Telecoms Engineer

Telecoms Engineer for a major offshore wind project The UK

Main responsibilities

• The primary role of the Telecoms Engineer shall be to advise on all relevant aspects of Telecommunication System design and other interfacing packages.
• Prepare technical documents and papers for internal review.
• Develop and review employer's requirements, technical specifications and the telecommunications design basis.
• Manage subconsultants to ensure designs incorporate HSSE requirements and meet project quality standards.
• Implement a coordinated approach to telecommunications design across all project work packages, accounting for interfaces and dependencies.
• Evaluate telecommunications design options, considering performance, availability, resilience, maintainability, cybersecurity and cost.
• Develop the project-wide fibre optic network design, including topology, fibre allocation, connectivity, redundancy and interfaces between work packages.
  Develop project-wide IP network designs, defining requirements for network segregation and connectivity between local, remote and third-party systems.
  Develop requirements and designs for radio and wireless communications systems, including TETRA, DMR, VHF/UHF, microwave and private LTE/5G, where applicable.
  Define communications requirements for SCADA, control, protection, metering and other operational systems in coordination with the relevant discipline engineers.
  Manage physical and logical interfaces between telecommunications systems, turbine suppliers, substation packages, cable packages and third-party networks.
  Incorporate project cybersecurity requirements into telecommunications designs in coordination with IT, OT and cybersecurity specialists.
  Coordinate equipment locations, antenna arrangements, cable routes, power supplies and installation requirements with other engineering disciplines.
  Ensure telecommunications designs follow appropriate engineering methods and comply with applicable standards and project requirements.
  Review contractor drawings, calculations, technical submissions and equipment selections to confirm compliance with technical and quality requirements.
  Prepare tender documentation, undertake technical bid evaluations and support procurement and supplier selection for telecommunications packages.
  Define testing and acceptance requirements, review test procedures and provide technical support for factory and site acceptance testing.
  Oversee quality assurance for telecommunications equipment manufacturing, testing and commissioning across relevant work packages.
  Support the SCADA and electrical teams in defining communications provisions needed for Grid Code compliance and associated testing.

Minimum requirements:

This role would suit a degree qualified Engineer with a minimum of 10 years working experience, the candidate will have working experience in and knowledge of Offshore Wind Telecommunication System design.