Radio Comms Engineer

Full time vacancy

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Radiocoms team. This role is a flexible role in a fast-paced environment supporting officers and staff with the Forces radio infrastructure and bespoke equipment for the forces control rooms. Alongside this, we also support operations at festivals & Events to provide technical solutions, knowledge and guidance. In this role you will undertake the day-to-day operations and control of aspects of the Force's radio communications infrastructure making sure our officers have a working technology and equipment.

You will be required to work alongside other teams in Hampshire Constabulary & Thames Valley Police so no two days are the same.

You will be responsible for the maintenance of Radio hardware and software to fulfil business requirements and for problem resolution (within the ITIL model).

Full training will be given to the right candidate who is willing to learn new areas of ICT technology.

The essentials

Good communication skills at all levels able to simplify technical jargon
1st or 2nd line support experience
Experience in DHCP, DNS, IP, LTE
Basic understanding of Radio communication
Must have capability to travel regionally to various locations and undertake all assignments in a timely manner. For this reason, a full UK driving licence is considered essential.
Short notice working, unsocial hour’s maybe required with little notice to staying away.

If you have not held residency in the UK for the last 5 years, we will not be able to process an application from you.

Please attach a CV to apply for this role

As part of the Thames Valley Police family you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. To view a full list of our benefits, please click the below link.

If you are a TVP employee and have you been in your current post for less than 12 months, you need to seek approval from your line manager to be eligible to apply for this role.

If you are an ‘at risk’ member of staff, please apply directly to the At Risk Recruitment Mailbox with your REI form and do not submit your CV.

If you have any queries, please contact the Recruitment Team at RecruitmentstaffICT@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting reference 22940. We will endeavour to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

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The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 26th October 2025.

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