Electrician
Role Overview
Position: Telecoms Climbing Electrician Location: South East & South West England Reporting To: Regional Operations Manager
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Job Description
Position: Telecoms Climbing Electrician Location: South East & South West England Reporting To: Regional Operations Manager
Role Purpose
To carry out electrical maintenance, inspections, testing, remedial works, installations and fault-finding activities on telecoms infrastructure sites, including towers, masts, rooftops and associated equipment compounds. The role requires the ability to safely climb telecoms structures and support both planned and reactive works across the South East and South West regions.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities on telecoms sites.
- Carry out electrical inspections, testing, certification, fault-finding and repairs.
- Complete remedial works in line with statutory and client requirements.
- Install and maintain electrical distribution systems, lighting, power supplies and associated infrastructure.
- Work safely on telecoms towers, masts and rooftop sites where climbing is required.
- Complete all reports, certification and job documentation accurately and within required timescales.
- Ensure compliance with company health, safety, environmental and quality procedures.
- Support emergency response and reactive maintenance activities.
- Identify and report additional works opportunities.
- Participate in the company on-call rota.
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation (or equivalent).
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
- City & Guilds 2391 Inspection & Testing.
- ECS Card.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Telecoms industry experience.
- Tower, Mast & Rooftop Climbing certification.
- RF Awareness certification.
- Experience in electrical fault-finding, maintenance, inspection, testing and certification.
- Ability to work independently across the South East and South West regions.
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- IPAF.
- First Aid at Work.
- Experience working on mobile network operator sites.
- Experience with generators, UPS systems, DC power systems and telecoms infrastructure.
Personal Attributes
Strong commitment to health and safety.
Self-motivated and dependable.
Good communication and customer-facing skills.
Flexible approach to travel and working hours.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong problem-solving and fault-finding capability.
What Success Looks Like
Safe completion of all works.
High first-time fix rates.
Completion of PPM and remedial works within agreed timescales.
Accurate inspection, testing and certification records.
Strong customer satisfaction and service delivery performance.
Positive contribution to operational resilience and regional performance.
Effective support of on-call and emergency response requirements.
Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.
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