Omega Red Group
Lightning Protection Test Engineer
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Salary: £38,000 per annum (DOE) | Company Benefits
Location: West Midlands, covering Birmingham and Wolverhampton | Field-Based Role
Contract: Full Time | Permanent | 45 hours per week
About Us
Omega Red Group is the recognised UK market leader in earthing, lightning protection, and height safety protection.
Omega Red offers survey, design, installation, testing, maintenance, and repair solutions for earthing, lightning protection, surge protection and height safety. The business is passionate about protecting people, property, electrical equipment and systems, from the damaging effects of lightning strikes, electrical faults and surges.
The Role
As a Lightning Protection Test Engineer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of lightning protection and buried earthing systems across a diverse portfolio of sites.
Working in a field-based capacity, you will be responsible for surveying, testing, inspecting, and reporting on system performance, helping clients maintain compliance and reduce risk. Using specialist testing equipment and digital reporting tools, you will deliver accurate assessments and provide professional recommendations to customers.
This role would suit candidates with experience in lightning protection, earthing systems, electrical testing, inspection, commissioning, utilities, or similar technical engineering environments.
Why Join Omega Red?
As the UK's leading lightning protection and earthing specialist, Omega Red offers long-term career opportunities, investment in training, and the chance to work on a wide variety of commercial, industrial, utility, and infrastructure projects.
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You'll join a growing business where your expertise directly contributes to protecting people, assets, and critical infrastructure whilst developing your own technical skills and career.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out inspections, surveys, and testing of lightning protection and earthing systems
- Assess system condition, identifying faults, deterioration, and maintenance requirements
- Produce clear, detailed, and accurate reports outlining findings and recommendations
- Provide technical guidance to clients, explaining system performance and compliance requirements
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with relevant standards, regulations, and industry best practice
- Collaborate with colleagues and engineers to maintain and improve service quality
- Travel to a variety of sites, including construction sites, commercial premises, and industrial facilities.
- Maintain a strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards
What You'll Need
- Experience within lightning protection, earthing systems, electrical testing, electrical engineering, commissioning, utilities, or a similar technical discipline
- Experience working in a field-based, hands-on engineering or technical role
- Working knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations
- Experience using testing equipment and digital reporting systems
- Ability to work independently and manage workloads effectively
- Flexible approach to work and travel
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable Qualifications And Training
- NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent
- ECS/ CSCS Card
- City & Guilds Inspection & Testing qualification
- Experience working within construction, utilities, infrastructure, or industrial environments
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What You'll Get
Family-Friendly Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity & Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support, and up to 5 paid Carer’s Days
Financial & Life Assurance: Company Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice options
Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme and 24/7 Virtual GP access for you and your dependents
Lifestyle & Perks: Cycle to Work Scheme and My Premier Benefits discounts, cashback, and vouchers
Professional Development: Hands-on training and ongoing career development opportunities
Inclusion & Belonging: Active People Networks – Disability & Neurodiversity, Unity+, Women’s Network, Parent & Carer Networking Group and more
Performance & Recognition: Annual salary review, Reward & Recognition Scheme, and Long Service Awards.
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We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including all genders, ethnicity, sexual orientations, and physical and neurodiverse abilities.
We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and encourage you to let us know how we can best support you throughout the recruitment process.
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