Senior Field Engineer (Telecoms)

iberdrola; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

SP Energy Networks seeks a Senior Field Engineer (Telecoms) in Birkenhead for a permanent hybrid role. You will lead telecoms projects, manage delivery, and liaise with customers and contractors to ensure on-time delivery and value creation.

The role requires a degree in Electrical/Electronic/Telecommunications Engineering and strong IP networking, LAN/WAN, and project management skills. Hybrid work involves 3 days field/site and 2 days remote.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering.
• PM experience in telecom projects.
• Experience with IP networking and telecoms infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of telecoms projects, ensuring safety and compliance.
• Review project plans, provide work instructions to contractors, and monitor progress.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Forecast budgets and manage CAPEX/OPEX data.

Skills

IP networking

LAN/WAN

Firewall technologies

Project management

MS Office

Visio

Microsoft Project

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Telecommunications Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

MS Office

Job description

Senior Field Engineer (Telecoms)

SP Energy Networks, Prenton Way, Prenton, Birkenhead. CH43 3ET

Salary from £55,000

Permanent / Hybrid (3 days field or site / 2 days remote)

Closing Date: 2nd October 2026

Purpose

The position of Senior Field Engineer (Telecoms) is positioned within the Telecoms function of SP Energy Networks. In this role you will provide effective support on the planning, delivery and cost effectiveness of the Operational Telecom infrastructure to the Strategic Telecom Manager. You will act as the delivery authority, supporting the planning of designs on behalf of internal customers liaising with Telecom service providers to deliver their business requirements.

Required to Project and Delivery manage Telecom projects for Adds, Moves and Changes to Strategic Telecoms networks, services must be delivered to customers on time and by the 'Request for Service' date prior to being handed to the Operations and Maintenance function completed to levels set by the Design & Standards function.

We are looking for individuals with experience in managing a Utility sector internal operational Telecom network, with proven experience and expert knowledge. You will also possess good inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to form effective working relationships with other departments and businesses.

Responsibilities

Delivery Management

You will play a key role in overseeing the safe and effective delivery of Telecommunications projects and operational activities. This will include reviewing site safety arrangements and safe working practices adopted by SPEN Telecoms Contractors, assessing project plans to ensure baseline programmes are realistic and achievable, and providing work instructions to Contractors. You will monitor and review build and civil engineering activities to ensure all work is completed to the required standards.

You will also review and approve CHG requests, ensuring associated activities are completed to the appropriate standard, validate network records, rack and floor diagrams where required, and review end-of-job documentation to confirm it aligns with project scope and delivery requirements.

Successful delivery of these responsibilities will be supported through regular site visits and audits.

Project Management

Working closely with customers, you will help develop and maintain an excellent customer experience, responding to requests in a timely manner while ensuring project delivery remains achievable and aligned with agreed project plans and customer expectations.

You will engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders across projects and programmes of work to drive successful delivery. This includes collaboration with desk-based Engineers within Engineering & Design (E&D) and Design & Solutions (D&S), OTNOM and OTP Contractor resources, end customers, District colleagues, and wider SP Energy Networks teams such as RTS and Cyber. A key aspect of the role will be coordinating with field-based resources to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.

In addition, you will assist with forecasting and reporting activities, supporting the identification and preparation of budgets and helping to maintain accurate CAPEX and OPEX expenditure against project, task and activity budgets. You will also be responsible for managing the field service provision required to support operational telecommunications requirements.

What you'll bring

To be successful in this role, you will hold a degree level qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant technical discipline such as Electrical, Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering.

With proven experience in Project Management, alongside a strong technical background in IP networking technologies, including LAN, WAN and Firewall environments, you will be proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, with experience in using Visio and Microsoft Project. Experience working with operational Telecommunications networks is also essential.

Possessing a solid understanding of SP Energy Networks HSSEQ standards with knowledge of Telecommunications technologies including Fibre, Copper, Microwave Radio, and Public and Private Cellular Technologies, you will be familiar with MPLS-IP and MPLS-TP architectures, as well as PDH and SDH technologies, IP telephony solutions and network synchronisation techniques such as SyncE, ToD, NTP and Phase synchronisation. In addition, you will understand Telecommunications equipment power requirements, including -48V DC systems, Batteries and UPS technologies.

You will have excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, influence stakeholders