Vodafone

Field Technical Lead

Vodafone

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Oversees all technical work across installation, commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning of network services
  • Ensure compliance with standards, drive process improvements, provide technical guidance
  • Maintain LWIs and operational processes to support safe, efficient, high quality delivery
  • Manage assigned field engineers, including performance reviews, coaching, and development planning
  • Develop, review, and approve LWIs and operational processes for installation, commissioning, and maintenance
  • Ensure adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards and company Absolute Rules
  • Act as the technical authority in Field Engineering, ensuring all activities meet Vodafone and customer-aligned standards
  • Provide dedicated technical support to major programmes, ensuring delivery milestones are met and risks are mitigated
  • Identify gaps in existing processes and implementing improvements
  • Provide on-call support as part of a rota, ensuring continuity of service and rapid response to critical incidents

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in Transmission networks, IP and Optical technologies
  • Hands-on experience with major vendors such as Nokia, Cisco, Juniper, and Ciena
  • Strong knowledge of commissioning and maintenance practices in telecom environments
  • Ability to interpret complex designs and translate them into executable plans
  • Excellent communication skills with proven ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
  • Beneficial experience in the Defence sector, including understanding of secure environments and compliance requirements and experience in JSPs would be beneficial
Benefits
  • Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
  • Up to 28 days off plus bank holidays
  • Paid time for charity work
  • Personalised benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Transmission networksIP technologiesOptical technologiesCommissioning practicesMaintenance practicesProcess improvementsTechnical guidancePerformance reviewsDevelopment planningRisk mitigation
Soft skills
Excellent communicationAbility to work independentlyManage multiple prioritiesCoaching