Senior Field Telecoms Engineer vacancy in Heathrow - London (284DM)

Ex-Mill Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Field Telecoms Engineer for a multinational corporation based in Heathrow, London. This role involves maintenance and installation of telecoms equipment, requiring strong RF engineering skills and a commitment to excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will possess significant experience in both analog and digital radio systems and have strong technical documentation abilities. The position offers a competitive salary between £42,000 and £45,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of RF engineering principles.
• Experience in RF test environments.
• Excellent communication skills and client-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Respond to customer incidents ensuring service restoration.
• Plan and deliver service projects within SLA.
• Install communication equipment in vehicles.

Skills

RF engineering understanding

Experience with digital and analog radio systems

Strong documentation skills

Excellent verbal & written communication skills

Ability to work independently

Tools

RF test equipment

Programming handheld & mobile devices

Job description

Senior Field Telecoms Engineer vacancy in Heathrow - London (284DM)

Senior Field Telecoms Engineer (284DM) – London-Heathrow – £42,000-£45,000 DOE. Our client, a successful multinational corporation, is looking for a Senior Field Engineer to join a team consisting of the Principal, System & Service Engineers.

Team Responsibilities

• Remedial Maintenance – Respond to customer‐reported incidents via the NOC within an SLA framework, ensuring all incidents are resolved or service restored within SLA.
• Ensure customer requests (Moves, Adds, Changes or Terminations) are delivered within expected timeframes.
• Preventative Maintenance – Complete scheduled customer service visits, including equipment audits, triage, cosmetic repairs and programming.
• Vehicle Installations – Install communication equipment into motorised and non‑motorised vehicles.
• Radio signal strength coverage testing.
• Project delivery – Assist with system engineering tasks as required, within agreed timescales and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure overall service performance meets customer SLA targets.
• Act as first escalation point at Heathrow.
• Accurately record and report as required.
• Plan and deliver large‑scale service projects.
• Attend and complete all service/incident tickets on the company ticketing system within SLA.
• Perform vehicle radio work: installation, decommissioning and service response.
• Deliver all Moves, Additions and Changes (MACs).
• Complete preventative maintenance visits, programming and refurbishment of company assets to satisfactory standards.
• Carry out visual, functional and RF power tests and remedial adjustments, both routine and during outages.
• Assist field engineers on site and remotely in fault‑finding and issue resolution.
• Support engineering projects and meet agreed timescales and industry standards.
• Be flexible to work out‑of‑hours when required for project delivery.
• Document all requested project activity as required.
• Maintain customer satisfaction targets and objectives.
• Follow HR procedures and ensure compliance with SHEQ and all legal requirements.
• Adhere to the company BMS and operator's manual.
• Submit timesheets and expenses promptly.
• Collaborate with peers for optimal delivery.
• Engage in continuous learning and development within a fast‑changing technical environment.
• Promote company departments and products.
• Keep company vehicles clean and presentable.
• Complete all required training, including customer‑specific site requirements for access.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Strong understanding of RF engineering: modulation techniques, RF propagation, antennas and filtering.
• Experience with digital and analog radio systems (DMR, TETRA, P25, LTE/5G MCX, SDR).
• Knowledge of radio base‑station architectures: repeaters, gateways, controllers and network backhaul.
• Experience with public safety, commercial or private radio networks (DMR Tier II/III, TETRA, P25, LTE/5G MCX).
• Ability to analyse coverage, interference, handover and system capacity issues.
• Familiarity with base‑station transmit/receive chains, power amplifiers, duplexers, combiners and tower‑mounted equipment.
• Understanding of IP networking concepts used in modern radio infrastructure (VLANs, QoS, routing, firewalls).
• Availability to travel and stay away from home for several nights/weeks (not weekly).
• Experience with remote monitoring and diagnostics using NMS.
• Extensive knowledge of programming handheld & mobile devices, including code plug development.
• Strong documentation skills: schematics, test reports, design notes.
• Experience using RF test equipment (spectrum analysers, network analysers, oscilloscopes, signal generators).
• Experience in vehicle installations.
• Knowledge of fibre‑connected systems.
• Excellent verbal & written communication and client‑facing skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Clean manual driving licence.
• Experience handling high‑pressure service delivery with strict SLAs.
• 5‑year employment/gap history for airside pass eligibility.
• SC clearance advantageous.
• Knowledge of Wi‑Fi installation and maintenance advantageous.
• Awareness of health & safety requirements for radio sites (RF exposure, working at heights, electrical safety).
• Understanding of spectrum licensing, regulatory limits and compliance for high‑power transmitters.

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