Data Engineering Intern Review
at National Grid
Internship (1 Month+)
Data Analysis, Information Technology
Bristol
Review Submitted: August 2025
Overall Rating
4.3 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Creating pipelines with SQL and Python
Documentation of pipelines created
Resolving data requests
Presentation
Data visualisation using PowerBI
Documentation of pipelines created
Resolving data requests
Presentation
Data visualisation using PowerBI
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given actual projects
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, I learnt to create pipelines from start to finish, commiting to github and version control best practices
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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was supported by my line manager, mentor, business coordinator and a buddy and a host of team members
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Everyone was friendly and supportive
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I totally enjoyed it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend National Grid to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to National Grid
Just be yourself and ask questions. Everyone is supportive and ready to help.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at National Grid
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
