Job Description
Position: Principal Telecommunications Engineer
Location: London
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to be part of a rapidly expanding MEP team, having day-to-day interaction with colleagues across the globe, delivering major infrastructure projects? Can you lead on telecommunications concept and performance design? Are you a Chartered Engineer? Then, join us for the next adventure in your career.
To grow our Infrastructure MEP capability, we are looking for a Principal Telecommunications Engineer to join us in London. Working for UK and International clients, you’ll be responsible for telecommunications concept and performance design on some of the most prestigious projects in infrastructure, particularly in metro and tunnel crossing projects. This role also includes a unique opportunity to contribute to other major infrastructure and sustainable energy solutions.
On a day-to-day basis, you'll be responsible for:
- Contributing towards the design of projects for a wide range of clients
- Planning design work and deliverables together with MEP team
- Development and technical assurance of design including use of relevant software
- Design coordination of multi-disciplinary aspects of schemes
- Motivating your team to higher levels of performance, ensuring they comply with business processes and procedures in a timely manner
- Mentoring junior team members in design
- Work to build relationships with clients and other stakeholders
Your skills. Our Team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll have:
- MEng or BEng in Electrical, Telecommunications or Instrumentation Engineering
- Ideally Chartered Engineer status or at least be working towards this
- Experience in telecommunications concept and performance design for metro and tunnel infrastructure. Candidates with experience in other industries may also be considered.
- Experience in designing wired and wireless telecommunications systems including Security Systems (CCTV, Access Control Audio Visual System and IDS), Fire Alarm & Detection System and ICT Systems (Telecommunication System, Data Networking and Radio System)
- Understanding of I/O schedules and the ability to interface with other mechanical and electrical disciplines, including assessing and communicating power and earthing requirements for telecommunications equipment
- Experience of cable management system sizing for telecoms equipment.
- Experience of relevant telecommunications system sizing calculations for example bandwidth and signal loss calculations
- SCADA, BMS, control systems, Intelligent Transport Systems or other areas of telecommunications engineering design would be an added advantage.
- Awareness of BSEN61508 safety integrity levels
A place to work and so much more.
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.
We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.
With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.
What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.
Some of our benefits include:
- 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
- Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
- Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
- Flexible and hybrid working conditions
- Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
- Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
- Life assurance
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, we partner with the wisecampaign.org.uk to recruit for a better gender balance in our teams.
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Partner, Laura Dobson at LADN@COWI.COM .
Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com , where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.
Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.