Trainee Smart Meter Engineer

Salary: £26,000 per year

Trainee Smart Meter Engineer – No Experience Necessary!

Smart Metering can be a very rewarding career with potential to earn above £40,000 once fully qualified with opportunities in the future to progress your career into either management or a senior position within Lowri Beck.

What you will receive:

Below is the breakdown of your salary from the start of training until you are fully qualified:

• Starting salary 0 to 19 weeks £26,000
• 19 weeks to 52 weeks £23,000
• After 1 year £31,500

• Fully funded training course with accommodation*
• Once qualified you will receive a Level 2 Diploma in Smart Metering
• Company van, uniform, fuel card and tools
• Once qualified, ability to earn bonus and push up your earnings towards an OTE of £40,000

​Once qualified, you will be visiting consumers’ properties as a representative of Lowri Beck to install gas and electric smart meters. You will deliver an exceptional customer experience by ensuring the work is completed safely and tidily, and also ensuring that the consumer has a good understanding of the new meter, including the benefits that smart metering will offer them. To support you, our training package will include everything that you need in order to provide outstanding customer service across all areas.

​All applicants will:

• Be willing to complete the necessary training to become a Dual Fuel Smart Meter Installer, including the possibility of staying away from home while completing training
• Hold a full, valid & up to date manual driving licence with no more than 3 penalty points, and have not been disqualified from driving within the past 5 years
• Be able to pass a basic criminal record check, and have no unspent criminal convictions on record
• Be capable of working alone in the field with minimum supervision
• Be comfortable working in confined spaces
• Be manually dexterous & capable of lifting
• Be willing to cover emergency call out
• Be flexible in order to adapt to the changing needs of the business, and travel to work in other locations if required
• Have excellent communication & customer service skills
• Have good IT skills – During training portfolio’s will be completed using an e-portfolio software package & once qualified work will be delivered via a handheld terminal (HHT) with timesheets also completed online

All successful applicants will be subject to our standard vetting procedures, including passing a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, identity & address check, driving licence check, proven eligibility to work in the UK check, and previous 5 year employment history check.

You will also be subject to random drug and alcohol testing throughout your employment

Lowri Beck is now authorised by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS)

Lowri Beck participates in the EUSR Smart Meter Referencing Scheme

*T’s & C’s apply