Mechanical / Electrical Engineer in Bedford, United Kingdom
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer Posting Date:
14 Jan 2025 Unit:
Networks Location:
Bedford (4083), Bedford, United Kingdom Salary:
Competitive salary + benefits This role requires travel within the Aylesbury area, including locations such as Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Bicester, Towcester, and St Albans. Why this job matters Our Power & Cooling Engineers are at the heart of keeping BT’s networks operating 24/7, 365 days a year. Utilising their expertise and knowledge in both Low and High Voltage systems, alarms, emergency lighting, cooling, and UPS, they ensure that the BT estate continues to work no matter the circumstances. Working with their experienced teams within our exchange buildings as well as other environments, including radio sites, rooftops, and outdoors, they are required to support the variety of power systems and cooling equipment that ensures our networks keep the U.K's internet working. Vital in supporting us in meeting strict SLAs, they utilise their variety of skills, taking ownership of their patches and coaching those around them. Key Purpose of the Role As part of the role, you will be required to contribute to out-of-hours callout by joining a Formal On Call Framework (commonly a 1 in 4 attendance with a varied requirement subject to local/geographical nuances) to support 24x7 service as needed by the business. Engineering Services Accountabilities: Prioritise H&S – To have regard for health and safety, his/her job license, and skills as agreed with line manager. Delivers work with full regard of H&S aspects. Carries out on-site risk assessments, giving careful consideration to any hazards before starting work and as the work progresses. Inform manager and record near misses/incidents. Is comfortable challenging and asking others to display their ID passes when on BT premises. Complies with all ISO Audit Requirements, including 14001 and 45001. Compliance with internal sign-off as/when required by our Power Environmental Specialists and Power Technical Support Group. Inclusive Environment – Responsible for helping to create an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed. Diversity makes sense for us, for our customers and for our future. Effectively lives by the ES values, leading by example at all times. Excellently supports and works with ES teams to deliver, making our unit an amazing workplace for everyone. What you'll be doing Identification & proactive reporting of HSE/Compliance/Design issues to our Power Environmental or Power Technical Support teams. Ownership of designated patch and sites to contribute towards area, regional and unit objectives. Sharing of best practice, supporting colleagues in applying new ideas, technologies, or processes. Responsibility & ownership of critical and urgent network repair/provision/maintenance activity. Execution of prioritised work items ensuring that this is aligned with the wider team and unit’s priorities through co-ordination with patch managers and senior colleagues. Risk assessment for health and safety. Raising of issues / risks to more senior individuals to facilitate change. Understanding of what is expected and proactively taking opportunities to increase own skills to support the team's work. Raises opportunities to improve the process in work area and beyond. Individuals hold responsibility for monitoring, actioning, and meeting all required compliance (including health surveillance, such as rigging medical) if required. In addition to this, they are expected to be always fully presentable wearing provided corporate clothing for the role. What you'll bring Must be able to fulfil the physical requirements of the role i.e. able to bend, stretch, kneel and crouch. Also must be able to climb, work at floor and ceiling level inside buildings, tower structures, and roadside infrastructure, lift heavy drums/cables, and recognise coloured wiring. Mandatory: Electrical competency City & Guilds 2360 parts 1+2 or equivalent NVQ BTEC Electrical Engineering Level 3/HNC/HND/MOET Level 3/ET Level 3 18th Edition Regs Inspection, Testing and Verification (C&G 2392-10) Preferred experience/qualifications: Experience with Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) F-GAS category 1 Demonstrable experience of repairing and maintaining Air Conditioning Split systems Experience of working with DC power systems Coaching/mentoring/supervisory experience Individuals will be required to hold a Full UK Driving Licence. What's in it for you Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career. 22 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service. Life Assurance. Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%. Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc. Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment. Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks. About us BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’ We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development. This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it. Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us. Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.
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Mechanical / Electrical Engineer Posting Date:
14 Jan 2025 Unit:
Networks Location:
Bedford (4083), Bedford, United Kingdom Salary:
Competitive salary + benefits This role requires travel within the Aylesbury area, including locations such as Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Bicester, Towcester, and St Albans. Why this job matters Our Power & Cooling Engineers are at the heart of keeping BT’s networks operating 24/7, 365 days a year. Utilising their expertise and knowledge in both Low and High Voltage systems, alarms, emergency lighting, cooling, and UPS, they ensure that the BT estate continues to work no matter the circumstances. Working with their experienced teams within our exchange buildings as well as other environments, including radio sites, rooftops, and outdoors, they are required to support the variety of power systems and cooling equipment that ensures our networks keep the U.K's internet working. Vital in supporting us in meeting strict SLAs, they utilise their variety of skills, taking ownership of their patches and coaching those around them. Key Purpose of the Role As part of the role, you will be required to contribute to out-of-hours callout by joining a Formal On Call Framework (commonly a 1 in 4 attendance with a varied requirement subject to local/geographical nuances) to support 24x7 service as needed by the business. Engineering Services Accountabilities: Prioritise H&S – To have regard for health and safety, his/her job license, and skills as agreed with line manager. Delivers work with full regard of H&S aspects. Carries out on-site risk assessments, giving careful consideration to any hazards before starting work and as the work progresses. Inform manager and record near misses/incidents. Is comfortable challenging and asking others to display their ID passes when on BT premises. Complies with all ISO Audit Requirements, including 14001 and 45001. Compliance with internal sign-off as/when required by our Power Environmental Specialists and Power Technical Support Group. Inclusive Environment – Responsible for helping to create an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed. Diversity makes sense for us, for our customers and for our future. Effectively lives by the ES values, leading by example at all times. Excellently supports and works with ES teams to deliver, making our unit an amazing workplace for everyone. What you'll be doing Identification & proactive reporting of HSE/Compliance/Design issues to our Power Environmental or Power Technical Support teams. Ownership of designated patch and sites to contribute towards area, regional and unit objectives. Sharing of best practice, supporting colleagues in applying new ideas, technologies, or processes. Responsibility & ownership of critical and urgent network repair/provision/maintenance activity. Execution of prioritised work items ensuring that this is aligned with the wider team and unit’s priorities through co-ordination with patch managers and senior colleagues. Risk assessment for health and safety. Raising of issues / risks to more senior individuals to facilitate change. Understanding of what is expected and proactively taking opportunities to increase own skills to support the team's work. Raises opportunities to improve the process in work area and beyond. Individuals hold responsibility for monitoring, actioning, and meeting all required compliance (including health surveillance, such as rigging medical) if required. In addition to this, they are expected to be always fully presentable wearing provided corporate clothing for the role. What you'll bring Must be able to fulfil the physical requirements of the role i.e. able to bend, stretch, kneel and crouch. Also must be able to climb, work at floor and ceiling level inside buildings, tower structures, and roadside infrastructure, lift heavy drums/cables, and recognise coloured wiring. Mandatory: Electrical competency City & Guilds 2360 parts 1+2 or equivalent NVQ BTEC Electrical Engineering Level 3/HNC/HND/MOET Level 3/ET Level 3 18th Edition Regs Inspection, Testing and Verification (C&G 2392-10) Preferred experience/qualifications: Experience with Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) F-GAS category 1 Demonstrable experience of repairing and maintaining Air Conditioning Split systems Experience of working with DC power systems Coaching/mentoring/supervisory experience Individuals will be required to hold a Full UK Driving Licence. What's in it for you Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career. 22 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service. Life Assurance. Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%. Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc. Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment. Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks. About us BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’ We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development. This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it. Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us. Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.
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