Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Fort Point LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Point LLC is seeking a seasoned Telecommunications Professional to lead the definition of telecom and IT scope for oil and gas, refining and petrochemical projects from concept through detail design. The role requires directing cyber security, vendor management, and system integration across CCTV, access control, PA/GA, networks, telephony and wireless systems.

You'll present strategies to customers, develop program plans through stage gates, and guide a multi-disciplinary team to deliver

Qualifications

• 15 years related work experience.
• Total minimum 10 years of experience in industry.
• Experience with CCTV, access control, PA/GA, wired/wireless networks, telephony, digital radio, marine and microwave systems.
• Knowledge of cyber security implementation methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present and coordinate with customers.
• Experience leading suppliers and managing multi-vendor projects.
• Familiarity with NEC, IEC, ISA and IEEE standards.
• Knowledge of virtualization, servers, network devices and storage concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition of the telecommunications and IT scope for oil and gas projects from concept to detail design.
• Present to and coordinate with customers on telecommunication strategy.
• Develop program strategy through all stages of the stage gate process.
• Direct activities requiring knowledge of telecommunications, IT, and cyber security.
• Direct the efforts of equipment suppliers and design/build contractors.
• Develop specifications and requirements for telecom/IT/cyber security projects.
• Prepare designs and calculations to meet project requirements.
• Conduct field investigations and produce detailed field reports.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure a high-quality product.
• Keep up to date on new engineering processes and standards.
• Provide technical guidance to the design team.
• Engineer multi-vendor solutions and integrations across platforms.

Skills

Telecommunications

Cyber security

Vendor management

Project management

Oil & gas industry experience

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Seeking a Telecommunications Professional to lead the definition of the telecommunications and IT scope, from early conceptual through detail design, for medium, large and world-scale oil and gas, refining, and petrochemical projects.

Job Posting Description:

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead the definition of the telecommunications and IT scope, from early conceptual through detail design, for medium, large and world-scale oil and gas, refining, and petrochemical projects.
• Present to and coordinate with customers on telecommunication strategy.
• Develop telecommunication program strategy through all phases of the stage gate process
• Direct critical activities requiring knowledge and expertise in telecommunications, IT, and cyber security
• Direct the efforts of equipment suppliers and third-party design engineering and construction contractors
• Develop conceptual scopes and write specifications and requirements for telecommunications/IT/cyber security projects
• Prepare accurate and complete designs and calculations as required to meet project requirements.
• Conduct field investigations when needed; produce field reports with detailed sketches.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and assist engineers and/or designers to ensure an effective, quality product.
• Keep up to date on new engineering processes, techniques, and standards.
• Provide technical guidance to the design team.
• Engineer multi-vendor solutions that are fault resilient with integrations that span vendor platforms.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• 15 years related work experience
• Total Minimum 10 years of experience in industry
• Experience and working knowledge related to the design, configuration, installation, and testing in all or most of the following systems: closed circuit television (CCTV), personnel access control, perimeter intrusion detection, public address/general alarm (PA/GA), wired and wireless network systems, telephony, digital radio, marine, microwave systems.
• Knowledge of cyber security implementation methods.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present, design, plan, and to build relationships with customers
• Experience computer aided drawing package is a plus
• Experience developing specifications, system design, and component selection
• Industry experience in oil and gas, refining and petrochemical facilities
• Experience leading initiatives and managing suppliers
• Knowledge of Instrument calculation computer applications.
• Experience working with other disciplines and understanding their interface requirements.
• Knowledge of NEC, IEC , ISA, & IEEE standards, methods and practices.
• Management of virtualization technology
• Deployment and operation of servers, network devices, and/or storage arrays
• Architect telecom networks and solutions, at multiple hierarchical levels
• Documentation of network configurations, traffic formats and associated theory of operations
• Network equipment and configuring related protocol layers including high-capacity transport (e.g., DWDM), multi-layered traffic (IP, Ethernet/VLAN, MPLS) and edge routing/switching
• Network capture/recording, analysis and replay, including both LAN packets and broadband bitstreams
• Crafting of network traffic (protocol layers and content)
• Implementation and troubleshooting long-haul telecommunication links