Telecommunications Engineer in Aberdeen

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Telecommunications Engineer to join out fantastic team here in Westhill, Aberdeenshire. Previous experience in telecommunications design and system integration is vital for this position.

Role

To design, integrate and implement telecommunications systems that are reliable, efficient and fit for purpose and meet all project specifications, standards and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure work is conducted competently and effectively, within time and budget constraints, and that stated project objectives are satisfied. Plans and manages their workload.
• Establish and maintain an awareness of HS&E across the discipline within assigned project.
• Review and approve selected engineering deliverables produced by other members of the discipline team.
• Develop requisitions to support materials procurement.
• Ensure integrity of work scope and that all work is conducted in accordance with applicable project requirements, codes and standards.
• Use proven work methods and standardized deliverables / tools where possible to maximize design efficiency and minimize risk of error.
• Support development of a productive and cohesive discipline team. Represent the discipline team at internal and external project meetings.
• Work consistently within the Quality Management System.
• Manage design change within project budget and schedule framework.
• Provides early notice of, and work with the project management team to resolve, any impediments to the engineering process.
• Encourage intra-discipline and inter-discipline communication, to facilitate effective project collaboration. Establish good communications with the project management team.
• Develop and promote initiatives to improve cost effectiveness and productivity on projects.
• Identify software and other tools required to enable the team to function effectively.
• Support preparation of cost, time and resource requirement estimates for nominated projects, scope changes or proposals.
• Provide timely and accurate discipline progress measurement data to the project manager as agreed for each project.
• Able to deal professionally, fairly and ethically with third parties such as vendors and contractors with due regard to commercial and contractual responsibilities.
• Promote the understanding and application of risk management techniques within the discipline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering degree from a recognized university OR technical institute

or significant relevant experience together with appropriate formal qualifications.

Experience

• 3-5 years post-graduation experience.
• Experience within the Telecommunications industry.
• Shall be experienced in the specification, testing, certification and operation of telecommunications for installation in hazardous areas in an industrial environment.
• Experienced in the specification and purchase of Telecommunications Systems as appropriate for applications in industrial facilities.
• Shall have specific knowledge of Federal and International hazardous area standards.
• Experiences in vendor liaison, bid evaluation and the procurement lifecycle for all telecommunications system packages including factory testing and vendor document review.
• Good working knowledge of systems such as UHF/VHF Radio, VSAT, PAGA/EAS,CCTV, ACS, LAN/WAN/WIFI/LTE and OSP/Structured Cabling Systems.
• Shall be familiar with all design documentation and their use and be able to originate such documents including block diagrams, hook-up diagrams, termination diagrams, schematics, loops, PAGA speaker layouts, antenna layouts, philosophies, specifications and datasheets.

Key Competencies

• Able to work autonomously with only exceptional technical guidance.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Ability for occasional travel (<10>
• Right to work in the UK.

Candidates must have long-term eligibility to work in the UK as the company are unable to provide sponsorship now or in the future.