SMART Energy Engineer Review
at Centrica
Level 2 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Thatcham
Review Submitted: March 2025
Overall Rating
3.3 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
3.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Exchanging, Installing Repairing and Removing Gas and Electrical meters, commissioning meters to our network and getting customers a better and more convenient way of managing their energy usage. Managing van stock. Acting as a gas safety engineer identifying problems and acting as a middle man between DNOs and the business to help repair faults in customers houses
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I enjoy it alot getting to help customers really making a difference in the job to customers lives, being able to travel alot while working every day being different from the next, always getting to use ur brain to keep you on your toes
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Cabling, Pipework skills (Cutting, Cleaning, Soldering)
Technician skills managing to connect the meters to the networks
Tool usage skills
Knowledge of safety
Technician skills managing to connect the meters to the networks
Tool usage skills
Knowledge of safety
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Fairly structured could be better, some weeks feel like a waste of time, the balance of fieldwork to academy hours is really good
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
Slot, help from trainers at the academy, coursemates managers mentors and engineers in the field
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Alot
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
Without training you can't do it
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
Not really
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Centrica to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Money, Fun,Skilled training, Tools and everything paid for, great trade to get into
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Centrica?
Apply urself and you can go far
