Electrical & Electronic Engineering Apprentice L4- Manchester Job Req ID: 44140 Posting Date: 14 Feb 2025 Function: Apprentices Unit: Networks Location: New Bailey, Manchester, United Kingdom Salary: 21,840 **Mechanical and Electrical Power and Infrastructure Planner Apprentice Level 4** **Unit:** Networks **Location: Manchester** **You might be the type of person who:** + Enjoys taking things apart and putting them back together—whether it’s a bike, a radio, or even a go-kart. + Has an interest in engineering, mechanics, or electronics and loves figuring out how systems work. + Likes working with tools, helping with DIY projects, or fixing things around the house. + Enjoys building models, coding, or experimenting with technology. + Loves getting stuck into real-world, practical challenges rather than just learning from books. If any of this sounds like you, this could be the perfect role to turn your skills and interests into a career! **Why this role matters:** Our network is at the heart of everything we do; from sending a text, calling your friends, to accessing your socials on your phone, anywhere, anytime. It’s constantly evolving, and we’re at the forefront of technology for the next generation of cutting-edge mobile networks and services. Our E ngineering maintenance a pprentices play a key part in making sure that continues. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. **What you’ll be doing:** Your role in our team will be to interpret customer requests, from internal and external customer providing the solution to the po wer, cooling and space requirements. You will learn about a wide range of Electrical and mechanical equipment and how to build a sustainable and resilient environment in our exchanges across the UK, ensuring our customers have the very best experience. This role is for our Mechanical and Electrical Power and Infrastructure Planning Engineers who design and build the environments that keeps BT’s networks operating 24/7, 365 days a year. You will be trained to use expertise and knowledge in AC and DC electrical systems, cooling equipment and cable management techniques to plan, and provision to meet current and future demands of the business. You will ensure that the BT estate continues to work no matter the circumstances. Working with experienced planning teams within our exchange buildings as well as other environments, you will be required to support the variety of power systems and cooling equipment that ensures our network keeps the UK’s internet working. **Hours:** 37.5hrs per week, 0800-1600, Monday to Friday **The apprentice training course:** As a Mechanical and Electrical Power and Infrastructure Planner, you’ll study for a Level 4 Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician apprenticeship with Stoke College. **Start date:** Sept 25 **Duration:** You will be required to attend the College on a block release, Monday lunchtime to Friday lunchtime. There will be approximately 10 blocks per year and the programme is 3 years in duration. **The qualifications you’ll need:** Two A-Levels with a minimum of CC grades. You’ll also need a minimum of five GCSEs at grades 4-9 (C or above) including English and Maths, Maths must be B or higher. An understanding of basic engineering principles would be preferred. Full UK Driving Licence required as this is not a desk job. You will be travelling between sites. **The skills you’ll need:** + Growth mindset + Analytical thinking + Proactivity + Emotional intelligence **Salary:** £21,840 **After this apprenticeship:** You will have developed the skills, knowledge and confidence to join a regional team, planning and delivering network critical infrastructure that supports our national internet and telephone services. Learning is continuous as we develop our sites, adapting to the most modern requirements. Career options include a more hands-on role in the Power Teams, larger scale builds with the Major Projects Team or managing governance through our Policy Team. There are also opportunities for leadership roles within the region and nationally for those that aspire to more senior roles within BT. **About BT Group** BT Group is the global powerhouse behind EE, BT, Plusnet, and Openreach. We value diversity and celebrate difference. We’ll encourage you to be yourself, whatever your background. As Allison Kirkby, our CEO, says ‘The future of tech must be diverse and inclusive for everyone to benefit. Inclusion by design is the key to our strategy and will help us drive productivity, innovation, and growth for the UK and beyond’. Whichever brand you’re working for, we’re all playing for the same team. And we all enjoy the rewards of being part of something bigger: the opportunities to explore new experiences, pursue different dreams, climb challenging career ladders and try out different ways of working. We’re always looking ahead. We don’t just sell broadband, networks, security, but thousands of clever things you’ve never heard of; in our Martlesham labs where we’re inventing the technologies of the future. We’re always looking ahead. We don’t just sell broadband, and networks, and security, and thousands of clever things you’ve never heard of; in our Martlesham labs, we’re inventing the technologies of the future. Four brands. One team, 105,300 strong. Together, we’re connecting the world. Come and play your part in building the BT Group of the future, one that will be net zero by 2031. and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application! **Don't meet every single requirement?** Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate. We can explore this with you at the telephone interview stage. \#APENG24