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Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd seeks a Principal Radio & Communications Engineer / Technical Authority to provide senior technical leadership for critical communications at Hinkley Point C. The role covers governance across design, installation, testing, commissioning, maintenance and operation of radio and DAS systems.

Essential qualifications include a degree in electronics/telecommunications, experience as a Design Authority, and Chartered Engineer status or progression toward registration.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in electronics, telecommunications, radio, networking, systems or related engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership and independent engineering assurance for critical communications systems.
• Governance across design, installation, configuration, testing, commissioning, maintenance and operation of radio, wireless and integrated communications systems.
• Lead root-cause investigations and risk-based technical decisions.
• Review HLDs, LLDs, drawings, specifications and configuration information.
• Oversee testing, acceptance and handover for complex infrastructure.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design Authority

Root cause analysis

Systems engineering

Stakeholder communication

Configuration management

Education

Degree in electronics/telecommunications

Tools

DMR Tier III

RFoF

DAS

Networking

Job description

Principal Radio & Communications Engineer / Technical Authority (289dm)

Principal Radio & Communications Engineer / Technical Authority (289dm) – Bridgewater- Hinkley Point - £65,000 Base

We are seeking an experienced Principal Radio & Communications Engineer to provide senior technical leadership and independent engineering assurance for critical communications systems at Hinkley Point C.

The role is responsible for technical governance across the design, installation, configuration, testing, commissioning, maintenance and operation of radio, wireless and integrated communications systems.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience in electronic, telecommunications, radio, networking, systems or related engineering.
• Significant experience in critical communications, radio, wireless, networking, systems integration or similar infrastructure.
• Strong experience with DMR Tier III, RF over Fibre (RFoF) and DAS.
• SMSTS or SSSTS, with Black Hat or Blue Hat certification.
• Proven experience acting as a Design Authority, Technical Authority or technical approval/sign-off function.
• Experience reviewing HLDs, LLDs, drawings, specifications and configuration information.
• Experience leading or approving system, site, integration, commissioning and acceptance testing.
• Strong understanding of installation standards, technical inspections, defect management and handover.
• Proven ability to diagnose complex faults and lead root-cause investigations.
• Experience assessing technical change, risk, maintainability, resilience and service continuity.
• Deep expertise in at least two relevant technology areas.
• Excellent technical writing, documentation, stakeholder communication and decision-making skills.
• Confident challenging technical decisions and withholding approval where requirements or evidence have not been met.
• Full UK driving licence and ability to meet applicable HPC site-access requirements.
• Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer or working towards professional registration.
• Previous experience at HPC, a nuclear licensed site or another highly regulated/critical infrastructure environment.
• Relevant vendor certifications in radio, wireless, DAS, RF over Fibre, networking or unified communications.
• Experience with configuration management, asset management, obsolescence and technical baseline control.
• Systems engineering experience including requirements traceability, verification and validation.
• Supplier technical assurance, FAT and subcontractor oversight experience.
• Training in root-cause analysis, functional safety, quality auditing or engineering assurance.

Key Attributes

The successful candidate will be:

• Technically authoritative, credible and independent.
• Methodical and disciplined in technical decision-making and documentation.
• Practical and solutions-focused without compromising safety or technical integrity.
• Able to communicate complex technical matters to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Calm and decisive during incidents and high-pressure situations.
• Comfortable providing constructive challenge and making risk-based technical decisions.
• Collaborative across Operations, Projects, SHEQ, Service, suppliers and customer teams while maintaining independent technical authority.