British Gas

Company Details

British Gas are a household name when it comes to energy suppliers and can even claim to be ‘Britain’s favourite,’ as it serves more than 12 million homes across Britain; more than half of the homes. In the competitive market of supplying energy, British Gas aims to build and keep the trust of its customers in a variety of innovative ways, especially with its online presence. bills and meter readings can now be carried out online and paperless billing is, as you might expect, declining with more customers choosing Direct Debit payment methods. British Gas is also diversifying and offering other services for its customers. For example, they also provide services such as boiler installation which includes various levels of insurance cover provided by the company.

British Gas jobs and careers are not just about engineering or reading gas meters. There is a whole range of opportunity with the company - so school leavers, students and graduates could find a specialism to match their interests. For school leavers or those looking to gain a more hands on qualification, there are British Gas apprenticeships and traineeships that will eventually lead to you becoming an electrician, engineer or a part of the Information Systems team, for example. Other British Gas careers centre around technology and innovation, customer services, finance and marketing. Jobs and careers with British Gas could be an attractive option for young people and graduates from a variety of backgrounds.

In order to begin careers with British Gas, the company are always on the lookout for people who want to work for an exciting, innovative company and who can contribute to the firm’s continuing growth so that they can remain the nation’s favourite. British Gas is consistently voted by The Times as one of the Top 25 Best Big Companies To Work For because of the training and the rewards packages they offer once you are in a role. Whether you are looking to begin graduate careers with British Gas in a particular specialist area or you are looking for quality traineeships or apprenticeships, there could be a career path for you within the company.

As you might expect, British Gas cover the whole of the nation so wherever you are based, depending on the type of jobs and careers you are looking for, there could be a position to suit you with the company. Other roles may require you to relocate. For some specialist positions, there is a period of training at British Gas training centres and if these centres are a long way from where you are based, the company will assist you with accommodation while you complete the required training.

British Gas recruit staff as and when vacancies arise within the firm. Whether it is traineeships, apprenticeships, graduate careers or other opportunities within the company, recruitment is done via the British Gas careers website where there is a set recruitment process for the position you apply for. Applications remain online so that you do not need to complete the form all in one go. You can take your time and return to it when you are ready to complete it.

You can also get more background about the company, its ethos and its workforce from their dedicated careers social media accounts which we have posted to the side of the page.