Electrical / Mechanical Engineer (Power & Cooling)

Location: North East England, with frequent travel across Darlington and surrounding areas; work takes place in exchange buildings, radio sites, rooftops, roadside infrastructure, and outdoor environments.

Salary: £44,881 per year plus benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a UK communications group operating brands including BT, EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

What you will do

• Maintain electrical power and cooling systems supporting BT’s network operations.
• Repair and maintain low- and high-voltage systems, generators, emergency lighting, alarms, UPS equipment, and cooling infrastructure.
• Own designated sites and patches, coordinating prioritised repair, provisioning, and maintenance work.
• Identify and report health, safety, compliance, design, and operational risks.
• Carry out risk assessments and support critical and urgent network activity.
• Share best practices, coach colleagues, and contribute to process improvements.

Requirements

• Electrical competency equivalent to City & Guilds 2360 Parts 1 and 2, NVQ, or an equivalent industry qualification.
• BTEC Electrical Engineering Level 3, HNC, HND, MOET Level 3, ET Level 3, or equivalent.
• Full UK manual driving licence required.
• Ability to travel frequently across the North East and work at physical sites, including towers, rooftops, roadside infrastructure, and outdoor locations.
• Ability to bend, stretch, kneel, crouch, climb, work at floor and ceiling level, lift heavy drums and cables, and recognise coloured wiring.
• Participation in a formal out-of-hours on-call framework, commonly with 1-in-4 attendance, is required after training.

Nice to have

• 18th Edition or current electrical regulations.
• Inspection, Testing and Verification qualification such as C&G 2392-10.
• Experience with UPS, DC power systems, HVAC refrigeration, F-GAS Category 1, or air-conditioning split systems.
• Coaching, mentoring, or supervisory experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Technical training pathway delivered through face-to-face, virtual, internal, and external training over 18 months.
• Work vehicle with home parking, tools, uniform, clothing, and PPE provided.
• Additional City & Guilds qualifications funded.
• Career development opportunities, including progression to advanced or technical support roles.
• Pension contributions, annual leave, family leave, health and wellbeing support, and flexible benefits.
• Overtime and on-call allowance opportunities subject to business need and training completion.