Network Engineer - EV Charging & Renewables - United kingdom - £60k + Bonus
Role: Network Engineer
Sector: EV Charging & Renewables
Location: North Yorkshire or North Lanarkshire
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days per week on site)
Salary & Package: £50,000 – £60,000 base + annual bonus
Role Overview
This organisation is a growing engineering and infrastructure provider operating across EV charging, renewables, and smart energy systems in the UK. It delivers end-to-end solutions covering the design, build, operation, and maintenance of critical energy infrastructure, supporting the transition to a low-carbon future.
Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Network Engineer to take ownership of the EV Charging Point Management System (CPMS) and wider EV infrastructure estate. This is a key role within a scaling business, offering autonomy to shape systems, processes, and future team capability.
The role is primarily back-office and remote-first, focused on system optimisation, intelligent fault diagnosis, automation, and maintaining high levels of uptime across a multi-vendor charging network.
Key Responsibilities
* Take full ownership of the CPMS platform and associated EV charging infrastructure
* Monitor, manage, and optimise network performance to ensure maximum uptime and reliability
* Diagnose and resolve the majority of faults remotely through CPMS, automation, and system intelligence
* Act as the technical escalation point for complex network and platform issues
* Design, build, and maintain APIs and system integrations between platforms
* Support and guide field engineers during reactive call-outs, providing root cause analysis
* Work directly with OEM partners to manage interoperability, firmware, configuration, and integrations
* Analyse charger and network performance data to proactively prevent faults
* Support onboarding of new charging sites and clients into the CPMS environment
* Develop, document, and continuously improve operational processes and workflows
* Maintain strong communication with internal teams, partners, and stakeholders
* Contribute to future team structure, training, and capability development as the estate grows
Key Requirements
* Demonstrable experience as a Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Platform Engineer, or similar
* Proven experience managing and supporting cloud-based or IoT-connected platforms
* Strong background in remote fault diagnosis and resolution
* Confident working with networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls, routing, switching
* Experience working in service-critical, operational environments with uptime responsibility
* Experience designing, building, or maintaining APIs or system integrations
* Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
* ITIL Foundation or service management awareness (beneficial)
* Comfortable working autonomously and making technical decisions
* Valid UK driving licence
* Flexible and pragmatic approach to working hours when required
Desirable Experience
* Experience working directly with OEMs or hardware manufacturers
* Experience managing firmware, configuration, or interoperability across multiple vendors
* Experience with CPMS platforms, OCPP, OCPI, or similar protocols
* Background in EV charging, energy, utilities, grid, or smart infrastructure
* Experience with automation, scripting, or platform optimisation
Ideal Background
* Network Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer / Systems Engineer
* Experience within EV charging, renewables, utilities, telecoms, or IoT environments
* Thrives in a scaling, operational, and fast-paced organisation
* Proactive, ownership-driven, and naturally focused on continuous improvement
If this is of interest please apply on LinkedIn or email george.taylor@everec.co.uk