Design Engineer

Jersey Electricity Plc; Diseworth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecom infrastructure provider is looking for a Design Engineer to develop network designs for private and mobile operators, primarily working on technology-enabled projects. This hybrid role offers flexibility with home and office work, along with site visits. The ideal candidate will have experience in telecom design, site surveys, and must possess strong communication and problem-solving skills. Join an inclusive team committed to delivering essential infrastructure services for life.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• UK driving licence required.
• Experience with rooftops, greenfield, and streetwork site surveys.
• Knowledge of rigging, electrical schematics, and structural design preferred.
• Familiarity with ICNIRP and building regulations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create telecom site designs matching customer specifications.
• Plan workloads and visit sites to agree on designs.
• Collaborate with CAD and structural teams.

Skills

Site surveys experience

Telecom design knowledge

AutoCAD skills

Proactive problem-solving

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About The Role
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career; with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Telecom, we’re enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech enabled future.

We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators.

Mobile networks- We keep the country connected through the survey, design, installation and maintenance of private 5G networks, small cells, supporting Smart Cities & Connected infrastructure.

Want to come and be a part of it?

Ideally, you will be based near one of our offices in either Diseworth or West Byfleet. However, we are open to considering candidates from across England, provided you are flexible and willing to travel, primarily to London, for site visits

What will you be doing?

As a Design Engineer, you’ll be creating telecom site designs for new builds, upgrades, and relocations, matching customer specs. Working on the MBNL NTQ portfolio (BTEE & 3UK), you’ll team up with CAD, structural, and electrical experts.

This hybrid role mixes home and office work, with site visits when needed.

What you’ll do:

• Help project teams meet deadlines and deliverables.
• Plan workloads, surveys, and dependencies.
• Visit sites, work with clients, and agree on designs.
• Guide CAD teams to create drawings.
• Ensure safety docs meet CDM standards.
• Collaborate with teams to finalise designs.
• Keep systems updated and work top-notch.

What you'll bring?

You’ll need a UK driving licence and be up for travel. Experience with site surveys (rooftops, greenfield, streetworks) and telecom design (ideally MBNL/BTEE/H3G) is key. Know your rigging, electrical schematics, and structural design. Familiarity with ICNIRP and building regs helps, but it’s not a dealbreaker. AutoCAD and MS Office skills are a must. A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering is a bonus. Bring strong communication, problem-solving skills, and a proactive attitude.

What’s in it for you?

• We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include.
• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use

• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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