Electricity Network Planning Engineer Apprentice, Network Operations

About the role

As an Electricity Network Planning Engineer Higher Apprentice at National Grid, you’ll be part of the Electricity Transmission Network Operations and Intelligence team helping to keep the UK’s energy flowing safely and efficiently. You’ll play a key role in making sure our electricity network is well‑maintained and ready to meet the demands of a cleaner, greener future.

You will be part of a team that’s driving innovation projects to strengthen the network and support the UK’s journey to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. From planning how we upgrade our systems to helping deliver more clean energy across the country, your work will directly contribute to building a more sustainable world.

Within the Electricity Network Planning Engineer Higher Apprentice role you will learn how the network operates, collaborate with teams across the business, and contribute to delivering complex projects on time, on budget, and to high standards.

• Plan and package projects helping to organise and bundle different types of work including maintenance, upgrades, and customer connections into efficient, deliverable plans.
• Work with experts across teams, collaborating with engineers, planners, and customer teams to create realistic and achievable project timelines.
• Understanding asset priorities by learning how to interpret asset data and strategies to help decide which projects should be prioritised.
• Balance complex investments and support the planning of large‑scale investments, making sure they’re scheduled in the most cost‑effective and efficient way.
• Keep plans accurate and up to date by regularly reviewing and updating your project portfolio, ensuring all data is correct and timelines are achievable.

This role is based in the office headquarters in Warwick and offers flexible, hybrid working. You will also spend time at Loughborough College to study for your HTQ in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and our National Grid Training Academy in Eakring, Nottinghamshire to complete a variety of in‑house, specialist training programmes.

• You will have a minimum of five GCSEs with grades 9 to 4 (A
  * to
  
  C), including English, Maths and a Science.
• Have or be predicted to achieve two A‑Levels at grade C or above including one STEM subject OR BTEC National Certificate OR Diploma Level 3 in a STEM discipline at Grade Merit or Distinction.
• You will need to have a valid UK driving licence within the first 12 months of starting the programme.

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.

We are proud to offer a starting salary of £31,310 for this apprenticeship which will increase annually.

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:

• Upon successful completion of your 2‑year apprenticeship, you will achieve a nationally recognised accredited qualification; a Level 4 HTQ in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• 26 days annual leave + statutory holidays.
• Pension scheme and share‑save options.
• Flexible benefits including cycle‑to‑work, buy/sell holiday and more.
• Opportunity to enrol in our sharesave/share incentive plans.
• You’ll develop well‑rounded skills through practical experience.
• A permanent position upon successful completion of your Apprenticeship.

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 doesn’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to

B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.

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