Field Engineer/Technician
Location: Milan area (with travel to Bologna, Florence, and Turin)
Type: Permanent
Company van, fuel card, and overnight accommodation provided when required.
Our customer is looking for a Field Engineer to join its growing operations team in Italy, supporting broadband and Wi-Fi installations across student accommodation sites.
This is a field-based role suited to someone with a practical cabling or telecommunications background who enjoys hands-on work and is comfortable working on active construction sites.
The successful candidate will be based in the Milan area due to the volume of work there, while also travelling to sites across Northern and Central Italy as required.
Key Responsibilities:
* Conduct site surveys and pre-installation inspections
* Install and test CAT5/CAT6, Ethernet, and fibre cabling
* Support Wi-Fi and broadband network deployments
* Supervise subcontractors on-site
* Carry out fault finding, maintenance, and repairs
* Work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, contractors, and customers
* Ensure installations meet quality and safety standards
What We're Looking For:
* Experience in structured cabling, telecoms, broadband, or field installations
* Comfortable working on construction and student accommodation sites
* Basic networking knowledge with a willingness to learn
* Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
* Italian and English language skills (French would be beneficial)
* Full driving licence
* Flexible approach to travel and workload
This role would suit candidates from telecoms installation or broadband provider backgrounds such as Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TIM, Vodafone, Fastweb, Open Fiber, or similar field-based environments.
If you are looking for a varied field engineering role with a growing technology business, we would like to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV in English where possible.