Overhead Lines Advanced Apprentice - Ipswich
Location: GB GB
Department: Advanced Apprenticeships
About the Role
Would you like to work for a company that makes electricity happen for every single person in England and Wales? A company that invests billions in Net Zero and creating a brighter energy future?
Imagine being paid over £23,000 a year while you train, with free food, accommodation, and travel included. The training is carried out through a combination of courses run at our Global Technical Training Centre of Excellence and on-site training.
Our three-year Advanced Apprenticeship will train you to become an Overhead Lines Power Network Craftsperson, providing site support to our electrical power network. You'll play a crucial role in the safe construction, maintenance, and repair of the UK's power network, ensuring a reliable supply of electricity to the country. This dynamic role will take you to various locations across our network.
As an Advanced Apprentice, you'll experience a fast-paced and varied work life. Some of the tasks you can expect to be involved in include:
1. Working in accordance with safe practices and procedures, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring safety while working at heights.
2. Climbing steel towers to install, maintain, test, repair, and dismantle overhead line equipment.
3. Operating vehicles equipped with tools and materials, traveling to remote job sites.
4. Safely operating plant and equipment like winches, Telehandlers, and MEWPs.
5. Shadowing experienced linespersons to gain new skills and knowledge in the field.
6. Receiving training at our Training Facility in Eakring (Nottinghamshire) to enhance your skills and knowledge.
7. Working outdoors in various locations, embracing different weather conditions.
8. Collaborating as an enthusiastic team player to achieve challenging tasks.
9. Receiving Health and Safety training leading to role-specific authorizations.
10. Being away from home and working in different zones/geographical areas to develop your skills.
By the end of the programme, you'll hold a Level 3 qualification as a Power Industry Overhead Lines Person, and most importantly, have a job waiting for you!
About You
You must live within 45 minutes of IP8 4JL to be considered for this role.
You're driven, proactive, and always seeking ways to improve. Communication comes naturally to you, and you know how to adapt your approach to connect with different people.
As a flexible multitasker, you can handle multiple responsibilities while paying great attention to detail. Here's what you'll need:
1. Five GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, including passes in Maths and English Language (grades 4/C or above) OR a Level 2 Pass in Functional Skills.
2. You must be able to live away from home; primarily at our Eakring academy in Nottinghamshire.
3. By the end of your first year, you’ll need a driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK.
What You'll Get
We are proud to offer a starting salary of £23,148, with increases in subsequent years:
1. Year 2 - £23,476
2. Year 3 - £27,029
3. Apprenticeship completion - £36,774 - £40k+
As a first step to your career in the energy industry, our Advanced Apprenticeship Programmes are like no other! You’ll gain an insight into how we work at National Grid and receive some great rewards and benefits:
1. 26 days annual leave plus statutory holidays
2. Our double-matched pension contribution scheme
3. Option to buy discounted National Grid shares
4. We’ll pay for one professional membership subscription
5. Company Car
About Us
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 don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B.
Our Values and Principles
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities, and industries and we are happy to discuss any adjustments that you require.
Further Information
You can only apply for one Apprentice opportunity during this recruitment cycle. We kindly ask that you review all our Apprentice opportunities and apply for the one that aligns closest with your aspirations and interests.
Assessment centres will be held between January - April 2025.
National Grid's Apprenticeship programme in the UK is open to all applicants who meet the eligibility criteria including an existing and valid right to work in the UK. #J-18808-Ljbffr