Links

To start a career in the industry it is recommended that you contact a local electricity distribution company or a transmission company.  Details of these companies can be found on Energy Networks website.

Learn more about the electricity industry by viewing the following websites:

  • The IET Power Academy is an Engineering Scholarship Fund for students that would like to study Electrical Engineering at Cardiff, Imperial College London, Strathclyde, Manchester, Southampton or Queens University Belfast.
  • The Association of Electricity Producers (AEP) is the leading trade association for the UK electricity market.
  • Scenta is a portal for science, engineering and technology (SET) careers information.
  • RIG Energy are a specialist engineering recruitment agency
  • Utility Job Search is a job site dedicated to the candidates in the UK utilities industry
  • Just Utilities is a job site advertising vacancies in the utility industry

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