Senior Operational Comms Engineer
Venesky-Brown's client, a public sector organisation with various locations across Scotland, is currently looking to recruit a Senior Operational Comms Engineer for an initial 6 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £350/day (Outside IR35). This role will be based in Scotland.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the support, monitoring, maintenance, and development of the organisations operational communications systems using ITIL best practices.
- Manage incidents, service requests, changes, problems, capacity management, and life cycle management of communications infrastructure.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers and direct reports.
- Undertake line management duties including workload allocation, performance management, leave management, and staff development.
- Lead documentation, disaster recovery, business continuity, innovation, and procurement activities.
- Deliver third-line support for critical systems.
- Participation in a 24/7 on-call rota providing support for mobilising and essential systems.
- Travel throughout Scotland as required.
Essential Skills:
- HND in Digital Technology, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline.
- Extensive technical knowledge and experience supporting operational communications technologies and control systems.
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies.
- Experience providing technical leadership and support to junior colleagues.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Resilience under pressure.
- Problem-solving and decision-making ability.
- Commitment to diversity, integrity, continuous improvement, and excellence.
- Ability to plan, prioritise, and implement work effectively.
Desirable Skills:
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
- ITIL v4 Foundation (or higher).
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the support, monitoring, maintenance, and development of the organisations operational communications systems using ITIL best practices.
- Manage incidents, service requests, changes, problems, capacity management, and life cycle management of communications infrastructure.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers and direct reports.
- Undertake line management duties including workload allocation, performance management, leave management, and staff development.
- Lead documentation, disaster recovery, business continuity, innovation, and procurement activities.
- Deliver third-line support for critical systems.
- Participation in a 24/7 on-call rota providing support for mobilising and essential systems.
- Travel throughout Scotland as required.
Essential Skills:
- HND in Digital Technology, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline.
- Extensive technical knowledge and experience supporting operational communications technologies and control systems.
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies.
- Experience providing technical leadership and support to junior colleagues.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Resilience under pressure.
- Problem-solving and decision-making ability.
- Commitment to diversity, integrity, continuous improvement, and excellence.
- Ability to plan, prioritise, and implement work effectively.
Desirable Skills:
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
- ITIL v4 Foundation (or higher).
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.