Trainee Communications Engineer - Birmingham

Overview

We\'re hiring Communications Engineers to join our friendly, inclusive team. Enjoy a competitive salary starting at £26,288 (up to £33,000 OTE and £3000 London Weighting Allowance for those based within M25), 30-35 days holiday, and a supportive work environment with great career growth opportunities. No experience needed—full training provided! If you have a UK driving license and basic DIY skills, apply today to start your journey with us.

What it\'s like to be a Communications Engineer

You\'ll receive your own company van, and once fully trained, you\'ll be self-sufficient - travelling from home to your planned jobs each day, with the radio or a podcast for company. While the vast majority of your work will be carried out alone, there will also be occasional jobs that require a two person team. When you arrive at each job you\'ll install, or fix issues with, communications devices on our automated gas or electricity meters. You\'ll be given high levels of autonomy in your role and be responsible for your own:

  • personal stock management - re-stocking your van and returning old stock via a personal drop-box facility, or local store
  • timekeeping - making sure you turn up to planned jobs in plenty of time
  • safety and the safety of those around you - this is really important to us - you\\\'ll receive full ongoing training and support in relation to all aspects of health and safety on the job - and you\\\'ll be responsible for continually ensuring this, including reporting any unsafe situations found during your day
  • customer service approach - representing and protecting our strong Energy Assets brand name

What it takes to become one of our Communications Engineers

Since full training will be provided, no experience is necessary - although we\'d naturally welcome applications from experienced Communications Engineers too. You\'ll need a full UK driving license, so you can get about in your own van, and you\'ll need to be comfortable using a mobile phone too - since all of the logistics for your day will be co-ordinated using a company provided mobile. The role requires no heavy lifting, generally we find it\\\'s well suited to candidates who have some basic DIY skills, or who enjoy fixing or building things. You\\\'ll need good communication skills too as you\\\'ll have short interactions directly with customers at each job and be required to liaise with colleagues across our wider business. You\'ll need to undergo a basic DBS check and we undertake random drug and alcohol tests.

Working with us you will benefit from

  • A key strand to our corporate mission is to provide colleagues with high levels of job satisfaction, recognition, and personal development opportunity.
  • Competitive compensation package - you\\\'ll receive a competitive salary starting of £26,814, on target earnings (OTE) of up to £33,000, plus the opportunity to receive an annual performance based bonus. £3000 London Weighting Allowance within M25 and surrounding area.
  • Work life balance - you\\\'ll benefit from 30 days holiday, which increases each year to a maximum of 35 days.
  • Critical injury scheme - we take safety at work very seriously. There are high levels of risk mitigation in place to keep everyone safe and we take pride in the fact our safety statistics are excellent. However, you can rest assured in the event a serious injury occurred, you\\\'ll receive support and financial assistance.
  • Down to earth and welcoming culture - you\\\'ll be part of a friendly, welcoming, and diverse team who are really looking forward to receiving the next intake of new starts.
  • Future career opportunity - as we\\\'re a large organisation covering end-to-end, meter-to-main solutions - there\\\'s lots of opportunity to grow and progress your future utilities career further.

About us

Established in 2005, we\'re a leading, nationwide, utilities infrastructure business, providing innovative metering and data services, future-proofed network construction and ownership solutions, and low carbon service offerings. We partner with major energy suppliers and utility constructors to deliver our services to the UK\\\'s most prestigious brands and public sector institutions. We\\\'re committed to inclusivity and welcome applicants from all walks of life who are legally eligible to work in the UK.

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