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Engineering Specialist

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VBTS VF Bus. Technology Sol.
Posting Country:  United Kingdom
Date Posted:  4 Nov 2024
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Location: Field based - South (Surrounding Areas of London)
Salary: Excellent basic salary, Bonus and Vodafone Benefits
Working Hours: Full-Time (Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week)


Who We Are

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

 
Join our Vodafone Business Technology Solutions team, where we support businesses of all sizes with world-class technology solutions. We design and develop our Fixed Line solutions, drive efficiency through automation and AI, and implement it all directly with our customers. 

What You’ll Do
We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Engineering Specialist. This role requires a commitment to working away from home across the South UK and the flexibility to work extended hours, including weekends, as part of your fair share within the team.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver data cabling projects that meet customer expectations.
  • Conduct surveys of customer premises and report findings from an installation perspective.
  • Work at heights using ladders, podium steps, and access platforms.
  • Follow plans, marked drawings, and crib sheets to carry out network cabling installations (copper and fibre).
  • Install containment and catenary wires.
  • Perform duct work using tools like a cobra.
  • Fibre splicing for both single mode and multimode fibres.
  • Provide effective cover for Engineering Technical Leads and Authorities during installations.
  • Produce Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMs).

 

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Experience in network cabling installations within customer premises.
  • Ability to work at height.
  • Networking and PC skills.
  • Suitable for a commercial electrician with data cabling skills.

 

Who You Are

  • Minimum 5 years of industry experience.
  • Proficient in installing copper and fibre.
  • Knowledge of firestopping, CPD, and vendor training.
  • Hold or willing to obtain: Firestopping qualifications, SC clearance, IOSH, CCNSG, ECS cards, Face fit training, Excel Cabling Partner Training, MEWPs certification, PASMA certification, Certified Network Cable Installer, Certified Integrated Infrastructure Technician, CAT2 in electrical works, Certified Network Infrastructure Technician, and ECSE Design for site surveys.
  • Experience as a commercial electrician with containment is advantageous.
  • Willingness to understand Vodafone business, align with H&S policies, and develop skills.

 

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
 

What We Offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.

 

Together We Can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.


If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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