Electrical Engineering Apprentice - Women in Gas

Description:

4-year Fixed Term Contract -Travelling across the network

40 Hours per week

Travelling to our York Training Centre is required (accommodation available)

Start date 14 September 2026

There’s a place for women in engineering – and a real opportunity to grow at Northern Gas Networks.

Joining NGN could be the start of a career you can build on. Homes & businesses across the North rely on the gas network every day, and as a Level 3 Electrical Engineering Apprentice, you'll help maintain the electric systems that control how gas flows through the network.

This apprenticeship is designed to build your technical knowledge and skills, and confidence over time. With training and support to use equipment, identify faults and carry out repairs.

You’ll learn with support from experienced engineers onsite and expert tutors/trainers in the Training Centre. You’ll also work towards an HNC in electrical engineering. We believe the best way to build skills and confidence is by gaining real experience. You’ll get involved in things like:

Checking equipment and keeping systems running safely

Working through faults and understanding how to solve them

Supporting installation, repair and maintenance work on site

Using specialist tools and diagnostic equipment

This journey is about more than just gaining a qualification. It’s also about learning how to approach problems, stay curious and build self-trust as you develop into a capable engineer.

At Northern Gas Networks, there’s room for women to grow and succeed.

There are so many ways to be great in a role like this. We’ll support your development. But we’re looking for someone with a positive attitude to learning, and the motivation to keep improving. You'll:

Enjoy getting hands-on and seeing how things work

Like learning new skills

Keep going when problems arise, and want to figure it out

Take pride in doing things safely and to the best of your ability

Enjoy being part of a team and learning from those around you.

What you’ll need to get started

We’d encourage you to apply if you’re:

Ready to take your first steps into a career in Gas Engineering

Aged 18 or over by the start of the programme

Have GCSE Maths, English and a Science at grades 4 to 9, or equivalent

Have a full UK manual driving licence

Live within 45 minutes of the advertised location

Finished all other apprenticeships by the time you start

This is a practical role, so you’ll need to be comfortable to:

Wear the required PPE

Work outdoors in all weather conditions

Work with tools and equipment

Follow our safety equipment policies

Why join NGN?

25 days of annual leave, plus recognised bank holidays and 2 extra half-days over the Christmas period

Generous stakeholder pension scheme, doubling your contribution, up to 10%

Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options, including discounts on UK attractions, gym memberships, restaurants, experience days, plus access to a Virtual GP service

Family-friendly policies, including up to?6 weeks of paternity leave?and?6 months of full pay for maternity leave?(for eligible employees), plus shared parental leave and more.

About NGN

We deliver gas to 2.9 million homes and businesses across the North East, Northern Cumbria, and much of Yorkshire, through a network of over 37,000km of underground pipes. Serving both major cities and rural communities, we are committed to safety, reliability, and innovation. Our values – Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious,?and?Happy, shape everything we do. We are proud to champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, and actively support initiatives alongside our Colleague Communities (LGBTQ/Women’s/Root&Resonance/Parents&Carers/DisABILITY) to ensure we reflect and uplift the communities we serve.

Next Steps

Applying is straightforward. Just click apply and answer a few essential questions.

We want to get to know the person behind the application, so we’ll ask a few extra questions to help us understand how you think and approach different situations.

We aim to review applications quickly, with interviews scheduled for mid-July. Please bring your qualification certificates to the interview.

We’re working to inspire more women to start their journey into engineering, while keeping our opportunities open for everyone to apply.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you need any support or adjustments along the way, please contact our Recruitment Team at (url removed)