Engineer - Telecoms

The Telecoms Engineering team is dedicated to ensuring the seamless operation and continuous improvement of the operational telecommunications infrastructure that enables one of the world's most complex urban transport networks. Our team expertise spans a broad range of telecoms technologies, critical for maintaining operational efficiency, customer and staff safety, and promoting innovation across the entire TfL ecosystem.

A Telecoms Engineer within a well‑established pan‑organisational team will provide vital support for the initiation and delivery of our projects and programmes, delivering Mayoral Transport Strategy benefits, supporting the organisation’s safety priorities and delivering planned asset upgrades. This role is centred around building the team’s Operational Telecoms capability by producing designs, associated drawings, information, calculations and enabling improvement of transport system operational performance in line with policies, technical strategies and local procedures as required.

What we expect you to be doing:

• Ensuring the safety, functionality and compliance of newly implemented or altered assets, engineering processes, procedures or systems.
• Leading the technical definition, development and implementation of low complexity engineering solutions through the application of defined engineering standards and governance.
• Providing internal stakeholders with appropriate challenge and professional advice to ensure the development or delivery of high quality, tested engineering solutions.
• Undertaking on‑site risk‑based monitoring and surveillance of works as required, resolving and/or escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
• Maintaining working knowledge of applicable standards, design codes and legislation applicable to their discipline or functional specialism.
• Evaluating, selecting and applying appropriate solutions to low risk/value/complexity engineering problems that improve efficiency or effectiveness, while improving safety and reducing operating costs.
• Making technical recommendations for own discipline or functional specialism to customers or senior management to inform technical decision making.
• Supporting continuous improvement through the use of best practice, innovation, whole life cost optimisation and effective root cause analysis.

What do we expect you to bring to the team?

Your knowledge:

• An overall understanding of Telecoms engineering within an integrated public transportation system with excellent domain knowledge of their respective job role specialism.
• Design and implementation knowledge of Telecoms operational control systems (PA, CCTV, PHP, CIS, SMS), both analogue and digital, with a degree of understanding of the principles of wired and wireless transmission technologies.
• Good knowledge of engineering safety management and its application within the roads and railway environment.
• Good knowledge of developments in Telecoms products and emerging technologies within the industry and a good knowledge of relevant TfL, British and International standards.
• A working knowledge of cyber security methods and controls.
• Good knowledge and practical experience of TfL processes, delivery of assurance and industry best practices.

Your experience:

• Good experience within the Telecoms industry with a wide-ranging experience of Telecoms engineering and its practical application to high value programmes.
• Good level of experience and personal responsibility for providing professional engineering support to major projects and maintenance organisation(s), where there are complex interfaces.
• Good record of continuing professional development and contribution to the knowledge base of the profession.

And finally, your commitment and dedication to providing the best cost / benefit balanced engineering solutions available and an appetite to grow your own professional capability and your recognition within the organisation.

Equality, diversity and inclusion: We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Benefits:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work‑life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax‑efficient cycle‑to‑work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Vetting Process: At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect and clear communication throughout.