Network Engineer - EV Charging & Renewables - United kingdom

Sector: EV Charging & Renewables

Location: North Yorkshire or North Lanarkshire

Working Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days per week on site)

Salary & Package: £50,000 – £60,000 base + annual bonus

This organisation is a growing engineering and infrastructure provider operating across EV charging, renewables, and smart energy systems in the UK. It delivers end-to-end solutions covering the design, build, operation, and maintenance of critical energy infrastructure, supporting the transition to a low‑carbon future.

Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Network Engineer to take ownership of the EV Charging Point Management System (CPMS) and wider EV infrastructure estate. This is a key role within a scaling business, offering autonomy to shape systems, processes, and future team capability.

The role is primarily back‑office and remote‑first, focused on system optimisation, intelligent fault diagnosis, automation, and maintaining high levels of uptime across a multi‑vendor charging network.

• Take full ownership of the CPMS platform and associated EV charging infrastructure
• Monitor, manage, and optimise network performance to ensure maximum uptime and reliability
• Diagnose and resolve the majority of faults remotely through CPMS, automation, and system intelligence
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex network and platform issues
• Design, build, and maintain APIs and system integrations between platforms
• Support and guide field engineers during reactive call‑outs, providing root cause analysis
• Work directly with OEM partners to manage interoperability, firmware, configuration, and integrations
• Analyse charger and network performance data to proactively prevent faults
• Support onboarding of new charging sites and clients into the CPMS environment
• Develop, document, and continuously improve operational processes and workflows
• Maintain strong communication with internal teams, partners, and stakeholders
• Contribute to future team structure, training, and capability development as the estate grows

• Demonstrable experience as a Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Platform Engineer, or similar
• Proven experience managing and supporting cloud‑based or IoT‑connected platforms
• Strong background in remote fault diagnosis and resolution
• Confident working with networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls, routing, switching
• Experience working in service‑critical, operational environments with uptime responsibility
• Experience designing, building, or maintaining APIs or system integrations
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• ITIL Foundation or service management awareness (beneficial)
• Comfortable working autonomously and making technical decisions
• Valid UK driving licence
• Flexible and pragmatic approach to working hours when required
• Experience working directly with OEMs or hardware manufacturers
• Experience managing firmware, configuration, or interoperability across multiple vendors
• Experience with CPMS platforms, OCPP, OCPI, or similar protocols
• Background in EV charging, energy, utilities, grid, or smart infrastructure
• Experience with automation, scripting, or platform optimisation

• Experience with in EV charging, renewables, utilities, telecoms, or IoT environments
• Thrives in a scaling, operational, and fast‑paced organisation
• Proactive, ownership‑driven, and naturally focused on continuous improvement

If this is of interest please apply on Linked In or email