Overhead Lines Apprentice: Power Engineering Trainee

National Grid Plc; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Pension with double match up to 12%

Protective clothing & safety equipment

Cycle to work scheme

Sharesave & Share Incentive Plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

National Grid plc invites applications for a three-year Apprenticeship to become a Power Networks Craftsperson, earning while you learn and gaining a City & Guilds Level 3 Qualification in Electrical Power Engineering. You will spend initial weeks at training centres and progress through live LV, LV/ HV, and EHV work with on-the-job development.

You’ll be part of a team that maintains, tests, repairs and replaces overhead lines and equipment, with day-to-day duties spanning construction to

Qualifications

• GCSE English Language at Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills English.
• GCSE Mathematics at Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills Maths.
• GCSE Science at Grade A*-C/9-4 or BTEC Science Level 2 equivalent.
• Two other GCSEs A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 qualifications in any subject.
• Alternative: Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification plus GCSE Maths/English C/4 or above.

Responsibilities

• Join us and participate in craft skills activities on the live LV network and dead LV, HV and EHV circuits.
• Help with network operations, connect generators and services, and organize your own projects.
• Construct and alter overhead lines, install pole mounted plant, run and terminate cables to plant and overhead lines.
• Carry out routine inspection, maintenance and repairs of overhead equipment.
• Record asset routes, details and positions; record plant details; locate and identify cables and test insulation, phasing and continuity.

Skills

Excellent communication

Adventurous outdoor work

Safety awareness

Resilient and eager to learn

Education

GCSE English Language A*-C/9-4

GCSE Mathematics A*-C/9-4

GCSE Science A*-C/9-4 or BTEC Science Level 2

Two other GCSEs A*-C/9-4

Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification + GCSE Maths/English C/4

Job description

National Grid plc invites applications for a three-year Apprenticeship to become a Power Networks Craftsperson, earning while you learn and gaining a City & Guilds Level 3 Qualification in Electrical Power Engineering. You will spend initial weeks at training centres and progress through live LV, LV/ HV, and EHV work with on-the-job development.

You’ll be part of a team that maintains, tests, repairs and replaces overhead lines and equipment, with day-to-day duties spanning construction to