands-on experience through site visits.

Skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Technical analysis

Education

Driving License

Job description

National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong. In the UK, National Grid don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B.

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

What you’ll do at work

As a Development Engineer Higher Apprentice at National Grid, you’ll be part of our Customer Network Development (CND) team, playing a key role in connecting homes, businesses, and communities to the energy network.

Being a part of this team, you will contribute to National Grid’s mission to enable the energy transition and support a more sustainable future. CND is actively redesigning how customers are connected to energy to looking at how to reduce lead times and improve customer satisfaction, as a Development Engineer Higher Apprentice you will be part of that innovation.

Within this role you help design and deliver technical solutions, working closely with industry partners and customers to ensure everything runs smoothly and meets the highest standards. This will include:

• Support the design of energy network connections, including electrical layouts and infrastructure planning, to meet customer needs
• Analyse data and assess project feasibility, helping inform smart decisions about network capacity and connection options
• Collaborate with customers, project teams, and regulators to gather requirements and ensure projects stay aligned and on track
• Gain hands‑on experience through site visits, inspections, and solving technical challenges during the development process.
• Play a key role in connecting new customers to the energy network, while learning essential engineering and project delivery skills
• You must already have a full valid UK driving license in place at the point you make your application