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.