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 Desk Top PC’s 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
A career at Telent gives you the chance to work across sectors, technologies and customers, delivering work that genuinely makes a difference. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive culture where everyone can thrive.
In addition, this role offers:
- 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
About Telent
Telent is a leading technology company specialising in the design, build, support and maintenance of the UK’s critical digital infrastructure. We work at the heart of mission-critical communications, helping to connect communities and keep the nation moving.
Brilliance brought together.
Our values guide everything we do:
Be Inclusive | Take Responsibility | Collaborate | Be Customer Focused
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