Job Title: SC Cleared Field Engineer
Job Description
This role offers the opportunity to work as a Field Engineer on telecommunications projects across the UK, delivering high-quality fibre installation, commissioning, testing, upgrades and decommissioning activities. You will work alongside permanent engineering teams on customer sites, using your own vehicle and holding active SC Clearance, to ensure that new and existing network infrastructure is installed, tested, documented and handed over to agreed standards and timescales.
Responsibilities
1. Undertake field installation engineering activities at sites across the UK, working alongside permanent engineers to deliver fibre and telecommunications projects.
2. Carry out site surveys using provided survey templates, gathering all required technical and environmental information and returning completed documentation within 2 working days.
3. Perform installation and commissioning (I&C) of network and telecommunications equipment in line with Work Instructions and RAMS, using provided handover templates and returning HOPs within 3 working days.
4. Conduct fibre and Ethernet testing before leaving site, including testing of services, devices, SFPs and patching, to verify performance and service readiness.
5. Use appropriate test equipment such as fault locator pens, optical power meters (OPM), optical light sources (OLS) and Ethernet test tools ( 1GbE and 10GbE), including the relevant adaptors and attachments for SMF/MMF connections.
6. Work safely with insulated specialised tooling in low and high-voltage (energised) environments, following all safety procedures and RAMS.
7. Carry out decommissioning activities, including removal of legacy equipment, connections, cables and cabinets, in line with documented processes and returning HOPs within 3 working days.
8. Support new build activities by receiving and positioning populated cabinets with staged equipment, fixing them in place on raised floors and integrating them into existing infrastructure.
9. Pull and connect DC power cables to the infrastructure, complete all terminations and ensure all connections meet required standards.
10. Complete all required testing for new builds and upgrades, and liaise with multiple on-site and remote teams to coordinate activities and resolve issues.
11. Produce Progressive Field Engineering Reports (PFER) on a daily basis to track progress and accountability, including before and after photographs where permitted or using checklists where photography is restricted.
12. Complete and return all HOPs and associated documentation within the specified timescales for surveys, installation and commissioning, testing, decommissioning and new builds.
13. Maintain accurate and clear documentation for all work carried out, ensuring traceability and compliance with project and customer requirements.
14. Engage with stakeholders on site in a professional manner, providing updates on progress and highlighting any risks or issues promptly.
Essential Skills
15. MUST hold Active SC Clearance
16. Ability and willingness to use your own vehicle for UK-wide site travel.
17. Proven experience in field installation engineering within telecommunications or network environments.
18. Strong hands-on experience with fibre installation, including handling, routing and terminating fibre.
19. experience in installation and commissioning (I&C) of telecommunications or network equipment.
20. Competence in conducting detailed site surveys and completing associated survey documentation accurately and on time.
21. experience with fibre and Ethernet testing, including testing of services, devices, SFPs and patching.
22. Practical use of test equipment such as fault locator pens, optical power meters (OPM) and optical light sources (OLS).
23. Ability to test SMF and MMF connections using LC, SC, MTP, ST and FC connectors, with particular familiarity with LC and SC types.
24. experience with Ethernet testing at 1GbE and 10GbE.
25. Ability to work safely with insulated specialised tooling in low and high-voltage (energised) environments, following safety procedures.
26. Strong documentation skills, including completing HOPs, surveys, test records and progress reports within defined timescales.
27. Good stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with on-site and remote teams.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
28. Background in telecommunications, network engineering or a related technical field.
29. experience working with PDH and Cisco or similar networking technologies.
30. Previous experience in I&C engineering on large or complex infrastructure projects.
31. experience working within data centre or control room environments.
32. Familiarity with RAMS and structured Work Instructions on engineering projects.
33. Ability to produce clear photographic or checklist-based evidence of work completed where required.
34. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and documentation deadlines.
35. Full UK driving licence to support nationwide travel.
Why Work Here?
You will join long-term, large-scale telecommunications projects for a blue-chip end client, offering stability and ongoing work on high-profile infrastructure. The environment encourages professionalism, accountability and continuous improvement, with clear processes, templates and support from permanent engineering teams. You will gain exposure to a wide range of technologies and sites across the UK, building valuable experience in complex network and data centre environments while working with a collaborative and technically capable team.
Work Environment
This is a field-based role with UK-wide travel to customer sites, using your own vehicle to reach locations as required. You will work in a variety of environments, including offices, data centres, control centres and technical plant rooms, often around live network and power infrastructure. The work involves handling fibre, network equipment, populated cabinets and DC power cabling, and using test equipment such as fault locator pens, optical power meters, optical light sources and Ethernet test sets. Activities follow structured Work Instructions and RAMS, with defined timeframes for documentation such as surveys, HOPs and PFERs. You will collaborate closely with on-site teams and remote support staff, somtimes in restricted or high-security areas, and you are expected to present yourself in a professional manner appropriate to customer-facing technical environments.
Location
London, UK
Rate/Salary
- GBP Daily
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.