Development Engineer Apprentice, Customer Network Development

2026 Development Engineer Higher Apprentice, Customer Network Development, Warrington

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As a Development Engineer Higher Apprentice at National Grid, you’ll be part of our Customer Network Development (CND) team, playing a key role in connecting homes, businesses, and communities to the energy network. You will contribute to National Grid’s mission to enable the energy transition and support a more sustainable future. CND is actively redesigning how customers are connected to energy to reduce lead times and improve customer satisfaction, and you will be part of that innovation.

Within this role you will help design and deliver technical solutions, working closely with industry partners and customers to ensure everything runs smoothly and meets the highest standards. This will include:

• Support the design of energy network connections, including electrical layouts and infrastructure planning, to meet customer needs.
• Analyse data and assess project feasibility, helping inform smart decisions about network capacity and connection options.
• Collaborate with customers, project teams, and regulators to gather requirements and ensure projects stay aligned and on track.
• Gain hands‑on experience through site visits, inspections, and solving technical challenges during the development process.
• Play a key role in connecting new customers to the energy network, while learning essential engineering and project delivery skills.

This role is based in the Warrington office and offers flexible, hybrid working. You will be required to travel to our site locations for business across the North West of England. As part of your programme you’ll need to attend our National Grid Training Centre based at Eakring, Newark.

• You will have a minimum of five GCSEs with grades 9 to 4 (A
  * to
  
  C), including English language.
• Have or be predicted to achieve two A-Levels at grade C or above, one of which must be Maths or Physics, or a BTEC National Certificate or Diploma Level 3 in either Electrical & Electronic Engineering or another engineering discipline at Grade Merit or Distinction.
• You must already have a full valid UK driving licence in place at the point you make your application.

We are proud to offer a starting salary of £31,310 for this apprenticeship which will increase annually.

• Upon successful completion of your 18‑month apprenticeship you will achieve a nationally recognised accredited qualification, Level 4 Electrical Power Networks Engineer.
• 26 days annual leave + statutory holidays.
• Pension scheme and sharesave options.
• Flexible benefits, including cycle‑to‑work and buy‑sell holiday.
• Opportunity to enrol in our sharesave/share incentive plans.
• Develop well‑rounded skills through practical experience.
• A permanent position upon successful completion of your apprenticeship.

National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong. In the UK, National Grid doesn’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to

B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people, without it the world as we know it would grind to a halt.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and are happy to discuss any adjustments you may require.

You can only apply for one apprenticeship opportunity during this recruitment cycle. We recruit on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies once we have enough applications. Assessment centres will be held between January and April 2026. National Grid’s apprenticeship programme is open to all applicants who meet the eligibility criteria, including an existing and valid right to work in the UK.

A valid right to work is required; we are not able to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points‑based immigration system in most cases. For information about visas please visit UK government website.