Telecoms Technical Specialist - Sites

An opportunity has become available for a Technical Specialist reporting to the Telecoms Design Manager with a base to be agreed within the South West or South Wales geographical area of NGED.

The Technical Specialist will work on the specification and design of our Communications Sites and associated plant, working with our Network Management Centre (NMC), Operations, Project Delivery and Commercial teams to deliver a highly reliable, resilient and secure solution in a fast and evolving space. Experience in Telecoms infrastructure and service delivery would be highly beneficial.

You’ll be responsible for managing your own time to achieve targets set by the business and our customers, focusing on the Communications Sites that primarily supports the Control and Visibility of the high‑voltage electricity network.

As part of our hybrid working approach this role offers a mix of office and home working. Hybrid working can only be considered once your initial training is complete and subject to business need.

* Please note the successful candidate may initially be appointed at a lower salary until all relevant courses and training are complete.

• Undertake technical analysis, evaluation and reporting of equipment, products and services, and make recommendations of their suitability for incorporation into our Communications Site portfolio.
• Managing your own working time to ensure that objectives and projects are completed in the most efficient manner.
• Maintain professional relationships with colleagues, customers, suppliers and other external organisations.
• Work safely and in accordance with approved procedures and techniques.
• Providing technical support to customers and where necessary liaise with colleagues to solve complex issues.
• Assisting with policy, standard techniques and technical reports on specific products within the team.

You will be required to carry out technical design and planning work focusing primarily on our Communications Sites and associated plant equipment, for example, generators, battery chargers, civils work, tower construction, electrical works, to name a few. The role will involve travel across all National Grid Distribution regions, managing your own diary with occasional travel outside of the area including occasional overnight stays.

Ideally qualified to Higher BTEC or equivalent in Telecommunications or Electrical Engineering, however applications are also encouraged from colleagues that consider themselves suitable to make a success of this opportunity.

We’ll need to see evidence of your qualifications.

The successful applicant may be required to undertake standby duties in accordance with an agreed rota.

As the post you are applying for attracts a National Security Vetting clearance there are further eligibility requirements. To meet national security vetting requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years for Security Clearance (SC) prior to the date of application. You may still be considered if, for example:

• you have been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government