FIELD ENGINEERING MANAGER

Location.
Homebased- Travel required to multiple sites across the UK.
Salary.
Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits  Working Hours.
Full time 37.
hours per week – Mon to Fri   Who We Are    We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world.
With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.
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We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
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What you’ll do    The Field Engineering Manager is responsible for the leadership, development and management of a team of Team Leaders and Field Engineers across several regional teams based throughout the UK.
You will also be responsible for all field-based activities covering deployment of new services at both Vodafone and customer locations, as well as the ongoing maintenance and assurance activities in line with contracted SLAs.
•    Maintain and build relationship with Project, Operations, design & build teams to ensure customer Build/Run requirements are understood and met, as well as handed into Operations  •    Manage team workload/communication to ensure that service delivery is understood and met within delivery SLAs, whilst providing ongoing fault support.
•    Ensure core site information, documentation and as built information is kept up-to-date and available to wider teams  •    To lead on all installation/field security standards, as well as training/development for the field team and HS&E requirements, mirroring and conforming to the wider Vodafone standards  •    Provide point of escalation for build and fault related matters and all HS&E requirements.
Who you are       •    Experience in managing the workload of team leaders, field engineering teams and the ability to work unsupervised for extended periods.
•    Technical knowledge of customer transmission and data networks  •    Experience of managing teams who build and deploy new services at customer locations •    A clear and analytical approach to workflow management •    Previous experience of being a point of escalation for build and fault related matters and all HS&E requirements.
Security Clearance.
This position requires the eligibility and ability to obtain and hold UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background.
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What we offer    We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success.
That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects.
We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes.
We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.
Together we can     Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.
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We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.