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Roadside Technician Traffic Systems – Cork

SWARCO – The Better Way. Every Day.

As Ireland’s leading roadside technology company, SWARCO delivers end-to-end traffic and transport infrastructure solutions across the country. Operating from strategic bases in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick, we specialise in the installation and long-term maintenance of roadside electronic equipment that supports safer, smarter journeys.

What you will do

We have a vacancy for a TS Roadside Technician based in Cork. This is a field-based, hands-on role working on roadside technology infrastructure across the region.

In this role, you will install, maintain, and repair roadside equipment such as electronic signage, cameras, detection systems, and communications hardware. Working outdoors and at customer sites, you will support preventative maintenance programmes, respond to faults, and ensure critical roadside systems remain operational.

You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records, working safely in live roadside environments, and supporting project installations alongside other technicians and engineers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Installing and commissioning roadside electronic equipment including CCTV, VMS, and detection systems
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs to field-based equipment
• Performing preventative maintenance and routine inspections
• Installing and maintaining communications and network hardware in roadside cabinets
• Supporting new project installations and system upgrades
• Ensuring compliance with safety standards and company procedures
• Maintaining accurate fault records and service documentation
• Liaising with customers and internal teams regarding works and progress
• Supporting apprentices and trainee technicians on site

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

• Travel to roadside locations to carry out maintenance and repair work
• Install and configure field-based traffic technology equipment
• Diagnose electrical, communications, and hardware faults
• Update fault management systems and service records
• Ensure PPE and RAMS requirements are followed at all times
• Maintain tools, equipment, and company vehicle in safe condition
• Complete project paperwork accurately and on time
• Work in line with ISO quality, safety, and environmental standards

You may also:

• Participate in a standby / callout rota
• Attend emergency breakdowns outside normal working hours
• Assist with commissioning of new installations
• Attend training courses and toolbox talks
• Support the development of apprentices on site

Profile

What we are looking for

• Experience working in a field-based or roadside environment
• Practical experience in Electrical Engineering, Controls, or Instrumentation
• Experience working with fibre optic networks (OTDR/ILM testing & fusion splicing)
• Understanding of IP networks and configuration
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Excel
• Experience working on roadside infrastructure and associated H&S procedures
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work at heights
• Ability to participate in standby / callout rota
• Full driving licence
• Strong safety awareness
• Safe manual handling skills
• Willingness to learn and undertake new challenges

Benefit

What we offer

As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, SWARCO actively runs employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development, and you will also receive:

• Competitive salary with overtime and standby add-ons
• Fully expensed company van
• 25 days holiday rising to 28 days excluding bank holidays
• Bike to work scheme
• Generous employer pension contributions
• Your birthday off
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discounts portal

Interested?

Please apply by clicking on the apply button.

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before any advertised closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Applications received after the closing date will not be processed.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in Ireland, all successful candidates must have the right to work in Ireland by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Agencies, please note, that should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our PSL; we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers. If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company for a role we have not actively engaged with you on, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you and we will consider the CV a gift! We will not be liable for any payment you charge in relation to it.

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