Engineering Design Graduate Programme

Engineering Design Graduate Programme

About the role

We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses.

As a Trainee Engineering Design Graduate you will learn to prepare electrical, protection/control, mechanical and civil designs for schemes to construct, extend or modify electricity substations. The team sets substation design strategies, policies and drives innovative thinking. You will assist teams with the assessment of substation options and develop selected schemes from a broad engineering brief into a fully specified build package.

Some of the key accountabilities will be:

• Assessment, calculation, issue and recording of protection settings, and voltage control settings for applications from 11kV to 132kV.
• The configuration of programmable scheme logic for protection relays.
• Specialist response to incidences of potential mal-operation of protection systems.
• Design and specification of substation plant and protection systems, for applications up to 132kV.
• Preparation of concept substation designs at pre-sanction stage, including merits of alternative scheme options and costings.

What you'll need to apply

You'll need to achieve a minimum 2:2 in Electrical Engineering, Math, Sciences or Data Science Degree. It doesn’t matter when you graduated or if you are currently working towards your qualification. We just need you to be eager to apply your knowledge in a real-world setting.

Due to the amount of travel to our site locations, you'll need to have a full valid UK driving license that allows you to drive in the UK.

You’ll need flexibility to travel within the role and throughout your rotations as required.

To be eligible to apply for this role, candidates must be able to demonstrate that they will have the legal right to work in the UK for the duration of the graduate programme.

Location

This role is based in Bristol or Cardiff offering flexible hybrid working, where possible.

What you'll get in return

We are proud to offer a graduate starting salary of £34,895.

• £2,000 bonus, once joined and started on programme
• 26 days holiday
• £2,400 payment on successful completion of the programme
• Up to £200 per month accommodation allowance as you move around the business, and additional annual leave for when you move between placements plus assistance with moving personal belongings
• Other benefits include pension and share-option schemes, Flexible Benefits, close mentorship and regular feedback & volunteering opportunities.

Applications & Deadline

We recruit on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies once we have enough applications. We encourage you to apply as early as possible to ensure you obtain the place you want in the application process.

More Information

At National Grid, it’s our people that provide our true superpower. They drive and sustain our growth, their unique differences only making us stronger, so we pride ourselves on placing diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of who we are and what we do.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.