Telent Technology Services Ltd
Trainee Traffic Engineer
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Role Overview
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Job Opportunity
We’re looking for a Trainee Traffic Maintenance Engineer to join our Traffic Signals maintenance team, supporting the maintenance, fault-finding and repair of traffic signal equipment across key locations including the A3 contract area, M4 corridor from Swindon to London, Botley Interchange, High Wycombe, Reading, Southampton and Wiltshire areas.
Role Details
This is a field-based trainee role where you’ll work as part of a supportive team of existing engineers, learning on the job while helping to maintain critical traffic infrastructure. The role is maintenance-focused rather than installation-focused, and you will not be expected to cover the full area alone.
Schedule:
- Full-time, permanent role
- 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
Requirements:
- Full UK drivers license
Key Responsibilities
- Support the maintenance, testing, fault-finding and repair of traffic signals, traffic lights and associated electrical equipment.
- Work closely with experienced Traffic Engineers, gaining practical, hands-on training in a live field environment.
- Learn how to troubleshoot faults and follow fault-finding instructions to resolve issues safely and effectively.
- Support maintenance activity across key customer locations.
- Develop your knowledge of highways electrical maintenance, with opportunities to work towards relevant sector-based training and qualifications.
- Work outdoors in a range of weather conditions, supporting the delivery of safe and reliable traffic infrastructure.
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Candidate Profile
You’ll be someone who enjoys practical, hands-on work and is keen to build a career in traffic signal maintenance. You may already have experience in wiring, cabling, fibre, lighting, highways, temporary traffic signals, BT-style field work or a similar outdoor technical environment, although your attitude, willingness to learn and ability to pick things up quickly will be just as important.
Attributes:
- Comfortable working outdoors
- Happy with physical work
- Motivated to learn from experienced engineers as part of a supportive team
Key Requirements:
- Full UK driving licence
- Willing and able to complete drugs and alcohol testing as part of the role requirements.
- Interest in hands-on, outdoor technical work, ideally with some experience in wiring, cabling, lighting, fibre, highways, temporary traffic signals or a similar environment.
- Willingness to learn, take direction and develop new practical skills in a field-based maintenance role.
- Comfortable working in a range of weather conditions and supporting physically active work.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work well with colleagues, customers and wider stakeholders.
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Benefits
At Telent, we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage diverse perspectives across our teams.
Additional Benefits:
- Company vehicle provided, discussed as a small transit van for this role.
- Uncapped overtime options.
- 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually.
- Company pension scheme.
- A range of family friendly policies.
- Occupational health support and wellbeing portal.
- Discounts on cinema, restaurants and shopping with the Telent Reward scheme.
- Access to relevant sector-based training and qualifications, including highways electrical and traffic-related training routes.
Our Values
We are guided by our values and behaviours:
- Be Inclusive
- Take Responsibility
- Collaborate
- Be Customer-focussed
Join us and help deliver critical infrastructure projects that make a real difference.
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