Project Engineer in Reading

About The Role

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career; with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Telecom, we’re enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech enabled future. We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators. This role will be within our private networks. We find the best technology, manage assets and refresh systems. With 24/7 network operations, we keep things running smoothly, while operating comprehensive network repair and maintenance to keep everything in top shape.

Want to come and be a part of it?

We are thrilled to announce a new opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our Engineering team in the south of England. This role involves working on client-based contracts as well as other assigned projects. While the ideal location is Reading, occasional travel and accommodation away from home may be required. Join us in this dynamic role and be part of our exciting projects!

What will you be doing?

• You’ll be supporting our clients communications infrastructure across both HV Distribution networks.
• You’ll be taking the lead in providing professional expertise on day-to-day management of the clients strategic network and in the handover of services from our Field engineering teams.
• You’ll be required to assist in the project delivery of telecoms network installations working closely with the Program Managers & Design Engineers assisting projects from inception to end of job handover.
• We’ll need you to support first line installation teams carrying out infrastructure, from simple to complex network builds and have good background knowledge of working within an HV environment.
• You’ll quality check all documentation related to the clients build requirements, progress, report and close issues to the clients and our own internal SLAs using the correct processes and systems.
• You’ll perform risk assessments on site and be able to follow method statements, supporting on site teams.
• You’ll work to internal & client billing milestones critical to project completions, making sure that reporting of and end of job reports are fed back to the client in a timely manner meeting the clients expectations and making sure that any SLA agreements are being met.
• You’ll be able to manage risk and ensuring all quality and health & safety requirements are met, work closely with the internal H&S teams, making sure we meet all our safety standards.

What you’ll bring

• You’ll bring strong set of IT skills which would include Microsoft products, basic DOS commands, VT software.
• You’ll have analytical skills to assist in fault resolution.
• You’ll have an understanding of and in a support function, Installation in electrical substation environment including hot site mitigation and mitigation of Rise of Earth potential risk.
• You’ll have knowledge of both AC/DC systems as a support function.
• You’ll have an understanding of Fibre splicing, termination and testing of a range of fibre types including Optical Ground Wire cannisters, ground deployed fibre, 3rd-party fibre, fibre characteristics and connectorisation, conversant in use of fibre test equipment i.e. EXFO.
• Knowledge of SDH/PDH technology including DNWP Connection Master SDH PDH multiplexers.
• Have an understanding to support configuration and testing of sub-rate services including V & X data, Voice Frequency and Optical Tele protection including conversant in use of test equipment.
• Microwave radio E.g. point to point SIAE Electronica ALC+, conversant with good installation practice.
• You’ll have an understanding of the deployment and testing of copper xDSL products including xDSL services via BT WBMC and SHDSL over copper pilot cables.
• Deployment and testing of 3rd party leased line products including Openreach Ethernet Access Direct and Optical Spectrum Access.
• Understanding of Layer 2 & Layer 3 networking including Cisco Aggregation Services Router Switches and Cisco Industrial Ethernet and Connected Grid products.
• Access products including Virtual Access IoT & Westermo products.
• Satellite services E.g. BGAN and T-SAT services.
• Private mobile radio E.g. Simoco XFin trunked radio systems.
• Synchronisation networks including synchronisation elements (frequency, NTP and PTP) configuration and maintenance.
• MPLS network Cisco.
• Mobile data Private APN services with mobile carriers.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Employee assistance programme.
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.

In addition, this role offers:

• Commercial Vehicle with fuel card.
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.