Principal Telecoms Engineer

Description

• Supporting and supervising tasks delegated.
• Develop specifications and prepare material requisitions for Telecoms systems.
• Participate in audits and incident investigations as required.
• 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.
• Confidently deliver assigned scopes of work independently / remotely from technical leadership personnel, with minimal guidance and direction
• Provide discipline input to scope definition and execution.
• Provides input to the performance management of any direct reports.
• Management of third-party suppliers in the execution of engineering delivery
• 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.
• Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments
• Adhere to and comply with relevant discipline specific procedures and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
• Supervision of less experienced Engineers
• Prepares and develops material take off
• Take part in technical bid evaluations, Vendor document reviews and approvals.
• To execute engineering Design, FEED and detail Engineering experience and Costing estimation for proposal in Telecom systems
• Responsible for complete engineering document activities like preparing block diagram, functional design specification, datasheets, MR, equipment layouts, interconnection drawings, termination drawings, cabinet drawings.
• 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

Requirements

• A self-motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organizational awareness
• 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.
• Experience with management of vendors, able to complete Technical Bid Evaluations and oversee development of vendor scope.
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors
• Ability to impact and influence fellow workers.
• Demonstrate a competent level of written and spoken communication skills in the English language.
• 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.
• Chartered Engineer or recognized equivalent experience preferred.
• Display analytical and innovation skills to manage new technology.
• Technically competent in own discipline and actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development.
• Have demonstrable experience of working within a small project office, supporting cross discipline activities beyond their core discipline
• Ideally has experience with Qatar O&G customer design standards including Shell DEPs
• 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.
• MSc, MEng or equivalent professional qualification or BSc, BEng or equivalent with extensive relevant experience
• Demonstrable balance of industrial experience at relevant level and position
• Be a self-motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organizational awareness
• 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

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Ensures cover (up to a maximum of QAR 250,000 per person, per year) is available should you require treatment. Pre-existing and/or chronic conditions are covered up to QAR 10,000.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Life Insurance; Provides payment of 2 x Base Salary (up to a maximum of QAR 1 million) upon death
• End of Service Gratuity; In line with Qatar Labor Law, upon completion of 1 years’ service employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit of three weeks for every year of service.
• Professional Memberships; One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social & financial well-being.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance