Project Engineer Apprentice (Level 4 Electrical Power Networks Engineer)

BRUSH TRANSFORMERS LTD

LEICESTERSHIRE (LE11 1EX)

Closes in 19 days (Thursday 22 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 May 2025

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Summary

Brush in Loughborough are recruiting a Project Engineer Apprentice, to join the team in Summer 2025. In this role, you’ll gain practical experience in managing engineering projects, develop technical skills and contribute to innovative solutions.

Wage

£19,000 a year

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Pay reviewed throughout apprenticeship

Training course
Electrical power networks engineer (level 4)
Hours
Monday – Thursday – 8:30am – 5pm and Friday – 8:30am - 1:30pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

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

  • Order Management: Process and manage customer orders from receipt to dispatch, ensuring they are delivered on time, meet customer specifications and stay within budget.
  • Customer & Department Liaison: Liaise with customers and factory departments on approvals, manufacturing, delivery, site work and inspections.
  • Contract Documentation: Prepare and submit contract documentation (e.g., electrical schematics, third angle projection drawings, manuals)
  • Contract Review: Review contract performance regularly to ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.
  • Progress Reporting: Provide feedback to the Team Manager on the progress of all contracts.
  • Stage gate management, lessons learnt etc.
  • Collaboration with Teams: Collaborate with tendering, production, aftermarket and sales teams to manage contracts and meet customer requirements.

Where you'll work

BRUSH GROUP NOTTINGHAM ROAD
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE11 1EX

Training

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

College or training organisation

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Your training course

Electrical power networks engineer (level 4)

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Your training plan

  • Primarily based in the workplace
  • Apprentices attend Loughborough College on block release to study Level 4 Higher National Certificate/Higher Technical Qualification in Engineering.
  • Trainer / Assessor to visit in the workplace

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 subjects including Maths, English and Science (grade C / 4 or equivalent)

BTEC in:

Engineering (Level 3) OR a-Level Maths & Physics (grade Pass/ Achieved)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

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

Other requirements

Loughborough College will be shortlisting applications on behalf of Brush Transformers, please check your emails for updates. Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this company

We provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects. Through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid-resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net-zero, helping to future-proof critical infrastructure. Installed in some of the world’s most demanding applications, our range of transformer solutions are designed and built by our engineering experts using quality materials to our exacting standards. The result is products that deliver on performance, reliability and efficiency – time after time. Fully supported throughout their lifespan by our team of expert engineers, our designs abide by EU Regulation 548/2014 Tier 2, also known as EcoDesign Compliance, which legislates the efficiency of transformers. The range includes power transformers, special transformers and reactors, as well as tapchangers.

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Company benefits

25 days holiday (including Christmas Shutdown) + 8 days bank holidays, pension scheme, death in service (life insurance), bike to work scheme, employee assistance program, BRUSH Rewards

After this apprenticeship

After completion of training period, progression to permanent role and further scope to promote to a Project Engineer depending upon experience and skills.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Loughborough College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team

Apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317922.

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Closes in 19 days (Thursday 22 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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