Field Supervisor

Field Supervisor - Vehicle Engineering (Emergency Services)

Location: Field based - London, Home Counties & South East regions (with wider UK coverage as required)

Type of Job: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

On-call: 1 in 4 weeks on-call rota (Monday - Sunday)

Security Clearance: Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (SC) required

Are you an experienced, hands on Field Engineer operating at Supervisor level with a background in in vehicle electrical and communications systems?

Telent are looking for a Field Supervisor to join our Vehicle Engineering team within the Network Services division, supporting the delivery of mission critical radio, communication and electrical systems into Blue Light and Emergency Services vehicles.

This is a key operational role for someone who enjoys being hands on in the field, supporting engineers, leading by example, and ensuring high quality, safe and compliant installations across a wide geographic area.

When you join Telent, you'll be part of a collaborative engineering team delivering complex, critical services that help keep the UK's emergency responders connected and protected.

Field Supervisor - What you'll do

• Supervise and support field engineers and contractors delivering in vehicle electrical and communications installations
• Act as a hands on escalation point, stepping in to support installations, testing and fault resolution when required
• Manage daily resource allocation, scheduling and workload across your region
• Lead installation and commissioning activities for radio, data and electrical systems in Emergency Services vehicles
• Ensure work is delivered safely, compliantly and right-first-time in line with FITAS FCS1362 and company policies and procedures
• Conduct site visits, audits, vehicle and tooling inspections, and quality checks
• Deliver toolbox talks, health & safety briefings and support ongoing compliance activities
• Promote efficient ways of working while maintaining operational resilience and service quality
• Support onboarding, mentoring and development of engineers and subcontract staff
• Maintain professional customer facing standards and positively represent Telent on site
• Provide operational updates and administrative support to the Field Operations Manager

Field Supervisor - Who you are

You are a confident, practical and flexible Field Supervisor with strong experience in in vehicle electrical and communications installations. You are comfortable travelling extensively, staying away from home when required, and supporting engineers in demanding, time critical environments.

You lead from the front, are commercially aware, safety focused, and understand what it takes to deliver high quality work across Emergency Services fleets. You enjoy supporting teams, solving problems in the field, and keeping operations running smoothly.

Field Supervisor - Key requirements

Essential:

• Proven experience supervising or leading teams in vehicle electrical, telecoms or communications installations
• Hands on experience installing communications and electrical systems into Emergency Services or similar vehicles (e.g. radios, mobile data terminals, routers, antennas, CCTV, telematics, lighting, sirens)
• Accredited or working towards accreditation of FITAS FCS1362
• Strong understanding of health & safety, quality and compliance within field operations
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel extensively across London, Home Counties, the South, South East and wider UK regions
• Willingness to take part in a 1-in-4 week on call rota and provide both phone and field based support
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC)

Desirable:

• AVI (Association of Vehicle Installers) accreditation
• IOSH Managing Safely or similar qualification
• Experience working within Blue Light, Emergency Services or mission critical environments including Control Rooms and Desktop PCs and Radios
• Experience of working on in vehicle electrical and/or communications systems (such as telematics, satellite navigation, in vehicle lighting, radio equipment etc.), and removing and running cabling within vehicles
• Experience supporting or deputising for a Field Manager

What we offer

• Company vehicle
• On call salary uplift and uncapped overtime opportunities
• 26 days annual leave plus public holidays, with the option to buy or sell annual leave
• Company pension scheme
• Access to our Flexible Benefits portal
• Family friendly policies
• Occupational health and wellbeing support
• Discounts through the Telent Rewards scheme