Field Engineer

M Group Telecom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

M Group Telecom is seeking a skilled technician to support telecom infrastructure projects in Manchester. The role involves hands-on installation, testing of telecom equipment, and adherence to health and safety standards. You'll collaborate with team members while contributing to network operations, ensuring services run effectively. You'll also have opportunities for training and career progression within a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Company van/vehicle and fuel card

Health Care Cash Plan

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and LAN/WAN knowledge, including Ethernet setup.
• Proven experience in installation and testing of various cabling.
• Ability to configure routers, switches, and perform industry-standard testing.

Responsibilities

• Apply fiber and networking principles to deliver projects across customer sites.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and company quality standards.
• Conduct site surveys and complete site audits per schedule.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

LAN/WAN knowledge

Excellent communication

Customer service skills

Tools

SWA, Cat5/6 cabling

Telecom racks

PDH/SDH equipment (Alcatel, Avara, Nokia)

Routers and switches

Job description

About The Role

Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career; with us youll 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, were 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.

Private networks- We find the best technology, manage assets and refresh systems. With 24/7 network operations, we keep things running smoothly, while operating comprehensive network repair and maintenance to keep everything in top shape.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

Youll apply knowledge of fibre and networking principles to deliver project completion across various delivery solutions across Customer sites.

Youll be ensuring that Health & Safety and company quality standards are always adhered to, end to end testing of circuits, Installation, and commissioning of telecommunications equipment working with other colleagues or departments where required.

Youll be collaborating with project engineers to shape a safe methodology for deployment of works to then execute planning installation once on site in a safely manner.

Youll be escalating incidents to H&S and Operations Manager as needed.

Youll be assisting with analysis of the root cause of faults and aid with other departments.

Youll be undertaking site surveys

Completing site audits by schedule agreed with Engineering Operations Manager

Responsible for all contractors working under our RAMS, as Principal Contractor and Competent Pearson role played on site.

Youll be completing assigned training in a timely manner to maintain certification and up-skill on works related to other existing/new customers.

Youll be Maintaining and reporting condition of assigned vehicles, equipment, tools and PPE.

Youll be recommending improvements and cost reductions where identified.

What youll bring?

• Strong problem-solving skills and LAN/WAN knowledge, including Ethernet setup.
• Proven track record in installation, termination, and testing of SWA, Cat5/6, fibre, and copper cabling.
• Experience in installation and commissioning of telecom racks, chargers, PDH/SDH equipment (Alcatel, Avara, Nokia), and cooling systems.
• Experience with FOX, Ericsson, ADVA, and Eltek systems is essential.
• Knowledge of configuring routers, switches, and muxes, conducting fault finding, and perform industry-standard testing is necessary.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills are also required.
  
  

Whats 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 1000s 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!
• Overtime
  
  

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. Were 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.

• Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• Were ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

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

Its 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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