Kickstart your career as a Trainee Electrical Engineer with our three year degree apprenticeship. Working from our Birmingham office on impactful projects in clean energy, healthcare, life sciences, and infrastructure, you'll contribute to energy-efficient solutions and support projects using advanced technologies and engineering methods. Apply today!
Who we’re looking for
* GCSE (GCSE) Five GCSEs including Maths, English and Science (Grade 4/C or above)essential
* Other (BTEC Diploma/Level 3 Apprenticeship/1or 2 A Levels) in a relevant subject (Grade Level3) essential
* BTEC (Level 3) (Building Services Engineering) Building Services Engineering (Grade Level 3) desirable
What’s on Offer
* Competitive annual salary
* Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm with one hour for a lunch break. 36.5 hours a week
* Travel expenses will be covered when traveling to sites other than your designated office base.
* Medical Health Cover & Life Assurance
* 25 days of annual leave, plus 1 additional day for your birthday
* Pension Scheme
* Family friendly policies
* Flexible benefits, retail discounts, technology and bikes and much more.
* Discretionary annual salary reviews
* Mentorship and support from experienced professionals
Your Training Plan
Building Services Engineering Senior Technician Equal to Level 4 (Higher national certificate) Leeds College of Building
* Block release learning at Leeds College of Building (1-weekattendance every 5-weeks)
* Regular progress reviews to discuss expected progress vrs actual progress/interventions/additional support
What you’ll be doing
As a Trainee Electrical Engineer, you’ll be involved in a variety of key activities, including:
* Learn how to plan and manage the project workload, allocating specific tasks to appointed personnel associated with the project, in line with directions from the Project Leadership team.
* Understand the preparation of operational project programmes in alignment with the main project programme, identifying labour and material procurement deadlines.
* Undertake necessary tasks to ensure identified deadlines are met, monitoring progress daily or weekly as appropriate.
* Learn how to prepare major material and master procurement schedules, verifying that proposed procurement dates align with the programme schedule, and ensure materials and equipment are available on-site at the prescribed times.
* Understand how estimates are created and packaged during the tender stage, enabling you to create subcontract packages and compare responses to the tender position, identifying any changes or gaps in scope.
* Arrange and attend subcontractor reviews, meetings, and appointments, liaising with the project surveyor as necessary.
* Gain knowledge of reviewing and interpreting proposed designs, drawings, and specifications to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, functional requirements, and recognised standards.
* Develop a strong understanding of health and safety practices, ensuring that you and others go home safely every day.
* Learn to interpret technical information within specifications, relevant standards, and regulations.
About us
Dalkia UK is a leading provider of energy and technical services, delivering efficient and sustainable solutions across a wide range of sectors. As part of the EDF Group, we are committed to the principles of sustainability, innovation, and people development. At Dalkia, we focus on delivering value to our customers through advanced engineering and energy solutions.
Our strength lies in the diversity and expertise of our people. We prioritise safety in everything we do, taking a proactive approach that ensures the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone we interact with.