Lighting Applications Engineer

Dextra Group plc. is the largest privately owned lighting manufacturer in the UK. With over 40 years of experience, our commitment to total service and in continuous investment enables us to be at the cutting edge of luminaire development, whilst remaining competitive, efficient and client focused. A time served electrical engineer with good fault finding skills is required for our Lighting Design Department. You will be required to provide a full range of product application guidance and technical support to our sales teams, external lighting design engineers, and other customers such as electrical wholesalers, consultants and contractors etc.

Main duties & responsibilities

• To carry out commissioning on all Dextra Groups lighting control and emergency testing systems.
• Manage projects from conception to completion.
• Diagnose and possibly rectify issues with installed lighting systems.
• Provide reports and documentation on commissioning and rectification work.
• Carry out minor on site rectification of our products on sites across the country.
• Follow all Quality control guidelines set by the company.
• Follow the requirements of the company’s ISO procedure.
• Follow the companies Health and safety Policy work instructions and safe systems of works.
• To occasionally stay overnight locally to the site being worked on.
• Ability to negotiate customer expectations and have good social and inter-active skills

Post Requirements

  •  Full UK driving license essential.
  • Computer literate.
  • City and guilds level 2 Electrical installations or equivalent. Preferred but not essential.
  • 18th Edition trained. Preferred but not essential.
  • Knowledge of the lighting industry an advantage.
  • Knowledge of electrical installations an advantage.
  • Knowledge of computer networks an advantage but not essential.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Strong verbal and written skills.
  • Organised work style.
  • Polite and confident on the telephone.
  • IPAF preferred but training and qualification will be provided.
  • CSCS (The Construction Skills Certification Scheme). Candidate will be given full training to gain relevant access to building sites.
  • AutoCAD experience an advantage.
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