EC&I Apprentice

Join Equans, a leading energies and services contractor and a proud member of the global industrial group, Bouygues. With a rich history of excellence in designing, constructing, and maintaining buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide, we are now offering exciting new opportunity for an Apprentice EC&I Technician to support our technical team at the Leeds Generating Station complex.

Equans Embedded Energy operates multiple customer sites with large-scale embedded energy capacity across the UK, providing specialist management of onsite generation for industrial processes and the ability to export to the Grid. We combine multiple technologies to meet our customers’ specific needs, and provide design, build, operate and maintenance services. Our skills and expertise can help industrial businesses to achieve their carbon reduction goals.

We are experts in many technologies, including combined heat and power (CHP), biomass, and energy from waste. By locating generation on customers’ sites we provide our customers with industry leading safety management, reduced energy costs and carbon footprint and assured energy security for their operational needs.

Role overview

The EC&I Apprentice will gain hands-on experience and technical knowledge to support the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and commissioning of electrical control and instrumentation systems in a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) station. This role provides structured learning opportunities combined with practical application in a critical energy generation environment, helping develop skills required to become a fully qualified EC&I technician.

Key Activities:

• This is an apprentice role, focusing on the development of necessary skills to complete the apprenticeship programme. They will be supported by the onsite technical team with an assigned mentor.
• Where suitable as their knowledge base increases they will gain responsibilities for the maintenance and calibration of site equipment. 

• They will work mainly with the site EC&I technician, though will support site operations and other technical disciplines as required to ensure operational stability.
• Whilst based at Leeds GSC, where mutually agreed there may be opportunity to support other sites within the DES portfolio to both satisfy the developmental needs of the apprentice and the operational needs of the business.
• The role will encompass the whole facet of maintenance, including planned and reactive works using all tools at their disposal including knowledge gained from others, interpretation of technical literature and drawings and personal experience.
• Comply with Equans Safe Systems of Work and approved working procedures to ensure safe working.
• Develop through both academic study and hands on experience, creating a personal portfolio of work to demonstrate they have achieved the criteria required by the apprenticeship programme.
• Carry out calibration and functional testing of instruments such as pressure transmitters, flow meters, temperature sensors, and valve positioners under supervision.
• Assist with the installation, commissioning and testing of electrical control systems, sensors and other instrumentation equipment.

Skills, qualifications & experience: 

• Minimum GCSEs (or equivalent) in Mathematics, English, and Science.
• Demonstrated interest in electrical, controls, and instrumentation technologies.
• Basic electrical knowledge is desirable.
• Commitment to safety and health standards.
• Strong motivation to learn and develop technical expertise.

We offer an excellent benefits package including: 

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays) 
• Equans share scheme
• Private GP appointments
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers 
• Gym membership discounts  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year 
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes 
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme 
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app  

Who are we?

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network. 

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.