Field Technician/Engineer

LE03 Neos Networks; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle provided

Flexible working: hybrid/office/home

Annual Bonus

Employee Discounts

Birthday & Volunteering Leave

Pension with service increases

Cycle to Work Scheme

Mental Health & Wellbeing Support

Job summary

Neos Networks is seeking a Field Technician/Engineer to provide safe access to critical telecoms infrastructure in high-voltage substations across the UK.

The role offers flexible working arrangements, including office, home and hybrid options, with a company vehicle provided.

Qualifications

• Mandatory Current SSEN Certificate of Authorisation Category 3 (Cat 3a) or equivalent utility network authorisation.
• Demonstrable experience working within operational High Voltage substations and switching stations.
• Strong understanding of safe systems of work within electrical transmission and distribution environments.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Ability to work independently across multiple locations while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and compliant access to critical telecoms infrastructure located within high-voltage transmission and distribution environments.
• Support network maintenance, fault restoration, inspections and project delivery activities where substation access is a key requirement.
• Represent Neos Networks on customer and utility sites ensuring activities are carried out safely and in compliance with site-specific requirements.

Skills

Safety focus

Cat 3 authorisation

Substation access experience

Autonomy

Driving license

Job description

Field Technician/Engineer

Neos Networks offers alternative working arrangements that give employees some flexibility, including office, home and hybrid working. Location: Havant/ Field based Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience Contract: Permanent, Full Time Company Vehicle Provided.

Join Us to Support Critical National Infrastructure

Neos Networks is seeking experienced engineers with a proven background working within operational electricity substations. This role is focused on providing safe and compliant access to critical telecoms infrastructure located within high-voltage transmission and distribution environments. We are particularly interested in candidates who hold a current SSEN Category 3 (Cat 3a) Authorisation or equivalent utility substation authorisation and have experience operating safely within live electrical environments.

The Opportunity

Our telecoms network forms part of the critical communications infrastructure supporting utility and enterprise customers across the UK. Many of these assets are located within operational substations and switching stations, making authorised access and an understanding of substation safety requirements essential. This position offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of operational sites, supporting network maintenance, fault restoration, inspections and project delivery activities where substation access is a key requirement.

Essential Requirements

• Mandatory Current SSEN Certificate of Authorisation Category 3 (Cat 3a) or equivalent utility network authorisation.
• Demonstrable experience working within operational High Voltage substations and switching stations.
• Strong understanding of safe systems of work within electrical transmission and distribution environments.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Ability to work independently across multiple locations while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Desired Experience

• Previous work supporting telecoms, utilities, power or critical infrastructure networks.
• Experience working with National Grid, DNO or utility environments.
• Knowledge of substation access procedures, permit systems and site safety requirements.
• First Aid at Work qualification.
• Additional utility or electrical safety authorisations.

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will be a safety-focused engineer who understands the responsibilities associated with working in critical infrastructure environments. You will be trusted to represent Neos Networks on customer and utility sites, ensuring all activities are carried out safely, professionally and in compliance with site-specific requirements. More importantly than a broad telecoms skillset, we are looking for individuals who can bring existing substation access capability, utility site experience and Cat 3 authorisation, enabling them to operate effectively from day one.

Why Join Neos Networks?

• Work within critical national infrastructure environments.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Company vehicle provided.
• Opportunities for further training and development.
• Be part of a highly skilled team supporting some of the UK's most important network assets.

Note: Candidates holding a current SSEN Cat 3 Authorisation will be strongly preferred, as substation access capability is the primary requirement for this role.

At Neos Networks we believe in making complex connectivity challenges simple. We bring together the unparalleled expertise of dedicated teams with innovation and technical excellence to provide businesses, government organisations and our partners a better network experience that can power the UK’s digital future. We do it with a spirit of collaboration, partnership and integrity that means we can achieve more, together.

We offer a range of benefits to our employees and believe that a great place to work, motivates everyone to do their best. Just some of our benefits include: Annual Bonus Employee Discounts Birthday & Volunteering Leave Pension, with Service-related Increases Cycle to Work Scheme Holiday Buy Mental Health & Wellbeing Support Through our ‘working differently’ programme we support flexible work times and the ability to work on a hybrid basis.