Workshop Technician

NESSCO - Telecoms System Integration (TSI); Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications solutions provider in Aberdeen, Scotland, seeks a Telecommunications Engineer to design and implement efficient systems for the oil and gas industry. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or significant relevant experience, alongside 3-5 years in telecommunications. Our ideal team member possesses strong problem-solving skills and is proficient in various telecom systems, including digital and analog communications technologies. This role offers growth with training opportunities.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Positive work environment

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of post-graduation experience in the telecommunications industry.
• Experience in telecommunications specifications, testing, and operation in hazardous areas.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and implement reliable telecommunications systems.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables produced by the discipline team.
• Support materials procurement and project collaboration.

Skills

Telecommunications systems design

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering degree

Tools

UHF/VHF Radio

VSAT

CCTV

Job description

Job Description - Telecommunications Engineer

Will report directly to a Project Lead Engineer/Senior Engineer

Company Description

NESSCO's System Integration team specializes in creating custom-designed telecommunications and security solutions for the global oil and gas industry. Our skilled personnel meticulously engineer, assemble, and test these solutions, ensuring seamless project execution. We offer comprehensive project scheduling, budget planning, and coordination to mitigate potential issues. With over 30 years of experience in delivering integrated telecoms and security packages for both onshore and offshore projects, we are renowned for our engineering quality, delivery, and service.

Role Description

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 instituteor 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%) to local and international sites.
• Right to work in the UK.

We are happy to train you with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in your role. Nonetheless, it would be advantageous if you possess great interpersonal skills, an optimistic attitude and are self-motivated as these will allow you to have a positive interaction with your team and partners.