Job Description
Advanced Meter Professional
Req ID:  57942
Posting Start Date:  22/04/2026
Job Function:  Strategy, Transformation & Business Intelligence
Division:  Networks
Job Location:  GBR Glasgow - Alexndr Bain Hse, GBR-Manchester-New Bailey
Advertised Salary:  Competitive with Great Benefits

Job Req ID: 57942

Posting Date: 22nd April 2026

Function:  Networks

Location: Glasgow (preferred) or Manchester

Closing Date: 20th May 2026

About the role

We’re looking for an Advanced Meter Professional to act as a subject matter expert for meter operations across the estate of circa 20,000 meters. This is a highly analytical, operationally focused role where you will engage field professionals, back-office teams, technical departments and trusted suppliers to deliver metering infrastructure upgrades. 

You’ll play a key role in managing data collection activities for advanced half hourly meters, delivering meter infrastructure upgrade programmes whilst leading on financials, identifying root causes of issues, driving process improvements and helping the shape the future of the business to embrace upcoming industry changes.

This role is ideal for a someone with strong data, project or metering experience who enjoys problem solving and has good technical proficiency. 


This role can be based in either BT's Glasgow office or Manchester office (Glasgow is preferred)

 

What you’ll be doing

  • Data Collection: Management of circa 20k meters ensuring daily data collection activities are performed. 
  • Key Performance Indicators: Sustain performance in line with supplier KPIs and ownership of reporting. 
  • Operational Management:  Lead on meter activities across multiple teams, internal development and energy teams, meter operator, trusted suppliers, distributors and power skilled field professionals. 
  • Metering Infrastructure: Lead programme to underpin legacy communications exit and end of life replacements. 
  • Maintain In-Life metering: Identifying and delivering process efficiency and improvements. 
  • Market Wide Half Hourly: Engage industry to lead on our transition to a new data collector role. 
  • Financial Lead: Managing outlook, creating purchase orders, reporting and driving programmes to deliver against financial commitments.
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Essential Skills / Experience

  • Organization: High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Technical Proficiency: Competence in using manufacturers software, databases and Microsoft Excel.
  • Problem-Solving: Ability to identify issues, resolve them quickly and modify processes as prevention. 
  • Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills for coordinating with senior stakeholders.
  • Experience:  In industry, data, financial or delivery management.

Desirable Skills / Experience

  • Metering Industry: Lead role in Meter back-office operations, Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) or Data Collection.
  • Technical Experience: Large scale roll-out projects working with technical departments.
  • Financial: Experience in leading on finances, raising PO’s and undertaking on time supplier receipting. 
  • Electrical: Good knowledge and understanding.

Our Package

  • On target 10% on target bonus​
  • BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%​
  • From January 2025, equal family leave:  receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.​
  • Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.​
  • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service​
  • 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues​
  • 2 weeks carer’s leave ​
  • World-class training and development opportunities​
  • Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good.  Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers. 

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country.   Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.