Structured Cabling Data Engineer

NG Bailey IT Services; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension with employer contribution

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

NG Bailey IT Services is seeking a Structured Cabling Data Engineer to support critical infrastructure across the Wolverhampton/Telford/Cannock area. This permanent role covers break‑fix, structured cabling installs, network upgrades, and maintenance of fibre, data and voice systems.

You’ll work on live customer sites, travel UK-wide, and participate in a variety of projects within a fast-paced environment, with training and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience with fibre, data and voice cabling.
• Knowledge of MoD standards (preferable).
• Ability to work from construction drawings.
• Strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate safely following NG Bailey H&S policies and lead on safety.
• Adhere to NG Bailey IT Service's standards and client expectations.
• Maintain stock records and material control for deliveries.
• Provide timely internal and customer project reporting (timesheets, reports).
• Monitor quality and productivity against programme; maintain site records.
• Ensure positive relationships with customers to optimise opportunities.

Skills

Fibre cabling

Data cabling

Voice cabling

Fault finding

Live site work

Construction drawings

Job description

Structured Cabling Data Engineer

Wolverhampton/Telford/Cannock area

Permanent

Competitive Salary + benefits

Summary

Join a growing team as a Structured Cabling / Managed Services Engineer, supporting critical infrastructure in secure military environments. This hands‑on role covers a mix of break‑fix support, structured cabling installations, network upgrades, and the maintenance of fibre, data, and voice systems. It's a great opportunity for an engineer with fibre, data, or voice cabling experience who wants to broaden their technical skills and work on high‑profile projects. You'll be involved in varied and challenging assignments, gain exposure to a wide range of technologies, and benefit from genuine opportunities for training, development, and career progression within a specialist, fast‑moving environment.

Some of the key deliverables of the role will include:

• Always operate in a safe manner and in accordance with NG Bailey H&S policies while demonstrating appropriate Health and Safety leadership to ensure that the safety first and foremost message is visible and alive throughout any activities carried out.
• Ensure adherence to all NG Bailey's policies, processes, and procedures
• Ensure all works comply with NG Bailey IT Service's standards and to meet and where possible, exceed Client expectations, whilst ensuring adherence to vendor and manufacturer design guidelines.
• Keeping material control and maintain records of deliveries and project stock.
• Ensuring the provision of timely and accurate internal and customer project reporting (timesheets, mileage returns, daily reports, completion certificates).
• Monitoring the quality and productivity against programme and maintain daily site records and reports.
• Ensure that positive relationships are maintained with the customer through efficient delivery of projects with a view to optimising future opportunities and profitability.
• Ensuring Service and Projects installation meets internal and client specifications and statutory requirements.

What we're looking for:

• Knowledge of MoD standards (preferable)
• Previous experience with fibre, data and voice cabling.
• Proven ability to locate and rectify faults.
• Solid experience on working in live' customer sites.
• Ability to work from construction drawings
• Strong customer service skills.
• Willingness to be part of an on‑call rota and working out of hours
• Willingness to travel work away from home (UK and overseas).

Please note:

• Security Clearance is conditional for this role; assistance will be given by NG Bailey Vetting.
• FullDriving Licence is required.

Benefits include:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to Buy/Sell additional days
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well‑being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to choose from inc: Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bike

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward‑thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground‑breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.