Operational Engineering Coordinator in Sydenham

Job Title: Operational Engineering Coordinator

Salary: The starting salary is £55,662, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £52,653 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £57,417. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

London is one of the world’s most diverse and dynamic cities. Policing it requires innovative technology and highly skilled people who can support frontline operations with reliable, secure and adaptable systems

The role

As an Operational Engineering Co‑ordinator, you’ll play a crucial part in protecting London. You’ll join a specialist engineering team responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering temporary CCTV deployments that directly support operational policing. Your work will help officers respond faster, act smarter and stay safer.

You’ll be joining a friendly and collaborative team of around 50 engineers responsible for designing, developing, building and deploying a wide range of technical solutions, primarily supporting surveillance and operational policing activities. Within this wider function, you’ll work within a team of around ten engineers and technicians coordinating resources, equipment and deployment activity across London.

This is a hands‑on technical role combining operational support, engineering knowledge and supervisory responsibility. You will work with temporary CCTV systems, electrical infrastructure, public‑space technology and specialist equipment used in frontline policing environments.

The role involves field deployment across London, so a full UK driving license is essential, with willingness to obtain C1. Operational demand may require occasional work outside standard business hours. Due to the sensitivity of the systems you will support, you must hold or be willing to obtain MV/SC security clearance, with potential for DV if required.

We offer in return

Joining the Met means building a career with purpose, stability and real development, supported by a strong benefits package designed for long‑term growth and wellbeing.

• Annual salary progression
• Excellent pension scheme (MPS contribution up to 29%)
• Generous leave entitlement – 28 days rising to 33 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options to support work–life balance permitting you to accumulate a further 2 days leave each month.
• Clear development pathways – apprenticeships, funded qualifications and internal promotion
• Ongoing training and free or partly funded courses and qualifications
• Enhanced family support, including maternity, parental leave and childcare assistance
• Financial wellbeing support, including interest‑free season ticket, rental deposit and childcare loans
• Access to Met sports and social clubs

Vetting

This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post

To streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Additional Information

This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.

• Relevant technical or engineering background (qualification or practical experience)
• Experience in electrical installation, testing, inspection and relevant legislation
• Strong problem‑solving ability and attention to detail
• Effective collaboration with internal teams, suppliers and stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain MV/SC security clearance
• Flexibility to support operational demand, including work outside standard hours when needed

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long‑term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job‑related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.

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