Service Engineer

CV-LibraryBirminghampermanentPosted: 15 May 2026
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Field Service Engineer

Midlands Patch

£65,000 basic + 10% bonus + 1.5x overtime door-to-door

Realistic earnings: £80,000+ with overtime

We are looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to support maintenance, commissioning & service work across electrical distribution sites, substations & critical power environments.

This is a strong opportunity for an engineer with a background in HV/LV switchgear, transformers, substations or electrical distribution who wants to move into a global OEM environment with long-term development, technical variety & strong earning potential.

You will be working across customer sites supporting installation, maintenance, fault finding, commissioning & diagnostics on OEM electrical equipment, with work typically involving switchgear, transformers, protection systems, distribution networks & associated substation equipment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Carrying out maintenance, servicing & commissioning on electrical distribution equipment

• Working across HV/LV switchgear, transformers & substation environments

• Fault finding, diagnostics & technical support across customer sites

• Supporting planned maintenance, reactive works & outage activity

• Carrying out testing including CT/VT work, functional testing, protection checks & condition monitoring

• Producing service reports & ensuring work is completed safely to regulated standards

• Working closely with service managers, project teams & customers on site

• Supporting a regional service patch with occasional wider travel where required

What we’re looking for:

• Experience as a Field Service Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, Maintenance Engineer or Electrical Service Engineer

• Background working with electrical distribution equipment, switchgear, transformers, substations or power systems

• Experience across HV/LV environments would be highly beneficial

• Strong fault-finding & maintenance capability

• Comfortable working on customer sites with autonomy

• Understanding of electrical safety, RAMS, isolations & permit-controlled environments

• Full UK driving licence

What’s in it for you:

• £45,000 basic salary

• 10% annual bonus

• 1.5x overtime paid door-to-door

• Realistic earnings of £80,000+ with overtime

• OEM training & development

• Strong progression routes within a global energy technology business

• Exposure to critical infrastructure, substations & electrical distribution networks

• Company vehicle, tools & full package

• Long-term stability with one of the most recognised names in the sector

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