Average Network Engineer salary in Lancashire

Job Purpose We are currently seeking a skilled Mechanical Network Asset Engineer to join our team, with a clear and supported pathway to develop Electrical engineering capabilities. This role is offered initially as a single-skilled position, with the opportunity to upskill into a flexi-skilled role through our in-house technical training programme. Upon successful completion of training and competency sign-off in the secondary discipline, the role will transition to a flexi-skilled position. The starting salary for this role is £38,462, with progression to £44,320 once fully trained and signed off in the secondary skill. This is an excellent opportunity for career development within a supportive and forward-thinking engineering environment. Hours/Pattern of working :  A 7am-7pm, 7 days per week shift pattern will be in operation and a shift premium will apply.)The successful candidate will be required to take part in an out of hours standby rota and you must be able to respond to call outs within a reasonable time of the initial call. Accountabilities and Responsibilites You will be accountable for carrying out reactive, planned and proactive fault identification, investigation and analysis to establish the root cause of all mechanical issues. You will complete the necessary planned maintenance tasks on Wastewater Network Maintenance assets in order to ensure their reliability and ensure efficient operation and ensure compliance with United Utilities Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times. You will also have accountability for: Assisting the Network Asset Controller and Network Maintainer Controller in reviewing and amending the appropriate telemetry alarm level settings at powered assets, as requiredIdentifying and raising further work and identifying capital investment needs (through Problem Notes or reactive Plant Failure Reports) required to avoid repeat incidents and failures at powered assets.Responding to reactive incidents e.g. alarms, customer calls and field notifications on standby, and carry out the first call response on all powered assets.Liaising with the Network Asset Controller and Network Maintainer Controller to ensure that all assets at each powered asset / site facility are registered correctly on United Utilities corporate system at all times.Ensuring that all maintenance data recorded is reliable, accurate and complete at all times.Ensuring that all powered assets are compliant with their regulatory Environment Agency (EA) permit conditions at all times.Proactively looking at ways of reducing the number of repeat failures, Pollution and/or Flooding incidents at powered assets.Acting as the Person Controlling the Works (PCW) for all work (within relevant mechanical or electrical discipline) being completed on site by Framework Contractors, ensuring that the work is completed safely, correctly, on time and within budget.Assisting the Network Asset Controllers and Network Maintainer Controllers in reviewing and updating the ‘Site Contingency Plans', and ensuring that the critical spares for powered assets are available at all times. This role may not be eligible for sponsorship Skills and Expereince To succeed in this role you must hold a minimum qualification at City and Guilds or National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 (or equivalent) in a mechanical discipline and be a time-served engineer in Mechanical engineering or a relevant Mechanical discipline. It is essential that you are able to demonstrate basic maintenance understanding of the operation of Wastewater Network Assets, and a general understanding of Wastewater Network activities.Good information technology skills are essential and the ability to understand United Utilities systems and their capabilities and limitations.Often working alone you will need to be capable of using your own initiative and have a flexible approach to highly varied workloads.Good interpersonal skills will be essential in order to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers.Good time management - able to work to agreed deadlines and achieve personal objectives.Good analytical and problem solving skills.Good team working skills.You must hold a full UK driving license Benefits A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidaysA competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life coverUp to 7.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievementsA comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded schemeMyGymDiscounts - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptionsBest DoctorsSalary FinanceWealth at Work coursesDeals and discountsEVolve Car SchemeEmployee Assistance PlanMental health first aidersShareBuyMORE Choices flexible benefitsEnhanced parental leave schemes Salary - £38,462 - £44,320Work Type - OnsiteJob Location - Chorley Wastewater Treatment Works, Common Bank Lane, Southport Road, Chorley, PR7 1NRRole Type - PermanentEmployment Type - Full TimeWorking Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. 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Prestigious opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer - IT operations with a market-leading International full-service law firm. Following a period of significant growth, we are expanding our IT Technical Operations team and are inviting you to join our success story. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be dedicated to providing expertise in the support, management and ongoing improvements to all areas of the firm's network infrastructure. You will be responsible for: - Ensuring that the various network services adhere to performance and capacity SLAs, and meet security requirementsProviding a sound platform for expansion when and where requiredMentoring and training of other network engineersWorking closely with the Technical Delivery and Architecture teams to design and support the delivery of future network enhancements, changes and solutionsOngoing management and monitoring of LAN, WAN and Remote servicesRemediation of any issues and continual Service Improvement wherever possible.R&D and implementation of new technologiesInclusion in Network related projects or those requiring a Network resource If you are an experienced Network Engineer with a proven track record in 3rd line Network Support and possess a combination of the below, LETS TALK! CCNA and CCNP certificationsLAN and WAN routing and switchingSDWANNetwork architecture and designExperience working with 3rd party providers and 3rd party connectivityWireless network design, management and troubleshootingTeams TelephonyFirewalls and IPSCisco ISERemote VPN and DMVPNCloud networkingCCNA Security and/or CCNA Wireless are advantageous but not essential. In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing training and career development, hybrid working 3 days a week in the office and an enviable benefits package.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Prestigious opportunity for a Network Solutions Design Engineer (Cisco) with a global leader in the provision of cutting-edge connectivity and digital solutions, delivering world-class broadband, mobile and network services.Our customer solutions design team lead the way in implementing complex Voice, Network, Wireless and Security Solutions across a wide array of vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, Aruba and Microsoft using technologies such as SD-WAN, SD-A, ISE, ACI, Webex, MS Teams & NextGen FWs. We are inviting you to join our success story based in Manchester, Liverpool or Newcastle in a hybrid role 3 days a week in the office and 2 days remotely. Taking High Level Designs into the Low-Level detail at the Post-Sale stage, implementing the solution followed by thorough testing before handing over to the relevant support or managed service teams. You will be responsible for: - Capturing detailed customer technical requirements and translating them into technical solutions designManagement and delivery of the technical direction of the solutions designManaging the review and validation processes for both new and in-life products and servicesManaging customer solutions design engagement, statement of work creation and 3rd party deliverablesFacilitating strong customer relationships at a senior levelCustomer migration planning and implementationResolving complex solution and service issues, leading root cause analysis and escalationIdentification of potential risks, implementing controls and mitigationsEnsuring delivery of thought leadership in complex bids and agreeing a strategic approach If you possess a combination of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Experience in low level and high level design of complex network solutions Strong stakeholder management and leadership skillsExpertise working with Cisco CatalystCisco DNA Center (DNAC)Cisco ISEFirewall design, implementation and configuration is advantageous but not essential.WiFi deployments using Ekahau to complete both predicative and APOS assessmentsAbility to deploy configurations from designs In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing training and career development, a 10% on target bonus, enviable pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages and much more.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk