Senior Operational Comms Engineer – Hybrid (Glasgow)

Harvey Nash Plc; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash Plc is recruiting a Senior Operational Communications Engineer for a public sector client in Glasgow. The role is a 6-month contract outside IR35 with a hybrid pattern (2-3 days per week onsite) and starting ASAP.

Day rate is £350, reflecting senior-level responsibility for critical communications infrastructure. You will lead, monitor, and maintain ITIL-based operational communications systems, manage incidents and changes, provide technical leadership, and guide junior engineers

Qualifications

• HND in Digital Technology, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline.
• Extensive technical knowledge of operational communications technologies and control systems.
• Ability and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Experience providing technical leadership and support to junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead support, monitoring, maintenance, and development of operational communications systems using ITIL best practices.
• Manage incidents, service requests, changes, problems, capacity management, and lifecycle management of communications infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers and direct reports.
• Undertake line management duties including workload allocation, performance management, leave management, and staff development.
• Lead documentation, disaster recovery, business continuity, innovation, and procurement activities.
• Deliver third-line support for critical systems including: Control Room systems, Mobilising systems, Airwave Firelink and MDTs, VHF/UHF radio systems, TETRA communications, Paging systems, Satellite communications, Telephony systems.

Skills

Technical leadership

Incident management

Mentoring

Line management

Education

HND in Digital Technology/Electronic Engineering

Degree-level qualification

Tools

Airwave

TETRA

Control room systems

Mobilisation systems

Telephony systems

ITIL v4 Foundation

Job description

Harvey Nash Plc is recruiting a Senior Operational Communications Engineer for a public sector client in Glasgow. The role is a 6-month contract outside IR35 with a hybrid pattern (2-3 days per week onsite) and starting ASAP.

Day rate is £350, reflecting senior-level responsibility for critical communications infrastructure. You will lead, monitor, and maintain ITIL-based operational communications systems, manage incidents and changes, provide technical leadership, and guide junior engineers