Technical Surveillance Unit (TSU) Technician (SEROCU)

Thames Valley Police; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

Job summary

Thames Valley Police invites applications for a technically skilled professional to join the South East Technical Surveillance Unit (SETSU). You will deliver specialist surveillance capabilities, deploy diverse surveillance equipment, and provide expert technical guidance to investigators and officers.

You will be expected to maintain high security standards, undergo SC vetting, and travel across the South East and occasionally the UK. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate complex technical information to investigators and officers.
• HNC in Electronics, Radio or Telecommunications (or equivalent) required.
• Willingness to travel across the South East and occasionally the UK, with a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering technical surveillance solutions.
• Deploying audio, visual, tracking and communications equipment in urban and rural environments.
• Providing expert technical advice to investigators and senior officers.
• Maintaining, testing and developing specialist equipment and systems.
• Producing evidential material for investigations and potential court proceedings.
• Conducting technical research and development to enhance future capabilities.
• Supporting operational activity across the South East region and beyond when required.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

UK driving licence

Ability to travel across regions

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

HNC in Electronics, Radio or Telecommunications (or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you a technically skilled problem solver with a passion for innovation, electronics, communications, networking or engineering?

Do you thrive in challenging environments where no two days are the same?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the South East Technical Surveillance Unit (SETSU), where you'll play a vital role supporting investigations into serious organised crime and counter-terrorism operations. Working alongside specialist teams, you'll deploy cutting-edge technical solutions that help protect communities and bring offenders to justice.

This is not your typical technical role. You'll be combining technical expertise, creativity and operational thinking to deliver specialist surveillance capabilities in some of the most complex policing environments.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering technical surveillance solutions
• Deploying audio, visual, tracking and communications equipment in urban and rural environments
• Providing expert technical advice to investigators and senior officers
• Maintaining, testing and developing specialist equipment and systems
• Producing evidential material for investigations and potential court proceedings
• Conducting technical research and development to enhance future capabilities
• Supporting operational activity across the South East and beyond when required

You'll be trusted to think independently, adapt quickly and make critical decisions in fast-moving operational environments.

We are seeking to appoint a candidate with excellent communication skills and up-to-date knowledge of relevant technologies with proven use of computer technology and Microsoft packages. The successful applicant will be HNC qualified in Electronics, Radio or Telecommunications (or equivalent).

Please note that this role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you may be required to travel for business purposes mainly across the south east region and occasionally throughout the UK. Therefore, the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence.

You will be also required to perform on-call arrangements for immediate response as required across the South East region.

Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary to pass and maintain vetting level SC together with a number of enhanced security checks. In order to achieve this, you must have resided in the UK for the past five. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and those studying abroad.

You can find more information about security vetting here.

closing date of 27 October 2026 at 23:55hrs.

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The leadership within CTPSE and SEROCU are actively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of our people, and promotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work. The region is delivering this commitment through a long term strategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategic objectives;

Inclusive Culture – We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.

Engaged & Involved – We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.

Wellbeing – We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.

Representation – We will attract, recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce.

Inclusive by Design – We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.

We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from our under represented communities.

• Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.
• Shift allowance, on‑call or other job related allowances from your previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail] quoting the Job Reference number 15474. If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive a high volume of applications. Should you wish to apply for this post, we advise you to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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