Regional Engineering Lead - Field Tech & Upgrades

Orbital Net Limited; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbital Net Limited is recruiting for a Regional Team Lead - VFAST Engineering in Eastbourne, overseeing the regional engineering operation and delivering high standards of service across the VFAST network. The role blends hands-on engineering with leadership to ensure safe installs, maintenance and fault resolution.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with Service Delivery, Projects, Network Engineering and Commercial teams, and drive continuous improvement while upholding engineering

Qualifications

• Experience in ISP, wireless networking or telecoms.
• Strong knowledge of WiMAX, wireless broadband.
• Experience installing and maintaining Ubiquiti and MikroTik hardware.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Fibre optic installation and testing experience.
• Network routing knowledge.
• Experience with GPON and Ethernet technologies.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior engineering lead within the assigned region.
• Lead by example through professionalism, technical expertise and customer service.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and support to regional engineers.
• Escalate technical, operational and customer risks where appropriate.
• Support engineering resource planning alongside Service Delivery.
• Deliver installations, maintenance, upgrades and fault resolution across VFAST infrastructure.
• Undertake complex engineering activities where senior technical knowledge is required.
• Support infrastructure expansion, park upgrades and network improvement projects.
• Ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with company standards.

Skills

ISP experience

Wireless networking

Network troubleshooting

Mentoring

Customer service

Driving licence

Tools

Ubiquiti

MikroTik

GPON

Job description

Orbital Net Limited is recruiting for a Regional Team Lead - VFAST Engineering in Eastbourne, overseeing the regional engineering operation and delivering high standards of service across the VFAST network. The role blends hands-on engineering with leadership to ensure safe installs, maintenance and fault resolution.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with Service Delivery, Projects, Network Engineering and Commercial teams, and drive continuous improvement while upholding engineering