Smart Metering Apprentice

Centrica Plc; Stirling; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An energy company is seeking an apprentice Smart Metering Engineer to help customers understand and save on their energy use through smart meters. This role involves installation, repair, and customer education, offering a salary starting at £16,053, rising significantly through the apprenticeship. The company values its people, offering support for work-life balance and career development.

Benefits

London Weighting Allowance

An expensed electric van for work

Qualifications

• 4 GCSEs, ideally including Maths & English, at grade C/4 or above or a recognised equivalent.
• Demonstrable passion for learning a trade and providing awesome customer service.
• Full UK driving licence with no more than 6 points.

Responsibilities

• Install and repair smart meters, providing customers with guidance on energy savings.
• Attend training and earn qualifications to develop skills as a Smart Metering Engineer.

Skills

Mechanically minded

Customer service

Education

4 GCSEs including Maths & English

Job description

Join us, be part of more.

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team:

At British Gas, our mission is to sell it and mend it.

We’ve been powering the UK’s homes and businesses for over 200 years – but supplying energy is just part of what we do. We’re making the UK greener and more energy efficient, getting closer to Net Zero. By using clever tech like thermostats, heat pumps, solar panels and EV chargers, we’re making it cheaper and easier for our customers to reduce their carbon-footprint.

About your role

Your mission is to help us mend it. Smart meters are the in-house tech that unlock the magic to a greener future. Sending data in real time, they show our customers exactly how much energy they’re using in pounds and pence – helping them to see where they can make savings. As an apprentice,you’llgrasp the skills not just to install and repair them – but to make sure our customers are getting the best out of them too.

At our award-winning academies, you’ll absorb the wisdom, grasp the skills, and earn the qualifications to emerge as a top-tier Smart Metering Engineer. Under the wing of our experienced engineers, you’ll soon be in homes around your area, showing customers how they can save and be more energy efficient.

Skills you need to succeed:

• 4 GCSEs, ideally including Maths & English, at grade C/4 or above or a recognised equivalent

• A carefully considered CV that shows you have a genuine passion for learning a trade, able to demonstrate that you are mechanically or technically minded, & love providing awesome customer service

• A full UK driving licence with no more than 6 points

• Availability to attend training at one of our four UK academies – with accommodation and travel provided if needed.

Here’s what's in it for you:

• Starting salary of £16,053 rising to £19,493 at week 28, £22,932 (typically) at week 35, £25,485 at week 52, & £32,861 (typically) at week 60 of your apprenticeship

• Once you have completed the full programme and aftercare support (typically at week 76) your salary will increase to £38,589 with bonus and add ons on top.

• We also offer London Weighting Allowance ranging from £4,160 to £6,240 (dependant on location) for living or starting your day within London.

• An expensed electric van for you to use for work, including an EV charge point where applicable & charge card.

Important Notice Regarding 2025 Recruitment: We are planning extensive recruitment throughout 2025, across various locations. As such, start dates will be location dependent. If your application is selected for further consideration, we will contact you. Due to the staggered recruitment schedule and the anticipated volume of applications, this contact may occur later in 2025. We kindly request your patience during this process. All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application.

We are currently seeking talented individuals all the way down the country:

• Scotland - Dunfermline & Stirling, Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire, Clydebank and NW Glasgow, Falkirk & Eastern Glasgow, Kilmarnock & East Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders & Berwick Upon Tweed, & South & East Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway

• Northern England - Carlisle & The Lake District, Fleetwood, Preston & Blackpool, Blackburn & Burnley, Fylingdales district, Redcar, Scarborough, Rochdale, Royton & Oldham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Harrogate & North Yorkshire, Bolton, Bury & Prestwich, Bradford & HaliFax, & Kendal & North Lancashire

• The Midlands - Birmingham & Solihull, Peterborough & Fenland, & Warwick & Stratford-upon-Avon

• Eastern England - North Norfolk, & Cambridge & North Suffolk

• Greater London - Gerrard's Cross & Northolt, Kensington & Chelsea, Croydon, South East London, Wimbledon & Wandsworth, & Epsom & Ewell

• Southeast England - Reading & Basingstoke, Abingdon & Oxford, South Hertfordshire, Staines & Sunbury, Elstree, & East Kent

• Southwest England - Bath & North Somerset, Bristol & Chipping Sodbury, Cheltenham & Gloucester, & Taunton & West Somerset

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

https://www.morethanacareer.energy/britishgas

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey.