This role is based within our Customer Connections Team. This is the department that connects customers — such as data centres, battery storage projects, offshore wind farms, transport networks and solar farms — to the electricity transmission network.
It’s a collaborative effort, and at any one time there are between 300-400 people working within the department. Their expertise includes: construction, project management, commercial, analytical, account management, communications, power system engineering and feasibility engineering.
The connections process is key to delivering the capacity needed for an efficient and renewable transmission network and we need to deliver an increasing number of highly complex and exciting new projects. In this role you would play a crucial role in enabling us to do this.
As a Higher Apprentice in our Customer Connections delivery teams, you’ll gain experience in all aspects of health and safety management, quality management, collaborating with contractors, and programme management including:
Location
The role will be based in our Hewish office. These vacancies offer flexible, hybrid working.
• GCSE’s in Maths & English Language at grade 4 or higher.
• Two A-Levels at Grade C or higher, or equivalent (BTEC National Certificate OR Diploma Level 3 at Grade Merit or Distinction)
You don’t need prior work experience; the determination and will to succeed is far more important as we will teach you everything you need to know. The role will provide you with a variety of skills including transferrable skills to support your career development within National Grid.
Begin your Higher Apprenticeship with a competitive salary of £29,819, with yearly increases.
As well as receiving quality training and support, here at National Grid we also offer a range of excellent rewards and benefits:
