Electrician - Electrical Skills Academy Trainer

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.

We are looking for a Qualified Electrician to deliver all aspects of technical training at our academy in Leicester for both existing and new engineers including the delivery of;

• Mandatory training

• Reaccreditation

• Apprenticeships

• Technical learning programmes

• Inductions and soft skills training

Supporting our business and the wider sector in developing a workforce of highly skilled and technically excellent engineers known for their quality of work, which will enable our customers to live simply, affordably and sustainably.

This is a site based role at Leicester Academy with some travel required.

Job requirements

• Quality delivery of all areas of technical training relating to all key engineering disciplines

• Group management and learning journey progression for engineer training groups

• Meeting required performance levels in relation to success rates and timely skills and qualification attainment

• Managing all aspects of timely administration relating to engineer training, assessment and internal quality assurance

• Being a leader and role model for safety performance within the workplace

• Be an ambassador and promoter of DE&I, creating the culture and environment that allows our colleagues and customers to thrive, through continuous development, modelling inclusive behaviours and proactively managing bias

• Accountable for own CPD, covering current and future skills requirements, ensuring compliance and technical expertise with relevant competencies, legislation and industry codes of practice as required by the business and sector

• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to ensure quality and timely completion of all delivery solutions

Person requirements

• Electrical NVQ Level 3 qualification - City & Guilds 2360 Parts 1 & 2 or equivalent (required)

• City & Guilds 2382 – 18th Edition (required)

• City and Guilds 2391 or equivalent (highly desirable)

• Proven experience of delivering and facilitating technical and behavioural learning programmes within large customer orientated business, ideally from a sector where sales and service is a focus.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage all aspects of HSE across the learning environment.

• Proven track record of technical competence.

• Sufficient experience in a technical role and a full understanding of the Technical Operational Procedures relevant to any learner or group of learners.

• Understanding of National Vocational Qualifications, Scottish Vocational Qualifications, Learning Skills Councils, Sector Skills Councils, Funding Agencies, and Apprenticeships

• A functional knowledge of Quality Management Systems and ISO procedures.

• Ability to manage large group learning experiences or smaller interventions.

• Ability to influence and communicate with a broad range of stakeholders, across all levels of the business.

• Strong underpinning knowledge of learning delivery methodology.

Why join?

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows:

• Competitive salary and bonus potential

• Employee Energy Allowance

• Pension scheme

• Electric car lease scheme

• 25 days holiday allowance, public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days

• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers & travel insurance

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!

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