Telemetry Field Engineer

Severn Trent Water; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Telemetry Field Engineer, where you will ensure the operational excellence of telemetry outstations critical to service delivery. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful fieldwork, enhancing the reliability of essential operational assets. With a strong emphasis on career development and a supportive environment, you will be part of a dedicated team that values innovation and community impact. Enjoy competitive benefits, including a generous car allowance and a rewarding bonus scheme, while contributing to vital environmental initiatives.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

£400/month car allowance

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave scheme

Dedicated training through Academy

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Must have Electrical NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience with telemetry outstations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure functionality and availability of 7,000 telemetry outstations.
• Carry out reactive maintenance tasks for 100% availability.
• Complete firmware upgrades on-site and remotely.

Skills

Fault-finding skills

Telemetry outstations knowledge

Experience with WITS compliant devices

Experience with IP-enabled devices

Education

Electrical NVQ Level 3

Job description

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Salary (£): £29,624 - £40,000 + Car allowance of £400 per month

Telemetry Field Engineer

Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we’re pretty keen on people too.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year, we serve 4.8 million households and businesses across the heart of the UK. Each cup of tea and every toilet flush is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences, and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and communities.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

In this role as a Telemetry Field Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the functionality and availability of Severn Trent’s 7,000 telemetry outstations, which serve as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the company’s operational assets.

A covering letter confirming you have the qualifications needed or equivalent is advisable for this role

For this role, you must have an Electrical NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

These outstations are critical to the performance of Severn Trent’s operational ODIs and enable the Operational Control Centres to respond effectively to asset failure alarms. Your primary objective will be to complete field work to ensure the entire outstation estate remains fully operational and available 100% of the time.

Other responsibilities include:

• Carry out reactive maintenance tasks to ensure 100% availability across our outstation estate (e.g., replace on failure, comms failure)
• Complete firmware upgrades on-site and remotely to improve cyber security
• Implement password policies across all outstations to ensure compliance with NIS-R
• Identify and improve repeat offending sites
• Asset replacement and upgrades as part of the AMP8 outstation replacement programme (2G and PSTN)

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

Successful candidates will have excellent fault-finding skills and prior knowledge of telemetry outstations. Experience with WITS compliant devices and IP-enabled devices is desirable.

For this role, you must have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it. We offer a range of benefits, award-winning training, and opportunities to contribute to environmental and community initiatives.

Some of our perks include:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the option to buy/sell up to 5 days per year) + £400/month car allowance
• Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,225 based on performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we double your contribution (up to 15% if you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training through our ‘Academy’
• Family-friendly policies

WHAT’S NEXT?

We look forward to hearing from you. Please update your CV and set aside about five minutes to apply.

For more information, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media. We’ll notify you of the application outcome after the closing date—keep an eye on your phone and email.