Junior Development Analyst Higher Apprentice - Warwick

About the role

This role is based within our Strategic Infrastructure Team. Our new Strategic Infrastructure (SI) business unit has been set up to deliver 17 new major projects in the UK, as well as other strategic projects to help us deliver on our net zero ambitions and help the UK Government meet its target of 50GW of renewable energy by 2030.  

As a Higher Apprentice in our Strategic Infrastructure team, you’ll gain experience in all aspects of project development and delivery, collaborating with stakeholders from across the business, and key document creation, including: 

• Engaging with all many different parts of the business to develop a detailed understanding of projects. 

• Supporting Project Development Managers and their teams during project development and optioneering.  

• Developing costs and programmes for large, complex infrastructure projects. 

• Helping to run stakeholder workshops to identify technology and routing options, risks and opportunities for our portfolio.  

• Understanding how projects interact with each other and the operational constraints of a live system with National Grid’s outage plan.  

• The opportunity to be involved in project planning of live projects as well as the submission of potential future projects.  

Location

This role is based in our Warwick office. All these vacancies offer flexible, hybrid working. You will be required to travel to our site locations in this role.  

About you

• 2 A levels at grade A-C in a STEM discipline or Computing or equivalent (Level 3 in an Engineering discipline grade Merit or higher eg National Certificate in Engineering etc).

• GCSE in Maths and English Language grade 4 or higher.

What you'll get

We are proud to offer a starting salary of £29,819.  

As a first step to your career in the energy industry, our Higher Apprenticeship Programmes are like no other! You’ll gain an insight into how we work at National Grid, understand what a career with us can offer, and receive some great rewards and benefits: 

• 26 days annual leave + statutory holidays  

• A competitive ‘match and double’ pension scheme  

• Sharesave options, plus other flexible benefits  

• Three years of high-quality personal development  

• Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Electrical Systems Engineering HTQ