Lead Telecom Engineer

Job Title: Lead Telecom Engineer

Wood has been awarded a major project with Saudi Aramco and we are looking to hire a Lead Telecom Engineer to be based at CPECC office in Dubai. Below are more details about the position.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Telecom Engineering or Electronics and Communications Engineering
2. Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred.
3. Competent to carry out the Design activity in the Design-Check-Approve-Authorize cycle, and to check the technical deliverables of designers.
4. General knowledge of other related disciplines.
5. Ability to work efficiently and effectively when managing multiple tasks.
6. Must be self-motivated, results-oriented, and be flexible to work well under tight schedules in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team environment.
7. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
8. Good oral and written English skills able to produce fluent documents, reports, and technical notes.

Experience Requirement:

1. Minimum 15 years’ experience working in telecoms in large Oil & Gas Facilities having broad knowledge of engineering execution including design standards, specifications, codes, safety criteria, onshore and offshore facilities design, construction, and operations.
2. Conversant with relevant Telecommunications national and international standards and has a broad understanding of all aspects of Telecommunications systems and a deep understanding of own specialty.
3. Proven track record of delivering a portfolio of Telecom EPC projects including complex and multiple vendor projects within international settings.
4. Requires hands-on expertise and design experience with telecoms equipment and systems design (OTN, UHF TETRA VHF radio systems, IP Networks), security (access control, CCTV surveillance networks, fence intruder detection, ANPR), public/emergency announcement (PAGA), and networks (WANs, LANs, industrial wireless networks, wiring, routers, switches, servers ship/shore communication systems, hazardous area requirements).
5. Shall be proficient in fiber optic cabling network design, copper cable networks, and relevant infrastructure such as duct banks, cable/ladder tray designs. This shall include transition of design engineering to construction deliverables.