Senior Communication Engineer

We are recruiting for a Senior Communication Engineer on contract to be based in Birmingham 2 days per week and 3 remotely.

The opportunity will require candidates to be client-facing as well as being involved in the day-to-day design and management of projects. It is an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications engineer to further develop their career within a leading building design consultancy. This role will allow development of existing technical skills as well as providing potential to expand digital and project management skills.

Requirements:
Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification in a Communications, Electronic Engineering, or ICT related discipline.
Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution or be working towards Chartership. Experience working on projects across a number of our focus markets (Nuclear, Defence, Infrastructure, Government, and Transportation
Experience of designing building systems including. Building Management Systems (BMS), Video Surveillance Systems (VSS), Access Control Systems (ACS), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS),
Experience of designing Public Address Voice Alarm (PAVA) systems
Experience of designing structured cabling systems, including copper and fibre optic systems and the associated physical network infrastructure.
Good understanding of IP data networking, systems design, and the associated active and passive network infrastructure.
Some understanding of AV systems design. A background of working in engineering consultancy, including an understanding of RIBA/BSRIA design stages, working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary design team.
Experience of attending site and monitoring works, including familiarity with the installation and commissioning stages of the project for communications systems and their supporting ancillaries (such as containment, power).
Ability to manage packages of work, taking charge of their own deliverables and the deliverables of others to successfully meet project deadlines.
Excellent report writing ability, with experience of writing specifications of varying detail to align with the requirements of the RIBA stages.
Experience of working in a client-facing role, presenting their designs and leading discussions on behalf of the communications discipline.
Experience of digital engineering technologies/Building Information Management (BIM), the ability to use key software packages such as Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD would be desirable.
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