19/05/2014

BT To Recruit Hundreds Of New Engineers

A total of 350 new engineering jobs are to be created in Scotland and Wales by BT, as part of a recruitment drive across the UK to support the rollout of fibre broadband.

The company has said that it looking for 160 new engineers in Scotland and 190 in Wales.

It is part of a plan to recruit up to 1,600 new engineers throughout the UK as part of its Openreach programme, which supplies broadband to rural communities.

It is keen to recruit in:

Wrexham

Bangor

Cardigan

Abergavenny

Carmarthen

Machynlleth

Llandrindod Wells

Presteigne

Newtown

Usk

Caernarfon

Llanberis

Llanwnda

Pwllheli

Rhyl

Bethesda

Fishguard

Haverfordwest

The business expects a significant number of the engineering roles to be taken up by ex-servicemen and women, and it is particularly keen to recruit more female engineers and has launched a campaign encouraging women to enter the world of engineering.


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