Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Technical Staffing Resources; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Telecommunications Professional to lead the definition of the telecommunications and IT scope for large oil and gas projects, from early concept through detail design. You will coordinate with customers on telecom strategy, develop program strategy through stage gates, and lead multi-vendor telecom solutions.

The role requires extensive experience in CCTV, access control, PA/GA, wired/wireless networks, telephony, digital radio, and cyber security, with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• 15 years related work experience.
• Experience designing telecommunications/IT systems for major oil & gas facilities.
• Knowledge of cyber security implementation methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead definition of telecommunications and IT scope from concept to detail design.
• Present to and coordinate with customers on telecommunication strategy.
• Develop program strategy through all phases of stage gate process.
• Direct activities in telecommunications, IT, and cyber security.
• Coordinate with equipment suppliers and third-party design/construction contractors.
• Prepare designs and calculations to meet project requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to the design team.
• Engineer multi-vendor solutions spanning vendor platforms.

Skills

Telecommunications

IT infrastructure

Cyber security

Vendor management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

DWDM

IP/MPLS

Wireless networks

Job description

KBR is looking for 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