Electrical Engineering (Facilities & Equipment) Degree Apprentice
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Company: AWE PLC
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Location: Berkshire, RG7 4PR
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £24,500.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000058095
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Application Deadline Date: 01/11/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2027
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Positions Available: 4
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Working Week: 9 day fortnight. 33 hrs on the short week, 8hrs 15 mins per day. 41 hrs on the long week, 8hrs 15 mins per day Monday to Thursday and Fridays 8hrs. Please note hours may alter due to your off-site training establishment training times.
Brief Description
As an Electrical Engineering (Facilities & Equipment) Degree Apprentice, you will learn how to help look after the electrical systems that keep AWE’s important facilities and equipment running safely and reliably.
Training to be Provided
Please note the apprenticeship is 48 months followed by the End Point Assessment.
Future Prospects
After successfully completing your apprenticeship, you could continue developing your career as an electrical engineer (Facilities & Equipment). As you gain more experience, you may have opportunities to move into more senior technical or leadership roles, such as:
- Senior Asset Engineer Electrical
- Senior Electrical Design Engineer
- Senior Asset Engineer Reliability
Vacancy Detail
As an Electrical Engineering (Facilities & Equipment) Degree Apprentice, you will learn how to help look after the electrical systems that keep AWE’s important facilities and equipment running safely and reliably.
This is not a traditional engineering role. Instead, you will focus on keeping existing electrical equipment and systems working well, improving them where needed, and making sure they meet safety and compliance requirements.
You will work with experienced engineers who maintain and improve electrical infrastructure across AWE. This could include power supplies, lighting, alarms, monitoring systems and other equipment that supports our work.
You will learn how engineers make sure electrical systems are safe, reliable, ready to use and fit for the future.
You will also see how engineering decisions are made in a highly regulated environment, where safety, quality and following the right processes are extremely important.
During the programme, you will build practical experience in areas such as:
- Electrical engineering
- Asset lifecycle management
- Reliability improvement
- Fault investigation
- Engineering change
- Electrical safety
- Plant performance monitoring
- Regulatory compliance
- Electrical cable calculations
As an Electrical Engineer (Facilities & Equipment) at AWE, you may work with equipment and systems such as:
- HV and LV switchgear and distribution.
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
- Emergency lighting systems
- Lightning protection systems
- Pumps, fans and drives including HVAC and Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
- Alarm, monitoring and safety interlock systems
- Nuclear safety support systems and building management systems
Other Information
112-120 UCAS 3 A levels BBC or BCC in relevant subjects - 1from the following list - Maths, further maths physics, statistics or T level Merit Engineering and Manufacturing, or BTEC DMM. Plus GCSE Maths, English and Science at Grade 4/C or above
Start Date: 1st September 2027
Annual leave will not be granted from 1st September until 1st October due to mandatory inductions you are required to complete as part of your apprenticeship. Any leave approved after this point will depend on the training provider requirements for your apprenticeship and must be agreed in advance.
These roles are governed by Health and Safety at Work Regulations and require all candidates to have an Occupational Health pre-employment medical held at AWE which follows the initial selection process. All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.
If you choose to share information on your application form about support needs, learning differences, disabilities, health conditions or adjustments, we may contact you to understand how we can support you through the recruitment process. This information will only be used for this purpose and will be handled in line with GDPR.
Due to the security requirements associated with this apprenticeship, applicants must be British Nationals and be aged 18 or over by 31st August 2027.