Job Description* **Please wait...**Trainee Radio & Rigging EngineerReq ID: 57837Posting Start Date: 30/04/2026Job Function: EngineeringDivision: NetworksJob Location: GBR Bodmin TE/TRS, GBR Launceston TEAdvertised Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits**Recruiter: Trevor Newman****Career Grade: TM-2****Internal Closing Date: 12/05/26**## Content below for Recruitment purposes onlyAs a Trainee Radio & Rigging engineer in our Networks Field teams, you will enter the business at the ground level. Your traineeship will have you completing a set pathway of internal/external training (dependent on the specific role). You’ll be taught how to work on our network, with a mixture of on the job and classroom training, over a period of 24 months. At the end of this period, you will be assessed, and on successful completion of your assessment will assimilate as a Radio & Rigging Engineer within Networks Field Engineering.**About the role:** As part of the role you may be required to contribute to out of hours callout by supporting voluntary lists and, if required, Formal On Call Frameworks (with a minimum 1 in 4 attendance) to support service as needed by the business.**You'll have the following responsibilities*** Prioritise H&S – To have regard for health and safety, his/her job license and skills as agreed with line manager. Delivers work with full regard of H&S aspects. Carries out on-site risk assessments giving careful consideration to any hazards before starting work and as the work progresses. Inform manager and record near misses/incidents. Is comfortable challenging and asking others to display their ID passes when on BT premises. Complies with all ISO Audit Requirements, including 14001 and 45001. Inclusive Environment – Responsible for helping to create an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed. Diversity makes sense for us, for our customers and for our future. Effectively lives by the ES values, leading by example at all times. Excellently supports and works with ES teams to deliver, making our unit an amazing workplace for everyone.***Radio & Rigging Expertise – Complexity level of work expected:*** Utilises expertise in technical rigging activities including:.+ Holds an extensive understanding of a variety of different systems including: Radio – 20CN/21CN/Microwave - installations, systems & maintenance, Mobile – 2/3/4/5g - installations, systems & maintenance ,WIFI systems – installations, systems & maintenance+ Responsible for achieving & retaining all mandatory training certification including: Tower Climbing and Rescue, Emergency First Aid At Work (At Height)+ Lifting & lowering equipment: Design & creation of lifting/lowering plans (And associated Risk Assessments), Co-ordinating team member activities during routine/planned works.+ Supervisory/Clerk of Works responsibility for contractor/3rd party activity within our estate+ A full breakdown of all skills associated with the role is available in the associated Training Pathways document* 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 Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers. BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.* **Please wait...**
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