Radio & Rigging Engineer - Trainee

Our Radio Rigging Engineers are at the core of the BT Radio Access Network. Their customers include a variety of vital stakeholders from dedicated subscribers to the emergency service network and military traffic. Working at height, they are required to utilise their specialist knowledge, skills and abilities in both radio and rigging to meet strict SLAs and team targets. Responsible for work on all BT Tower and radio sites, streetside installations and exchanges - they are the vital connection for our essential services, responsible for build, maintenance and installation activity..

• Self-Starting: The ability to work autonomously without supervision to proactively achieve desired outcomes, often using their own initiative to drive actions required from both themselves and wider team.


• Ownership: Ability to take ownership of and effectively manage tasks, activities and resources. Works with the wider team to understand priorities across the unit;


• Team Leadership: Ability to contribute to and support team colleagues and project leads; for the successful completion of technical activities under a project of work.


• Coaching: Proactively shares knowledge with others to improve understanding. Supervising less skilled engineers on the job.


• Communication: Able to communicate clearly and precisely through a variety of methods in any given circumstance or location;


• Problem Solving: The ability to deal with a variety of issues and effectively implement solutions as required;


• ICT Literacy: Confident user of MS Office suite, especially MS Word, Excel and Outlook (e-mail);


• Team Work: Works well with and effectively supports wider team to understand patch and wider regional requirements and supports these effectively to meet wider CFU objectives.


Requirements;
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 road side infrastructure, lift heavy drums/cables and recognise coloured wiring.

Mandatory:


• Able to pass a working at height medical.


• Maintain a level of physical fitness to conduct the role.
  
  BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.


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