Telecoms Engineer

Job responsibilities:

• Lead the early conceptual definition of the telecommunications and IT scope for medium, large, and Mega refining and petrochemical projects.

• Present to and Coordinate with Customer on Telecommunication Strategy and Regular Progress Updates

• Develop Telecommunication program strategy through all phases of the stage gate process

• Direct critical activities requiring knowledge and expertise concerning Telecommunications, IT, and cyber security

• Directs the efforts of third-party design engineering and construction contractors

• Develop conceptual scopes and write specifications and requirements for telecommunications/IT/cyber security projects

• Generate, review, and approve telecommunications/IT/cyber security packages of assigned projects

• Apply advanced engineering techniques

• Make decisions on engineering problems and methods

• Responsible for a measurable asset such as an assigned staff and budget.

• Prepare accurate and complete designs and calculations as required to meet project requirements.

• Conduct field investigations when needed; produce field reports with detailed sketches.

• Coordinate with other disciplines and assist engineers and/or designers to ensure effective quality product.

• Keep up to date on new engineering processes, techniques, and IMS and standards.

• Apply industry best practices to all telecommunications/IT/cyber security deliverables.

• Provide technical guidance to the design team.

• Provide employee performance feedback to discipline manager.

• Architect telecom networks and solutions, at multiple hierarchical levels

• Develop technical standards and guidance for companys portfolio and applications.

• Participate in risk assessments and technical audits.

• Perform regular design reviews and develop test plans and procedures that leverage industry best practices.

• Engineer multi-vendor solutions that are fault resilient with integrations that span vendor platforms.

Experience:

• EDUCATION: 4-year Bachelors degree

• The Telecommunications Engineer must have experience and working knowledge related to the design, configuration, installation, and testing in all or most of the following systems: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Personnel Access Control Systems, Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems, Public Address/General Alarm systems (PA/GA), wired and wireless network systems, Telephony Systems, Digital Radio Systems, Marine Systems, Microwave Systems, and Cyber Security implementation methods.

• 10 years related work experience

• Total Minimum 10 years of experience in industry

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present design, plan, and to build relationship with customer

• Experience with Telecom systems detailed drawing production via a computer aided drawing package is a plus

• Experience developing specifications, system design, and component selection

• Industry experience in refining and petrochemical facilities

• Experience leading initiatives and managing suppliers

• Knowledge of Instrument calculation computer applications.

• Experience working with other disciplines and understanding their interface requirements.

• Experience with design and/or construction of plants desirable.

• Knowledge of NEC, IEC , ISA & IEEE standards, methods and practices.

• Management of virtualization technology

• Deployment and operation of servers, network devices, and/or storage arrays

• Architect telecom networks and solutions, at multiple hierarchical levels

• Documentation of network configurations, traffic formats and associated theory of operations

• Manage all levels of network equipment and configuring related protocol layers including high-capacity transport (e.g., DWDM), multi-layered traffic (IP, Ethernet/VLAN, MPLS) and edge routing/switching

• Network capture/recording, analysis and replay, including both LAN packets and broadband bitstreams

• Crafting of network traffic (protocol layers and content)

• Implementation and troubleshooting long-haul telecommunication links