National New Works Engineer

New Works Engineer

Location: North of England, South of England, Midlands

Salary: £24k - £25k per annum

Start date: ASAP

The Company

Our Client is a leading provider of solutions and services that solve transport, lighting, infrastructure and telecommunication problems across the Urban and Inter Urban environments. They are part of a global technical services provider, with a turnover in excess of €4bn and circa 23,000 employees.

Our Client is a keen supporter of ex-forces personnel and to be considered for this role you should have served in the British Armed Forces.

The Role

We are currently looking for New Works Engineers to join NRTS (National Road Transport Service) team. Roles are available in the North of England, South of England and the Midlands.

Key Responsibilities

• To liaise with the National Projects Manager, other Company teams and the GeneSYS team in planning and programming work.
• Carry out all associated installation and commissioning works in relation to specified project requirements and ensuring delivery on time and to quality.
• Completion of all relevant documentation and sign off.
• Assist in managing third party subcontractors engaged in National New Works activities.
• Responsible for ensuring that established and potentially new customer relationships are maintained and developed by demonstrating the highest level of professionalism at all times.
• Monitor and report to Management team on progress and issues.
• To show a high level of professionalism at all times.
• To promote the company as a whole and its services to our customers.

The role requires a wide range of tasks to be carried out, which will be key to overall project completion as instructed by the National Projects Manager, e.g. cable preparation, equipment installation, commissioning and testing. Good engineering knowledge of motorway communications technology is required and must be current. Can install new technologies on the HA network into active service through installation and commissioning of assets.

You will find solutions during installation and commissioning activities. The role would normally require switching of tasks on an hourly or daily basis. Extreme accuracy of physical work and test data recording is required on a continual basis. Projects are managed to a strict timeline so more than normal time constraints occur frequently.

Within the role all engineering tasks are fully determined by strict procedures and guidelines however individuals are empowered for problem solving and associated decision making when required and escalate outcome where necessary.

Supervision/management is on a daily / weekly basis dependant on project activities and is given by the immediate line manager, not always co-located.

You will work in a safety critical environment and requires ability and authority to stop any unsafe work activities. You should have the knowledge and authority to suspend work which presents a risk to the network services.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you should be ex-military and have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• Relevant HNC qualification or solid relevant experience within an electrical engineering/telecommunications field.
• Experience of working within bespoke communications infrastructures and delivering new technologies.
• Fibre and copper termination testing.
• Confident and able to work unsupervised.
• Some supervision of sub-contractors may be required.
• Build confidence and competence through the application of instruction and training.
• Understand knowledge level and when further clarification is required.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Good communication.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Self-motivated and driven.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Self-developer.
• Starter / finisher.
• Able to work in outside environment.
• Full UK Driving licence.
• Ability to work at heights, and in confined spaces.
• Ability to travel/ stay away overnight when required.
• Willing to work outside contractual hours if required.

Ref: 12915 | Published: 26th May 2015