Primary Network Design Intern Review

Item: Primary Network Design Intern at National Grid
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at National Grid

Internship (1 Month+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Cardiff / Caerdydd

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

4.5 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Using company software to check intertrip requirements, produce budget estimates for customers, organise connection date advancement requests and other tasks. Some on site work checking power quality at substations

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, had my own project I was responsible for

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Learned skills with PSSE. Developped excel and databasing

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

As much as needed, team around me helped when I asked

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Relaxed, no pressure or tight deadlines. Others in the team happy to chat

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Mostly enjoyed, had a sense of purpose through completing your own project and good socialising opportunites with other interns. Some days could become monotonous after working on the same thing for too long.