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We’ve listed here some of the big players in the industry with links to their career sites.
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energy-industry
• German energy supplier to 33 million
customers, 30 countries
• 111 billion euro revenue, 58,000
staff, 12,000 in UK
• Runs 23 UK windfarms, one biomass
plus coal and gas stations
• Graduate internships, summer
placement and programmes
Centrica Plc
• Supplier of gas and electric
• HQ Berkshire, £29 billion revenue,
37,500 staff, 1,200 apprentices
• Brands include British Gas, Centrica
Energy and Dyno
• Apprenticeship programme in Electrical,
White Goods, Smart Metering and more
• Undergraduate internships, taster days
and graduate programme
EDF Energy
• Generates electricity and supplies
energy to 5 million customers
• £4 billion revenue, 13,000 staff,
HQ London
• Apprenticeship schemes in maintenance
and metering
• Apprenticeships in Business, Engineering
and Chemistry Trainees
• Undergraduate internships & placements
• Graduate programme for engineering/
science students and in commercial roles
Scottish Power
• Distribution network operator,
transmission, generator and supplier
of electricity and gas
• £5 billion revenue, 5,000 staff,
HQ Glasgow
Severn Trent Plc
• Group of companies employing
15,000 people in UK, Europe and USA
• £1.8 billion revenue company, HQ Coventry
• Graduate and Apprenticeship
opportunities
SSE Plc
• Electricity, gas and telecoms services,
HQ Perth
• £30 billion revenue, 19,900 employees
• Apprenticeships in Power Generation,
Power Distribution and Contract
Business, Higher Apprenticeships
as Engineering Trainee
Thames Water
Utilities Plc
• Water supplier and waste treatment
operator in London and home counties
• 5,000 staff, £2 billion revenue
• Traineeships for students not in
education, employment or training
• Apprenticeships in Mechanical,
Electrical and Control Systems
Utility Services
National Grid Plc
• Operates national electric and
gas network
• £14 billion revenue, 23,000 staff,
HQ London
• Graduate programmes and industrial
placements in Engineering, IT,
Finance, Commercial
• Advanced Apprenticeship schemes
in Gas Operations, Emergency
Response, Overhead Lines, Substations
UK Power Network
• Largest UK Distribution Network
Operator providing electricity to 7.8
million homes in Southeast
• 5,000 employees, offices in London,
Maidstone, Crawley, Ipswich, Bury
St Edmonds, Potters Bar
• £1.6 billion revenue, apprenticeships,
internships and graduate opportunities
Npower Plc
• Electricity generator and supplier
of gas, owned by RWE
• HQ Swindon, 11,000 staff
• Career paths are Energy, Sales,
Customer Services, Engineering
and Technical, Business
• Graduate Training scheme and
internship opportunities