Location
You can be based anywhere in the UK, however please be mindful there will be element of travel involved as your presence will be needed at Network Site Locations - Having a driving license would be a preference.
Why BT?
We’ve always been an organisation with purpose; to use the power of communications to make a better world. You can trace this back to our beginning as pioneers of the world’s first telecommunications company. At our heart we’re a technology company with research and innovation in our bones and a desire to be personal, simple, and brilliant for our customers - those are the values we live by whilst also creating an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed.
Our pursuit of progress over the past 180 years has established BT as a strong, successful brand, with huge scale capable of achieving great things. From supporting emergency services, hospitals, banks and keeping economies around the world online, safe and secure, to delivering large scale technology infrastructure like the creation of BT Sport.
So if you have the drive, optimism and resilience to help propel us forward we’ll offer unrivalled personal development, a wealth of opportunities to learn, experience new things and pursue new careers. If that’s you and what you’re looking for, we’d love you to be part of our future.
Why this job matters
We’re building the networks of the future. We stay one step ahead and respond to our customers’ ever-changing needs. Our network supports 5G, Internet, Mobile voice and Data, Television, and Voice services for BT and other Suppliers. Supporting a detailed M&E Accommodation team who deliver network power, space, and cooling solutions turning them into detailed specifications for enablement of network delivery and integration. Removes roadblocks for the team to help the team work efficiently and effectively. Manages customer and stakeholder expectations and relative business priorities across the entire team to ensure designs are delivered to meet business priority at optimum cost.
As the Electrical Compliance Professional, you will manage the delivery of the Inspection and Testing programme, lead electrical record compliance, control electrical standards for projects and design software.
Develop relationships with our key internal and external stakeholders to ensure delivery meets the target. You will work closely with delivery leads in BT, contracted suppliers, vendor managers and finance partners.
This role is key in supporting project delivery by maintaining compliance of electrical records and processes.
You will need to deliver the program and monitor the costs against the budget.
What you’ll be doing
* Provide Electrical Technical support the wider Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Accommodation team. Having a firm grasp of the BT Policy documents and verify conformance of the teams outputs.
* Manage the plan for the Testing and Inspection of all BT Properties to BS7671, including the initial inspection and any remedial actions.
* Create and manage the purchase requests for the elected vendors to complete the Inspection and Testing program, tracking completion against good receipt and invoicing.
* Develop insights into the program to identify cost savings through efficiencies and effective contractor cost control.
* Create metrics to support the delivery and provide clarity of the program to all levels.
* Working closely with the M&E Accommodation team to ensure legislative compliance, identifying risks early.
* To liaise with the Power Engineer and Vendors to ensure a BT presence when testing activities are undertaken.
* Budget control at programme level
* Identify best practices on how to manage the programme effectively and efficiently
* Control electrical record standards for projects, ensuring compliance
* Prioritise H&S – To have regard for health and safety, his/her job license and skills as agreed with line manager.
* Delivers work with full regard of H&S aspects. Carries out on-site risk assessments giving careful consideration to any hazards before starting work and as the work progresses.Is comfortable challenging and asking others to display their ID passes when on BT premises.
Skills required
* Specialist in mechanical and electrical, power & cooling specifically Standby generation and AC infrastructure and its implementation and operation in networks and data centres
* You will be a qualified to BS7671 18th
* You will have a solid academic electrical or building services engineering background (BEng, HND, HNC), or the equivalent demonstrable work experience
* Stakeholder management at all levels- able to present to Senior Manager, Director level for investment cases, performance reviews
* Able to forge relationships with M&E Accommodation Managers, peers, matrix direct reports and the wider technical community
* Ability to influence and resolve conflicts of prioritisation within the business
* Ability to support, coach and develop the team
Benefits
Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career
25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
Life Assurance
Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%
Direct Share scheme
Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment
Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks
3 volunteering days per year
Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Careers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network
Our leadership standards
Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?
Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.