Head of Telecommunications

Client of Brunel

• Demonstrate personal SHES leadership and excellent SHES behaviours at all times.
• Perform as a safety leader through setting and exhibiting the highest safety standards of behavior and actions to the workforce.
• Actively participate in Toolbox Talks, Task Instructions and site safety walkthroughs during construction phase.
• Ensure telecom engineering activities are conducted in accordance with local regulatory/RLIC requirements, codes and standards, project specifications and industry practices.
• Resolve telecom related discipline issues timely to ensure engineering designs meet Project's expectations and objectives.
• Participate in various project's workshop such as Plot Plan/Layouts, Constructability and 3D model reviews.
• Ensure integration of all telecom items within the existing system (e.g. Data network, PAGA, telecom, access control, Video surveillance)
• Coordinate and analyze discipline issues for resolution. Provide telecom engineering input to other engineering disciplines, construction, procurement, Quality etc. as necessary.
• Support FEED, commissioning and system completion activities and make appropriate recommendations to management on telecom equipment matters.
• Track and report of lessons learned in defined area of responsibility.
• The role holder shall be responsible for identifying, tracking, and implementing all improvements derived from lessons learned, particularly those related to existing plant sections as provided by the Operations Department.
• Monitor Contractor progress and ensure timely issuance of documents listed in the Master Document Register for Telecom Discipline.
• Provide technical information/clarifications requested by the Tenderers and review Bid proposal for all matters related to Telecom during the tendering phase.

Skills: Extensive experience with Oil & Gas Companies, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or service companies involved in the oil and gas industry. Experienced and competent in managing across all phases of project execution including start up and handover, and managing technical issues. Strong knowledge across engineering disciplines, international engineering standards, specifications, design, and execution methodologies. Broad knowledge of telecom/network engineering execution. Requires demonstrable design experience and hands on expertise with telecoms equipment and systems experience (OTN, UHF TETRA VHF radio Systems, IP Networks), security (Access Control, CCTV surveillance networks, Fence Intrusions Detection systems, Automatic Number Plate Recognition), Public Address / General Alarm (PAGA), and networks (LAN, Industrial Wireless Networks, Routers, Switches, Servers etc.), Ship to Shore (SSL) Communication Systems, Hazardous area requirements (EExd, EEi, EExe).