Lead Telecom Engineer

Wood is recruiting for a Lead Telecom Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on leading telecom activities for projects for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Sharjah, UAE on 5/2 work schedule. 

This role is a full-time office-based role in Sharjah, UAE with possible travel.

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for a Lead Telecom Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on leading telecom activities for projects for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Sharjah, UAE on 5/2 work schedule. 

This role is a full-time office-based role in Sharjah, UAE with possible travel.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Telecom Engineer to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an International Client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as Supply Chain, Construction and Commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.

Projects include both Greenfield and Brownfield modification projects and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client’s energy transition and emissions reduction goals. 

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq 
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice 
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market 
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests 
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession 
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.  
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover 
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company 
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones 

Key Objectives

• Engineering Design, Conceptual, FEED and detail Engineering experience
• Proposal Estimation (Manhours, Deliverable list with Manhours & Costing estimation for proposal in Telecom systems
• Leads telecoms activities for Projects, ensuring EPC Contractor and Telecom System Integrator (TSI) deliver the project that follows the Project and Cyber Security requirements, provide interfaces with third party systems and ensuring that all Telecom systems are following the industrial Codes and Standards.   
• Support interfacing between Telecom systems and key vendors (including Digital System Integrator (DSI)) and other EPC contractors to ensure quality and execution objectives are met. 
• Ensure telecoms engineering activities are conducted in accordance with project specifications and approved variations if any.
• Accountable for a quality design of telecoms engineering deliverables, including design safety aspects and execution planning of telecoms field activities.
• Lead work execution, ensuring technical alignment and quality with various disciplines stakeholders from both PMT and EPC Contractor. 
• Provides guidance to EPC contractor to complete Telecom design as per project specifications in a timely manner and provide clear direction on project objectives.
• Preparation of Telecommunication Engineering deliverables including Design Basis, Specifications for various Telecommunication Systems, System Block Diagrams, Datasheets, MR.
• Producing Radio Coverage Calculations, Fresnel Zone Calculations, estimating antennae height, etc.
• Perform Fiber Optic Link Budget Calculations, Data and Telephony Traffic Analysis, Capacity / Bandwidth Calculations, Public Address Sound Pressure Level Calculations.
• Telecom Equipment Power Consumption and Heat Load Calculations.
• Develop Telecommunication Systems Architecture Diagrams.
• Provide engineering input to engineering drawings including Device Location Plans, Cable Routing Layouts, Instrument/Device Installation Details, Interconnection Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams, Circuit & Connection Diagrams, Cable Block Diagrams and MDF / IDF Schematics, FO Allocation Diagrams, Device and Equipment Schedules etc.
• Schedule/Diagrams, etc. prepared by designers.
• Co-ordinate with other disciplines and review of other discipline deliverables.
• Carryout onshore and offshore site surveys as required.
• Attend interface meetings with Clients and Vendors to progress design scopes 

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.  

Expected:

• Bachelor's degree in Telecom Engineering or Electronics and Communications Engineering 
• Experience of working with multi - national and multi - cultural project teams is strongly preferred.
• Competent to carry out the Design activity in the Design-Check-Approve-Authorize cycle, and to check the technical deliverables of designers.
• General knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively when managing multiple tasks.
• Must be self-motivated, results oriented, and be flexible to work well under tight schedules in a fast paced multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and Communication.
• Good oral and written English skills able to produce fluent Documents, Reports, and Technical Notes

Experience Requirements:

•  15+ years’ experience working in telecoms, in large Oil & Gas Facilities having broad knowledge of engineering execution including design standards, specifications, codes, safety criteria, onshore and offshore facilities design, construction and operations.  
• Conversant with relevant Telecommunications national and international standards and has a broad understanding of all aspects of Telecommunications systems and a deep understanding of own specialty. 
• Proven track record of delivering a portfolio of Telecom EPC projects including complex and multiple vendor projects within international settings. 
• Requires hands on expertise and design experience with telecoms equipment and systems design (OTN, UHF TETRA VHF radio Systems, IP Networks), security (access control, CCTV surveillance networks, fence intruder detection, ANPR), public/emergency announcement (PAGA), and networks (WANs, LANs, Industrial Wireless Networks Wiring, Routers, Switches, Servers etc.) ship/shore communication systems, Hazardous area requirements. 
• Shall be proficient in fiber optic cabling network design, copper cable networks and relevant infrastructure such as duct banks, cable / ladder tray designs. This shall include transition of design engineering to construction deliverables.