What you’ll be doing
: Your role in our team will be to providing the solution to the porequirements. You will learn about a wide range of Electrical and mechanical equipment and how to build a sustainable and resilient environment in our exchanges across the UK, ensuring our customers have the very best experience.
This role is for our Mechanical and Electrical Power and Infrastructure Planning Engineers who design and build the environments that keeps BT’s networks operating 24/7, 365 days a year. You will be trained to use expertise and knowledge in electrical systems, cooling equipment and cable management techniques to plan, and provision to meet current and future demands of the business. You will ensure that the BT estate continues to work no matter the circumstances. Working with experienced planning teams within our exchange buildings as well as other environments, you will be required to support the variety of power systems and cooling equipment that ensures our network keeps the UK’s internet working.
Hours: 37.5hrs per week, 0800-1600, Monday to Friday
The apprentice training course: As a Mechanical and Electrical Power and Infrastructure Planner, you’ll study for a Level 4 Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician apprenticeship with Stoke College.
Start date: Sept 25
Duration: You will be required to attend the College on a block release, Monday lunchtime to Friday lunchtime. There will be approximately 10 blocks per year and the programme is 3 years in duration.
The qualifications you’ll need: Two A-Levels with a minimum of CC grades. You’ll also need a minimum of five GCSEs at grades 4-9 (C or above) including English and Maths, Maths must be B or higher.
An understanding of basic engineering principles would be preferred.
Full UK Driving Licence required as this is not a desk job. You will be travelling between sites.
The skills you’ll need:
1. Growth mindset
2. Analytical thinking
3. Proactivity
4. Emotional intelligence
Salary: £21,840
After this apprenticeship: You will have developed the skills, knowledge and confidence to join a regional team, planning and delivering network critical infrastructure that supports our national internet and telephone services. Learning is continuous as we develop our sites, adapting to the most modern requirements. Career options include a more hands-on role in the Power Teams, larger scale builds with the Major Projects Team or managing governance through our Policy Team. There are also opportunities for leadership roles within the region and nationally for those that aspire to more senior roles within BT.