Field Telemetry / Communications Engineer

Location: Field-Based (UK-Wide) – Ideally based along the M62 Corridor or in the Midlands
Salary: £32,000-£37,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week)

Join a Growing Technology Business Driving Smarter Measurement Solutions

Are you an experienced Field Engineer with a background in telemetry, communications, networking, or instrumentation? Do you enjoy working on varied customer sites, solving technical challenges, and delivering high-quality installations?

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary of £32,000-£37,000 depending on experience.
• Company vehicle.
• All travel, accommodation, and subsistence expenses covered.
• 33 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), plus your birthday off.
• Enhanced pension scheme.
• Healthcare plan with Westfield Health.
• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• All tools, equipment, and PPE provided.
• Ongoing training and opportunities to develop your technical skills within a growing business.

About JWF Group

JWF Group is a fast-growing measurement, instrumentation and data business operating across the UK. The Group comprises two complementary trading businesses, JWF Process Solutions and Stream Measurement, and serves clients across water, energy, gas, utilities, healthcare (NHS), food & beverage, and industrial sectors.

With over 60 years’ experience, JWF delivers bespoke measurement, instrumentation and data software solutions, helping customers manage flow, pressure, temperature, level and energy across their process and utility applications. Our vision is to become the trusted technology partner of choice for measurement and data solutions throughout the UK.

The Role

JWF Group is looking for a Field Telemetry / Communications Engineer to join our growing Software and Data Team.

You will work across both JWF Process Solutions and Stream Measurement customer sites, playing a central role in delivering high-quality installations and keeping our customers’ measurement and monitoring infrastructure fully operational.

This is a field-based role requiring regular travel to customer sites nationwide. You will work both independently and as part of the wider software team, delivering clean, professional installations to a consistently high standard, ensuring every site is fully operational on handover.

What You’ll Be Doing

Installation & Cabling

• Install and terminate structured cabling (Cat5e / Cat6, current signalling, Modbus, etc.) across industrial, commercial and utility sites
• Install and mount network equipment including switches, routers, gateways, antennas, access points and adapters/converters
• Support implementation and commissioning of instrumentation used for data acquisition (flow, pressure, thermal energy, level)
• Ensure all installations are neat, labelled and documented to a professional standard

Networking & Connectivity

• Configure and test network switches, routers and gateways
• Set up and verify connectivity at new and existing sites (Ethernet, Cellular, LPWAN, NBIoT)
• Support LoRaWAN / WM-Bus and similar telemetry systems
• Troubleshoot on-site network, connectivity and communication faults

Commissioning & Support

• Commission sites end-to-end, ensuring hardware and connectivity is fully tested before handover
• Liaise with site staff and managers during installation visits
• Escalate complex issues to the Lead Engineer or management as appropriate

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate records of installations and site configurations
• Complete site sign-off documentation and handover reports
• Ensure all work complies with health & safety regulations, RAMS, permits and company standards

About You

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in the field, thrives on solving technical problems, and takes pride in delivering high-quality work.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years’ experience in a field-based engineering role involving telemetry, networking, communications, instrumentation, or similar technologies.
• Strong IT skills with knowledge of field communication protocols and low-power field-based devices
• Experience configuring networking equipment and low-power communications devices.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout the UK, including regular overnight stays.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to customers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload effectively.
• High attention to detail system configuration.
• Enthusiasm for emerging technologies, cloud-based systems, and modern communications solutions.

Desirable

• Experience working with electrical instrumentation, including flow, pressure, temperature, or energy measurement.
• Previous experience within water, utilities, industrial, or process engineering environments.

Apply Today

If you’re looking for a rewarding field-based engineering role where you’ll work with cutting-edge telemetry and communications technologies while making a real impact for customers across the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and become part of JWF Group’s growing Software and Data Team.

No agencies, please.