Gas Technical Engineer Review
by National Grid
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid
- 7. Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Overview
I host one or several meetings most days, write scopes and actions from these. I analyse risks on the network using supply and demand forecasts and maintenance plans from other teams, this means speaking to different people every day and trying to understand what is important to each team so they can do their jobs with minimal risks. I have had multiple projects ranging from asset management to gas quality.
Skills
The system operator part of the business is fast paced and requires you to have good strategic decision making. I have developed many useful skills such as effective time management and communication to apply to other jobs and uni.
Responsibilities
Yes plenty of responsibility. At times it felt like a little too much because I was working from home in the pandemic and didn't have any experience sitting in on meetings and learning from others before I took responsibilities of these meetings and projects. Being able to listen in and watch others is very valuable. However if you were to work in the office this would be much easier.
Support & Guidance
It was good but there wasn't as much as I would have hoped. I only had one placement manager to rely on for everything and there wasn't a whole lot of communication from the National Grid academy which supports students. This was largely due to the pandemic and virtual working environment.
Culture
I liked it, very professional but also friendly and helpful. I had no problems.
Your Impressions
Overall I enjoyed it - it was definitely hard at times and I was pushed to achieve more than I thought I was capable of. Because of this I feel proud of what I have achieved and I am grateful to be given the work and responsibilities throughout my placement.
Yes
There were lots of opportunities to take on work and get out of your comfort zone, take them but also don't be afraid to ask for help!
Details
Engineering
West Midlands
June 2021
