Principal Telecoms Engineer

Wood

Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years experience in IT / Telecom field including Security & Safety, wired & wireless communication in Oil & Gas Projects and extensive knowledge in LAN & WAN, ACS, UHF/VHF Radio, CCTV, FOC, IDS, PAGA, Hotline systems, Fire Alarm and IP telephone etc.
• MSc, MEng or equivalent professional qualification or BSc, BEng or equivalent with extensive relevant experience
• Chartered Engineer or recognized equivalent experience preferred.
• Demonstrable balance of industrial experience at relevant level and position
• Ideally the candidate will be enrolled on the Register of Engineers in the State of Qatar is desirable, as a minimum the candidate must be willing and able to progress registration.
• Experience of working in a variety of projects and phases, including greenfield and brownfield, on and offshore, Pre-FEED through to EPC, with a focus on offshore upstream.
• Ideally has experience with Qatar O&G customer design standards including Shell DEPs
• Experience with management of vendors, able to complete Technical Bid Evaluations and oversee development of vendor scope.
• A self-motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organizational awareness
• Ability to impact and influence fellow workers.
• Display analytical and innovation skills to manage new technology.

Applicants are required to:

• Be a self-motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organizational awareness
• Confidently deliver assigned scopes of work independently / remotely from technical leadership personnel, with minimal guidance and direction
• Have demonstrable experience of working within a small project office, supporting cross discipline activities beyond their core discipline
• Be willing and able to represent Wood in both onshore and offshore surveys, holding relevant certification or willing to undertake suitable training such as BOSIET and H2S Awareness
• Demonstrate a competent level of written and spoken communication skills in the English language.

The Principal Telecoms Engineer will be responsible for:

• Ensures Wood and Client Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality procedures are followed and that a high standard of safety is achieved in all associated work.
• To execute engineering Design, FEED and detail Engineering experience and Costing estimation for proposal in Telecom systems
• Provide discipline input to scope definition and execution.
• Responsible for complete engineering document activities like preparing block diagram, functional design specification, datasheets, MR, equipment layouts, interconnection drawings, termination drawings, cabinet drawings.
• Develop specifications and prepare material requisitions for Telecoms systems.
• Take part in technical bid evaluations, Vendor document reviews and approvals.
• Management of third-party suppliers in the execution of engineering delivery
• Prepares and develops material take off
• Participates in project reviews, design reviews, audits and other workshops as required.
• Completion of site surveys and data gathering for onshore/offshore brownfield scopes of work, taking responsibility for development of the site survey report
• Assess progress and procedure associated reports and input to the progress measurement system. Derive and suggest plans to recover slippage, correct inefficiency and to take any resulting agreed actions.
• Supporting and supervising tasks delegated.
• Adhere to and comply with relevant discipline specific procedures and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
• Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments
• Participate in audits and incident investigations as required.
• Coaching and mentoring as delegated
• Supervision of less experienced Engineers
• Provides input to the performance management of any direct reports.
• Technically competent in own discipline and actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development.
• Takes a proactive approach to personal & professional development.