At Electricity Northwest (Construction & Maintenance) Limited we are committed to creating a sense of belonging for our colleagues and therefore we ask our applicants to talk to us about any reasonable adjustments that may be required throughout our recruitment processes. We are committed to providing value added power engineering services to private network owners, Embedded Generation investors & Carbon reducing organisations. Through innovative Design, Installation, commissioning and maintenance we have a significant pipeline of projects including major private infrastructure network developments, microgrid solutions, Gas / Hydrogen based generation and Grid support through Battery storage schemes. We are a commercial organisation who generate leads and prospects from multiple clients including DNO’s for work either owned and operated by a DNO or Private Commercial, NHS, Airports and large manufacturing customers operating in a commercial environment
About The Role
As a Trainee Engineer, you will either hold a minimum of a Batchelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (or a HNC in Electrical Engineering and previous engineer experience), with a background that includes skills that would be transferrable into our business.
As part of this role, you will receive one year of intense training that will introduce you to Electricity North West, provide you with an appreciation of Electricity North West’s Electrical Engineering Contracting business, working on public and private networks from Low Voltage through to Extra High Voltage, designing and constructing electrical infrastructure and generation.
On successful completion of your training, you will be employed as Design or Project role and you will be responsible for the successful delivery of a varied portfolio of work on the LV & HV distribution network to time, cost and quality targets; ensuring that all works are carried out in accordance with the relevant Health and Safety legislation and company codes of practice.
You will then have an opportunity to progress with further on job training and technical, commercial and leadership training courses as part of a tailored personal development plan to accompany the role.
Principal responsibilities of the Substantive Role (following successful completion of 12 months of Training programme )
- Control and monitor resource, scheduling all works whilst maximising productivity of all available resource.
- Act as point of escalation for the customer, site and office teams for delivery elements of both design and delivery of current and future projects.
- Drive excellent customer service for internal and external customers, identifying potential risks / complaints and put mitigation in place to ensure the job runs smoothly.
- Liaise on project cost and provide progress reporting to the programme, finance and operations managers, on a regular and ad-hoc basis.
- Ensure projects are programmed in a timely manner, all documentation is controlled and circulate supporting client SLA’s and financial targets.
- Review and capture project outputs and ensure accuracy and quality of the data.
- Promote the company’s reputation through a positive attitude and behaviours, good time keeping and a professional appearance.
- Continually seek to identify future sales opportunities either providing sales leads to the business development team and/or supporting estimators in the pricing and drafting of sales tenders.
- Stand in for other Project team members as required.
Who We Are Looking For
- Hold a minimum of a Batchelors Degree in Electrical Engineering; (or a HNC in Electrical Engineering and previous engineer experience) that includes skills that would be transferrable into our business.
- Demonstrate a high level of Electrical Engineering knowledge
- Be able to work by yourself with a minimal amount of supervision and take responsibility for your own development.
- Be proficient in MS Office with good analytical skills and with the ability to produce and interpret spreadsheets and to produce technical and numerical reports.
- Be focussed on providing exceptional customer service.
- Be an excellent written and verbal communicator.
- Hold a full UK driving licence.
What We’re Offering
As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:
- An annual bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- Private Healthcare
- An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
- A market-leading contributory pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.
Should you require any additional support with your application, or any adjustments please contact our Recruitment team at
[email protected] or on 0845 366 0092 (option 2)
Any offer made will remain conditional until pre-employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by Electricity North West. Due to the of this role, the following pre-employment checks will be required; references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a Drug & Alcohol test.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.
