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Centrica • United Kingdom

Electrical Learning and Development Manager

Employment type:  Full time

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top 3 scores:
96%

Location flexibility

92%

Hours flexibility

88%

Autonomy

Job Description

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

Electrical Learning and Development Manager

Attention all Electricians! Join the Centrica Delivery team to train our field Electricians. We have an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering technical and behavioural learning to Field Engineers and Apprentices. As an Electrical Learning and Development Manager, you'll be responsible for end-to-end delivery and facilitation of all learning programmes across Centrica.

Take your career to the next level and join our team today!

Location and working hours

This is a site-based role in our Thatcham Academy and your hours of work will be 8:30 until 5 Monday to Friday. Travel to other academy sites will be required on occasion.

ALL the below Qualifications are a MUST for this role. We will provide you with the training and skills required to become a competent educator/trainer.

  • Electrical NVQ Level 3 qualification inclusive of AM2

  • City & Guilds 2360 Parts 1 & 2 or equivalent

  • City & Guilds 2382 – 18th Edition

  • City and Guilds 2391 or equivalent

Competitive benefits that empowers our employees

We are offering a competitive salary and bonus potential, as well as a range of benefits including an Employee Energy Allowance, Pension Scheme, and Company Funded Healthcare Plan.

25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days. An Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance.

About the Role:

  • Lead the learning delivery of Electrical Engineering programmes ensuring employees can demonstrate competence across all aspects of the role and are compliant with relevant legislation and industry codes of practice.

  • Deliver inspiring learning solutions which in turn will impact positively on our customers’ experience of British Gas and Centrica.

  • Planning and delivery of both Academy and Field-Based training schedules.

  • Ensure that all pre-training / preparation activity is completed prior to the sessions.

  • Ensure learning delivery is compliant with awarding-body and Centrica quality frameworks and systems across all programmes.

  • Liaise with operational stakeholders and the L&D teams to ensure the Programme is delivered on time and on budget.

  • Ensure HSE and Legal conformance as well as actively promoting and role-modelling safety performance.

  • Ensure Learning site and training locations are appropriately prepared and are conducive with safe and effective learning environments.

  • Build effective working relationships with key stakeholders across Centrica to ensure quality delivery of a consistent learning programme.

  • Ensure operational and regulatory risks are managed and escalated as appropriate.

  • Lead by example in delivery, facilitation and assessment methods.

  • Review learning evaluations and act on feedback to support continuous improvement.

If you think this opportunity is a good match for your skills and experience, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit CV and Covering Letter as part of your application

Career Development

At Centrica we provide numerous and varied learning pathways that will help you be the best that you can be and develop the skills you'll need to succeed and progress at Centrica now and into the future. We are committed and proud to develop our colleagues, promoting internally at every given opportunity.

Life at Centrica

We’re committed to help solve customers’ needs, making lives simpler and more affordable, we also want to make big changes to create a cleaner and greener future, by cutting both customer and our own emissions on a path to net zero.

Putting customers and colleagues at the heart of everything we do is the Centrica way, we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to build a diverse workforce and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

#MoreThanACareer #LI-JB1

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!


PLEASE APPLY ONLINE by hitting the 'Apply' button.

Applications will ONLY be accepted via the ‘Apply’ button.

This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.

Company benefits

Adoption leave
Open to part-time employees
Enhanced sick days
Flexible working week
Enhanced sick pay
Gym membership
Health insurance
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Dental coverage
Fertility treatment leave
Buy or sell annual leave
Optional unpaid leave
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Carer’s leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Cycle to work scheme
Equity packages
Life insurance
Annual pay rises
Share options
Financial coaching
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Company car
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Centrica what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
96%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
92%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
82%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
79%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
83%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
88%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
80%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
82%
Employees feel like the company culture is brilliantly inclusive and equitable
Culture
84%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
85%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
72%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Centrica

Company employees

20,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

68:32

Office locations

Windsor, London, Cardiff, Leicester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Dublin, Stockport, Staines, Hampton, Aberdeen, Barrow, Hull

Hiring Countries

Belgium

Denmark

Ireland

Singapore

United Kingdom

Awards & Achievements

2nd – Large companies

2nd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
3rd – Consumer Goods

3rd – Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023

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