Trainee Cable Engineer
| Posting date: | 04 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,000 to £45,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 December 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Smart City Recruiters |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | TCE459032 |
Summary
Pre Enablement Technicians / Cabling TRR Engineer
About The Role:
A pre-enablement engineer is responsible for performing the initial groundwork and infrastructure tasks in a customer's property or area before a main installation or connection takes place. This will involve laying cables, rodding and roping underground networks, and preparing the site to ensure a smooth and efficient connection process later.
What will you be doing?
To our customers you’ll be the face of our client enabling an ultrafast broadband capability that is fit for the future.
Working as part of a two-person team in a local area, you will install, repair and test fibre cables from the network up to customer properties. The job is working on the external network so you will be trained in multiple skillsets to complete this work. The work will include light civils and cabling.
You will be provided with all the necessary training and equipment in order to become a fully-fledged pre-enablement technician. No two days are the same, which means you’ll always be learning and developing new skills. We will do all we can to help you achieve your potential in a supportive and rewarding environment.
What are we looking for?
You must have:
Very good communication and or customer service skills
A valid clean UK manual driving licence (no more than 6 points, with no disqualifications required for fleet van insurance)
We’d like you to have (not essential) :
Creative ways of thinking to overcome problems and suggest better ways of working
Experience of working with power tools where necessary
Experience working in cable laying or similar manual environments
NRSWA Accredited or knowledge of Signing, Lighting and Guarding requirements
Expectations for work
· You Must be willing to work out side in all weather conditions
· Start time on site is 8am and finish time 6pm
· Working on price work - paid on price per job
· Weeks 1-6 will be training in field and classroom – paid at a training rate.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 36 months
Work Location: On the road
About The Role:
A pre-enablement engineer is responsible for performing the initial groundwork and infrastructure tasks in a customer's property or area before a main installation or connection takes place. This will involve laying cables, rodding and roping underground networks, and preparing the site to ensure a smooth and efficient connection process later.
What will you be doing?
To our customers you’ll be the face of our client enabling an ultrafast broadband capability that is fit for the future.
Working as part of a two-person team in a local area, you will install, repair and test fibre cables from the network up to customer properties. The job is working on the external network so you will be trained in multiple skillsets to complete this work. The work will include light civils and cabling.
You will be provided with all the necessary training and equipment in order to become a fully-fledged pre-enablement technician. No two days are the same, which means you’ll always be learning and developing new skills. We will do all we can to help you achieve your potential in a supportive and rewarding environment.
What are we looking for?
You must have:
Very good communication and or customer service skills
A valid clean UK manual driving licence (no more than 6 points, with no disqualifications required for fleet van insurance)
We’d like you to have (not essential) :
Creative ways of thinking to overcome problems and suggest better ways of working
Experience of working with power tools where necessary
Experience working in cable laying or similar manual environments
NRSWA Accredited or knowledge of Signing, Lighting and Guarding requirements
Expectations for work
· You Must be willing to work out side in all weather conditions
· Start time on site is 8am and finish time 6pm
· Working on price work - paid on price per job
· Weeks 1-6 will be training in field and classroom – paid at a training rate.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 36 months
Work Location: On the road