Electrical Engineer Apprentice

CLARKE ENERGY LIMITED

Knowsley (L33 7RR)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 1 May 2026)

Posted on 9 April 2026

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Summary

You will produce electrical design, engineer and develop Power Generating facilities, including;
Energy Storage, Hydrogen, Solar, Wind, Microgrids, Gas-Powered Generation (Advanced Gas, Biogas, Natural Gas) and CHP plants.
Providing input and support at all stages of a project from sales through to installation.

• Wage:

  £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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  Very competitive salary with pay reviews each year depending on progress

• Training course: Engineering design technician (level 3)
• Hours: First Year will be full-time at Waterside Training 9am - 4.30pm After this, you will work hours between 8am and 6pm as given by Clarke Energy.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 7 September 2026

• Duration:

  3 years 6 months

• Positions available:

  2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

From day one, you’ll be part of live engineering projects—learning, contributing, and developing your skills through hands-on experience and structured study.

During your apprenticeship, you will:

• Develop skills across a wide range of exciting engineering projects.
• Learn about full project lifecycles and support your team throughout each stage.
• Use industry-standard design software and tools.
• Attend client meetings and help build strong customer relationships.
• Study at Waterside College (St Helens) on block release while working towards your Level 4 in Electrical Engineering.
• Gain practical experience that prepares you for a full Electrical Engineer role.

 

Where you'll work

Power House
Senator Point
South Boundary Road
Knowsley
L33 7RR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

ST HELENS COLLEGE

Training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
• Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
• Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
• Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
• Select materials and parts.
• Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
• Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
• Provide feedback on engineering designs.
• Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
• Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
• Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
• Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
• Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
• Read, interpret and establish design intent.
• Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
• Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
• Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
• Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
• Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
• Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
• Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
• Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
• Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
• Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
• Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
• Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
• Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
• Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
• Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
• Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
• Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
• Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
• Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
• Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
• Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
• Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
• Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
• Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
• Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
• Select materials and parts.
• Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
• Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
• Provide feedback on engineering designs.
• Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
• Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
• Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
• Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
• Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
• Read, interpret and establish design intent.
• Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
• Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
• Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
• Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.

Training schedule

The training will take place at Waterside Training, WA9 1TW. You will be based here 5 days a week, 9.00am - 4.30pm  for your first year of training, attending Clarke Energy for placement blocks in February and Easter half terms. 

More training information

You must be able to travel to both Waterside Training, WA9 1TW and Clarke Energy, L33 7RR.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 5)
• Maths (grade 5)
• Science (grade 5)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative

Other requirements

• Full UK/EU driving licence (or working towards one during the apprenticeship).
•  Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Willing to work towards an HNC Qualification.

About this employer

Clarke Energy, a Rehlko company is a multinational specialist in the engineering, installation, and maintenance of distributed power systems. Operating globally, we deliver local integrated energy solutions helping to balance our customers’ needs of resilient, cost and environmental performance. Unlike other operators Clarke Energy takes a life-of-asset approach to system integration and operation. These systems are often anchored in either gas engines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), biogas upgraders or heat pumps. These systems are fuelled by a range of low carbon and renewable fuels such as biogas, biomethane (also called renewable natural gas) and hydrogen, or with the energy efficient and considered use of natural gas.

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Company benefits

• Very competitive salary (depending on experience)
• Contributory company. pension scheme
• Non-contributory death in service insurance.
• 25 days holiday.
• Westfield Health cover.

After this apprenticeship

Once Qualified, You Will Be Able To:

• Translate conceptual designs into detailed engineering solutions.
• Carry out Power System Studies (Load Flow, Fault Analysis, Protection Studies, Harmonic Assessments, and more).
• Support tender preparation and conceptual design during the sales phase.
• Work closely with Mechanical Design Engineers and CAD teams.
• Assist Project Managers during installation, commissioning, and testing.
• Participate in HAZOP and risk assessment studies.
• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ST HELENS COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024887.

Apply now

Closes in 22 days (Friday 1 May 2026)

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