Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Role overview

Engineering and project delivery

• Carry out studies, development, and detailed design for telecommunications systems and subsystems, coordinating with other disciplines.
• Develop discipline work plans and supervise engineers, designers, and technical personnel delivering project work.
• Provide technical expertise for telecom system specifications, design, and selection.
• Manage project telecom scope, budgets, schedules, resources, and risks, including design changes within budget and schedule.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineering, procurement, construction teams, and clients; support approval of design deliverables.
• Oversee deliverables and ensure technical integrity, project-scope compliance, and adherence to applicable international standards.

Telecommunications systems

• Preferred expertise areas include onshore SDH, OTN, DWDM, and Gigabit Ethernet networks; wireless HF, VHF, UHF, TETRA, and spread-spectrum systems; and serial communications.
• Other preferred systems include CCTV, information systems, telephone/data networks, structured cabling, PA/GA, and access control.
• Experience listed includes FOC cable installation, Ethernet, LAN/WAN, CCTV, access control, PA/GA, TETRA radio, and telephone/data systems.
• The role integrates these systems into a complete telecommunications package with support from a telecom system integrator.

Design deliverables and site activities

• Develop telecom specifications, data sheets, design basis documents, coverage study reports, and system block diagrams.
• Prepare power-consumption and heat-dissipation calculations, equipment and tie-in lists, cable schedules, layout drawings, and material take-offs.
• Prepare modification scopes of work for existing telecom systems and participate in site surveys and data collection.
• Participate in design reviews, risk reviews, value engineering, and constructability workshops; work on proposals and prepare man-hour estimates.
• Handle workshare with a remote office.

Leadership and decision-making

• Guide engineers, designers, and workshare teams.
• As project discipline lead, control budget, plan and deliver to schedule, and make decisions supporting project success.
• Understand HSE requirements for self and the discipline team.

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